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For questions NOT related to the application process - such as experiences using benefits - refer to the AA forum thread on this card: AA Citibank Executive / AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard (Master Thread)

Recommended Application Procedure:
Clear cache and cookies prior to applying or use an incognito or private browsing session to apply. Opening multiple different apps in different windows or tabs or failing to clear cookies/cache has resulted in people receiving a lesser offer for some Citi cards. [B]We do not know, and Citi has not indicated, how long these offers will last. Citi has left other offers alive for over a year beyond the 'apply by' date in the past. These links could be here all year or gone tomorrow. If the application loads, it is good, based on past Citi applications that survived past the landing page expiration, regardless of any posted or advertised 'apply by' date.

MOST CURRENT LINKS:

As of 8/19/14, the 60K+ links are no longer working, and give the following error:
A system error has caused a delay in processing your application. Please try again later.

[This link stopped working for a few days in July but seems to be working again] Many thanks to LM225 - Citi AA Executive Personal Mastercard, 100,000 miles after $10,000 spend in 3 months, Admirals Club access for cardholder and family or cardholder and two guests, up to $200 in statement credits. $450 annual fee, not waived. Landing page no longer loads as of 6/24.


The landing page asks for a first and last name but the application loads with or without the landing page. This is a CHIP and Signature card. If you go through the landing page, please use any referral code given to you by an AC rep.

For alternate 100K links, see Post #6084. https://www.citicards.com/cards/acq/...&screenID=3001

Many thanks to lobo411 - Citi AA Executive Personal Mastercard, 75,000 miles after $7500 spend in 3 months, Admirals Club access for cardholder and family or cardholder and two guests, up to $100 in statement credits. $450 annual fee, not waived. No landing page. This is a CHIP and Signature card. Bonus confirmed in posts 136 and 142. Still working: There is also a public version of this offer Citi AA Mastercard, 75,000 miles, Landing page available here. HT Belllaaa.

Many thanks to cerealmarketer - Citi AA Executive Personal Mastercard, 60,000 miles after $5k spend in 3 months, Admirals Club access for cardholder and family or cardholder and two guests. $450 annual fee, not waived. Landing page available here. This is a CHIP and Signature card. Landing page for 60K for $5K, with $100 statement credit and application.

Current 50K public offer: (Be carefull this link is showing as 30k in citi system, use other link for 50k) Landing page for 50K for $5K spending, no statement credit and application.

New 50k offer:
Landing page for New 50K for $5K spending, no statement credit - Application Link WARNING: This landing page contains the following in the Footnotes: "American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles are not available if you have had a Citi Executive® / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard® opened or closed in the past 18 months." But the app link directly following it goes to a totally different app page, which is reported to be working as usual.


EXPEDITED SHIPPING
While reconsideration/application reps do not seem to be aware of this, these cards are expedited and usually arrive 1-2 days after approval.The CSR will not take a request to expedite the card.

Who is eligible for this card? Anyone as long as you can be approved for the minimum $5K credit line, subject to the standard Citi rules of 1 Citi app or card of any kind per 8 days and 2 Citi cards or apps of any kind per 65 days. It is always advisable to wait 65 days from any type of Citi denial before applying for another Citi card. Many have reported getting approved for this card in spite of having several open AA cards over the past year as well as having previously had this card.

Not sure about the 8 and 65 day rules? If your most recent application for any Citi card is less than click here - 8 days ago, you need to wait. Also, if your previous (second-to-last) Citi application is less than click here - 65 days ago, you need to wait. These are not rules published or known by Citi CSRs but rather based on thousands of Citi card applications and datapoints across several threads.

This card can be churned. Recent datapoints concerning multiple Executive cards include posts 917, 1059 and starting at 1365. For in-depth datapoints and advice on churning Citi cards, read and study the extensive wiki posts in the HH thread and the AA Plat/gold thread. Click the plus on the right hand side of the wiki if you do not see the wiki text. Datapoints for bonus points posting on multiple cards include post 2579.


Getting around the $450 annual fee: Some have been able to meet the spending requirement before the first statement posts and then cancel and have the fee refunded after the miles post. Details and datapoints include starting at post 74. T&C state that the card must be cancelled within 30 days of the fee posting to get it refunded. Potential problems with this plans include a very short (1 week or less) first "month" as well as delays in miles posting which have been reported by several FTers here http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...ost-first.html. YMMV. If paying $250-$450 for a year's access to Admirals Clubs and the 60K-100K miles is a deal breaker, this card may not be for you.

Once you cancel the card (within the 37 day window of AF posting) the refund will post on the account between 1-3 business days.

Retention Bonus Offers: User have been offered the following retention bonus offers when calling to cancel the card:

- 5,000 points + $100 credit with $1,500 spend per month for 3 months 5333
- 2 additional club member passes 6862
- 1,000 bonus miles each month for 16 month, min $1k spend/month 6862

Already a member? If you already purchased an AC membership (for example, using the credit from Amex Plat) and apply and are approved for this card, AA will refund you the pro-rated AF from any time left on your membership.

When do miles post? Usually a few days after your statement closes. In some cases your statement will show the correct miles earned but will show 0 miles reported to AA. In this case see this thread.

Please post more experiences about cancelling to avoid the $450 fee


Helpful points from post #3794 and others, especially for those new to Citi:
1) Citi CSRs are clueless, so disregard everything they say that seems to contradict anything you have read on F/T. And take everything else with a big grain of salt. I was told 3 times VERY CLEARLY "You will not got your annual fee refunded" while I was cancelling, but I did get it.

2a) With Citi, if you are approved for a card, and meet the minimum spend requirement, you will get the bonus listed for the offer you applied for. Every time ! Unlike Chase or AMEX, who will send you a card, wait for you to pay the fee and spend, and then say "sorry, you don't qualify for a bonus". If Citi doesn't intend to give you the bonus, they will just deny your app. They won't even do a pull, they will just instantly deny your app. If they send you the card, and you meet the spend on time, you will get the bonus. My attorney insists I add "that could change tomorrow", but from the Big Bang thru today, that has always been true.

2b) Another helpful post discussing timeframe for meeting min spend: 6279

3) Any expectation that Citi will do things that make sense is just plain silly. They won't.

Citibank Contacts/Resources
  • Application status: https://www.accountonline.com/cards/...?screenID=3187
  • (800) 695-5171 – Personal Application Status and Reconsideration Line with live rep
  • (800) 763-9795 – General Personal Application Inquiries with live rep
  • (866) 606-2787 – General Application and Account Questions with live rep
  • (888) 201-4523 – Application status
  • (866) 606-2961 – Reconsideration Line.
  • Twitter : @AskCiti. Very powerful tool.
  • Executive Office - useful for getting a more empowered agent for reconsideration purposes: CitiBank Executive Review Department, P.O. Box 6000, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Admiral Club Access: You do not need to be flying AA that particular day of travel. (Ex: you're flying DL on the day of travel...you could still enter the AC lounge, even though you're not on an AA flight that day.) Beware, though, that individual lounges have individual rules (see the link below). Alternate rules usually come w/ Qantas lounges, not AA lounges. Furthermore, AC access "comes with" US Air access (19 locations). An authorized user does not have AC access unless they are with the primary card holder. The authorized user's card will have the "Admiral Club" language omitted from the back of their card.

For reference, an AC lounge list: http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...#admirals-club
For questions and discussions on lounge access: Help Desk: Lounge Access and Lounge Access Rules

$200 Statement Credit on any purchase:

Multiple datapoints within this thread as well as multiple confirmations from CSRs say that the $200 statement credit is for any purchase.

Also, please note that these cards do not include the 10% miles rebate offered by some other Citi AA products.

What about the EQM? AA tracks your miles earned on Executive card(s) and adds 10K Elite Qualifying Miles to your EQM balance once you earn 40,000 miles during a calendar year on Executive card(s). Any number of Executive cards can add up to the 40K, and you cannot earn more than 10K EQM each year. No redeemable miles are added, and this is of no consequence or value unless you will also earn at least 15K additional EQM in a given year by flying and 10K will bump you up to the next status level.

Direct phone number to Citi Fraud Prevention department: +18664705331

Concierge service enrollment (allows for electronic requests). Concierge number is +18778812668

Here are the minimum credit limit required amounts in order to keep an account open (for purposes of new card applications and reconsiderations)
Citi Amex 1k (likely citi gold as well)
Citi Visa signature/world MasterCard 3k
Citi World elite Mastercards (including exec) 5k


Advice to those new to citi American Airlines cards,

If you are just starting out please apply and use the lower level citi AA card for a while before moving on to this thread and card. This will help you in the long run in more ways than one. Most of us here have opened and used lower level AA cards before moving on to this thread and card
Also,
Check out this thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...ost-first.html
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:37 am
  #3121  
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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can i get 2-d card with no miles from first posted

I earned first bonus, but it was not posted to AAdvantage, and I can not get them to expedite it - called several times. SHould I go ahead and apply for second card ? I would like to cancel first to get AF back, but I probably can not cancel first card until I see my miles posted on AAdvantage. Anyone in similar situation? Please advise.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:40 am
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by YZU
I earned first bonus, but it was not posted to AAdvantage, and I can not get them to expedite it - called several times. SHould I go ahead and apply for second card ? I would like to cancel first to get AF back, but I probably can not cancel first card until I see my miles posted on AAdvantage. Anyone in similar situation? Please advise.
Just apply for the second card. I don't understand what is it with you people and cancelling the AF. why the risk just to save $250? If you cancel it and the miles never post, then what? You just spent $10,000 a month (or did VRs for 2 months) for no reason.

I, too, would also love it if miles and points grew on trees, but this really is the next best thing. So just pay for the AF. I don't understand why everyone feels the need to sleaze it up/be frugal to this extent.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:42 am
  #3123  
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 123
Originally Posted by MilesGator
This question is based on the assumption that I will receive the card and have >2 weeks before my statement closes.

I was just approved for this card with a 9k CL. Has anyone completed the 10k min spend requirement in their first statement with a CL that is <10k?

I'm thinking of spending 5-6k, paying it off, then spending the remaining 4-5k...hopefully within the first statement.
Yes completed 10K spending on 1st $5K limit card before statement posted, all points showed on statement but battling still with citi and aa to get them to post correctly, see other thread.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...-2014-a-2.html

Currently working on 2nd card spending before statement closes.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:44 am
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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I would like to get in on this deal before it goes away and I'm concerned with the potential of it ending on the 15th.

I have opened six new credit account in the past 6 months, but only 1 with Citi and 1 is Business account that doesn't post to my credit report. I has been two months since my application with Citi. My credit score is ~700 and I was planning on waiting 6 more months before my next AOR to let my score increase. I have no negatives in my report just few accounts and low total average age.

Is it worth applying or should I save the hard pull?
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:46 am
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by whitey4545
I would like to get in on this deal before it goes away and I'm concerned with the potential of it ending on the 15th.

I have opened six new credit account in the past 6 months, but only 1 with Citi and 1 is Business account that doesn't post to my credit report. I has been two months since my application with Citi. My credit score is ~700 and I was planning on waiting 6 more months before my next AOR to let my score increase. I have no negatives in my report just few accounts and low total average age.

Is it worth applying or should I save the hard pull?
I mean...it sounds like you're much more concerned about getting new cards period rather than the deal ending the 15th.

I guarantee you it's not ending on the 15th. Many people have gotten targeted offers that say 4/15 and 3/31. Only a few have gotten the 3/15 deadline offer.

Citi is making absolute bank on this card right now and they're not going to end it until April.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 11:51 am
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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Originally Posted by Strawboy1230
I mean...it sounds like you're much more concerned about getting new cards period rather than the deal ending the 15th.

I guarantee you it's not ending on the 15th. Many people have gotten targeted offers that say 4/15 and 3/31. Only a few have gotten the 3/15 deadline offer.

Citi is making absolute bank on this card right now and they're not going to end it until April.
So my follow up is, can I wait 4-6 month until I'm ready for another AoR?

I don't really have a planned usage for the miles but 100k is very appealing and at really such a low cost I would love to get in on it, but I understand that I also need to pay attention to my overall Credit Score.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 12:00 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by whitey4545
So my follow up is, can I wait 4-6 month until I'm ready for another AoR?

I don't really have a planned usage for the miles but 100k is very appealing and at really such a low cost I would love to get in on it, but I understand that I also need to pay attention to my overall Credit Score.
It sounds like you know full well what the risk/reward is in this scenario. Just weigh it out and decide for yourself.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 12:49 pm
  #3128  
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
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Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
roki - Yes, you can tell them you didn't get (or don't have) the ref # and ask them to look it up by your SSN. None of the 3 apps for this card done by my wife and I had reference numbers anyway, and all were approved no problem the same day over the phone.
I just called and was able to get it approved.

The CSR was very nice, but she noticed all my cards were tagged as employee (former Citi employee). She asked if I was still with the company, and I told her I recently had changed employers. I could have lied, but that would be very easily verifiable. She said, "aww, so you left us!" in a lighthearted tone, but I wonder if she'll trigger something to remove the coding on there, because that's what gives me waivers on my Premier and Prestige. My Premier and Prestige annual dates just hit last week and it showed the waiver...so hopefully worst case nothing happens till next year.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 12:50 pm
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2 more data points for 2nd club card.

Me: Less than 5 inq on EQ in last 3/6 months.
1st week of jan: Hilton instant approval
last week of jan: applied for Club, approval in early feb.
applied 66th day from hilton app for 2nd club card. Approved after calling in with 5k limit. Moved 8k from another card. No questions asked why I wanted 2nd one.

Wife: 3 inq on EQ in last 6 months.
oct 2013: approved for hilton with low limit
1st week feb 2014: AA club approved for 5k only.
2nd week march: 2nd AA club app after first statement closed on 1st AA club. Pending but auto approved later for a 13k limit.

I think if the offer is still going until we get to 65 days from our second last app, we will apply for third one as well.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 1:11 pm
  #3130  
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Florida
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Delta Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, AA Executive Platinum
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Hey, the Hilton Card- which company is that with?

And the Club- Which company is that with? Are these Citi or Chase cards or Carlson.

THanks

Originally Posted by mintcilantro
2 more data points for 2nd club card.

Me: Less than 5 inq on EQ in last 3/6 months.
1st week of jan: Hilton instant approval
last week of jan: applied for Club, approval in early feb.
applied 66th day from hilton app for 2nd club card. Approved after calling in with 5k limit. Moved 8k from another card. No questions asked why I wanted 2nd one.

Wife: 3 inq on EQ in last 6 months.
oct 2013: approved for hilton with low limit
1st week feb 2014: AA club approved for 5k only.
2nd week march: 2nd AA club app after first statement closed on 1st AA club. Pending but auto approved later for a 13k limit.

I think if the offer is still going until we get to 65 days from our second last app, we will apply for third one as well.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 1:27 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2014
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Just a quick question.

Given the high spend requirement, if you look very carefully at the offer details, it says $10,000 within the first 3 months. It doesn't say within the first 90 days.

Any data points here?
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 1:40 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2013
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Originally Posted by healthnut
Card 1
Activated 2/10
Statement closed with $10k+ spend, AF, and $200 bonus 3/10
Miles posted 3/11
Closed 3/12

They were unable to give me any retention bonuses except product change to an AA Platinum, which I already have. Refunded and moved the AF and credit to a HHonors card.
Would you be able to get the bonus later on for the AA Platinum if I product change to it and never had it before? I mean if I close it and reapply for AA Plat?
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 1:49 pm
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Originally Posted by jerrythea
Just a quick question.

Given the high spend requirement, if you look very carefully at the offer details, it says $10,000 within the first 3 months. It doesn't say within the first 90 days.

Any data points here?
It is typically a few more than 90 days. If you do want to play it that close I would call the and ask for the exact date - I have done that before.
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 1:52 pm
  #3134  
 
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Originally Posted by healthnut
Card 1
Activated 2/10
Statement closed with $10k+ spend, AF, and $200 bonus 3/10
Miles posted 3/11
Closed 3/12

They were unable to give me any retention bonuses except product change to an AA Platinum, which I already have. Refunded and moved the AF and credit to a HHonors card.
Can they convert your card to some other program after 1 month? As I remember, converting program is only available if you have held the current card for 12+ months...
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Old Mar 12, 2014, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by mrsmsr
Can they convert your card to some other program after 1 month? As I remember, converting program is only available if you have held the current card for 12+ months...
They gave me the option, so I assume so. I'm not making it up.
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