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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:
[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.
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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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.
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
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
Citi Executive AA MasterCard [October 2013 - September 2014]
May 1, 2014, 12:06 pm
#5206
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: United, AA, Avianca
Posts: 249
So despite citi's new terms w repeat cards, it looks like the cat is still in the bag. I smell D-VAL. Crazyness!
May 1, 2014, 12:21 pm
#5207
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 8
I'm pretty begineer in this whole MS and credit card churning but I think mostly everyone at flyertalk is pretty helpful so I should be able to do well. I got approved for my first Citi exec card but only got approved for $5000 only, I wished it was more but oh well.
From all the info I read on this thread to avoid the $450 AF I just have to meet the spending and after my miles have been posted and the AF posted on my account I should email them to close my account within 30 days of AF posting. Am I right ?
From all the info I read on this thread to avoid the $450 AF I just have to meet the spending and after my miles have been posted and the AF posted on my account I should email them to close my account within 30 days of AF posting. Am I right ?
May 1, 2014, 12:39 pm
#5208
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 3,677
I'm pretty begineer in this whole MS and credit card churning but I think mostly everyone at flyertalk is pretty helpful so I should be able to do well. I got approved for my first Citi exec card but only got approved for $5000 only, I wished it was more but oh well.
From all the info I read on this thread to avoid the $450 AF I just have to meet the spending and after my miles have been posted and the AF posted on my account I should email them to close my account within 30 days of AF posting. Am I right ?
From all the info I read on this thread to avoid the $450 AF I just have to meet the spending and after my miles have been posted and the AF posted on my account I should email them to close my account within 30 days of AF posting. Am I right ?
Don't go over your credit limit with your charges. But you can charge say $2500, pay that off thru a non-CitiBank checking account or with WMBP,
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/manuf...y-walmart.html
then charge another $2500, pay it off, etc. If your statement closes soon, you won't have enough time to do it that way, and you'll need to charge $5K, pay it right off, and charge another $5K. The last charges don't have to be paid before the statement posts, just be charged before the statement posts.
If you are planning to apply for another EXEC card, it would be best to get your app in before you cancel the first card if possible.
May 1, 2014, 12:43 pm
#5209
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 153
Update:
Applied today, called citi, the first question was: Why did you close the first two? and she didn't approve me.
Should I call again? Any successful data with the 3rd card approved after the first 2 are closed?
I know and my wife got three cards already but she didn't close her first two before the 3rd.
Would like to get data only for this specific case.
Thanks.
Applied today, called citi, the first question was: Why did you close the first two? and she didn't approve me.
Should I call again? Any successful data with the 3rd card approved after the first 2 are closed?
I know and my wife got three cards already but she didn't close her first two before the 3rd.
Would like to get data only for this specific case.
Thanks.
To be more specific, she never told me that she can't approve me, just when she asked me the question I was scared and I got disconnected
and now I can't find the status of the application id anywhere, I guess that means application denied. I am too scared to actually talk to her again. Any experience with the application id not showing on the computer or phone status after talking to the application rep? Any suggestion for me? Again sorry for being not clear the first time.
May 1, 2014, 1:03 pm
#5210
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 8
Quick question Brugge, what if my 1st statemnt closes in 10 days like you and I don't meet the minimum, will the AF kick in on my first statement ?
May 1, 2014, 1:05 pm
#5211
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 14
got first card 3/15. got lucky with a statement date of 4/12. met spend, got statement with AF dated 4/10. Had a real tough time getting miles over to AA, but finally got them expedited (116K). Applied for 2nd card 4/24 and moved credit from other citi aa cards (not exec). got black box with 2nd card 4/28. Closed first card today. Black box for 1st card came today, just the pamphlet. Waste of shipping and card-board. wont make spend for 2nd card until early July (got dead-line from CSR when I activated 2nd card, 7/24).
May 1, 2014, 1:15 pm
#5212
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 3,677
Even if the AF posts on the 1st statement, if your miles from the second statement post to AA right away, there will still be a couple of days to cancel, since the actual time to cancel is not the official 30 days, it's actually 37 days.
May 1, 2014, 1:23 pm
#5213
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 3,677
Sorry, I was not specific enough.
To be more specific, she never told me that she can't approve me, just when she asked me the question I was scared and I got disconnected and now I can't find the status of the application id anywhere, I guess that means application denied. I am too scared to actually talk to her again. Any experience with the application id not showing on the computer or phone status after talking to the application rep? Any suggestion for me? Again sorry for being not clear the first time.
To be more specific, she never told me that she can't approve me, just when she asked me the question I was scared and I got disconnected
and now I can't find the status of the application id anywhere, I guess that means application denied. I am too scared to actually talk to her again. Any experience with the application id not showing on the computer or phone status after talking to the application rep? Any suggestion for me? Again sorry for being not clear the first time.
You don't need any sort of app id to call Recon. Just call, tell them you applied for this card, and they will find your app by using your SS#, or even the phone # you put on the app.
Read my prior post, the fact that she asked that only means she is curious, not that you are denied. Citi really wants to give out as many of these ccs as they can right now. Your approval or denial will be strictly based on Citi's evaluation of your credit worthiness, not canceled cards.
As soon as you calm down, call them again. They won't yell at you, I promise.
May 1, 2014, 1:36 pm
#5214
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: UA, AA, Marriott, National, Sixt
Posts: 749
Anyone confirm that after T&C changed, they still getting the 100k bonus? I want to do it again (2nd time) but wanna make sure!
May 1, 2014, 2:14 pm
#5215
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 8
No way to know. For some people it did, for others not until the second statement. YMMV (Your Miles (or in this case your statement date) May Vary.
Even if the AF posts on the 1st statement, if your miles from the second statement post to AA right away, there will still be a couple of days to cancel, since the actual time to cancel is not the official 30 days, it's actually 37 days.
Even if the AF posts on the 1st statement, if your miles from the second statement post to AA right away, there will still be a couple of days to cancel, since the actual time to cancel is not the official 30 days, it's actually 37 days.
May 1, 2014, 2:36 pm
#5216
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
Second card approved today, no issue. Didn't bother to confirm bonus amount; if the offer is there and it is approved then that is that.
May 1, 2014, 2:50 pm
#5217
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 153
Take a few deep, slow breaths, and relax your shoulder muscles.
You don't need any sort of app id to call Recon. Just call, tell them you applied for this card, and they will find your app by using your SS#, or even the phone # you put on the app.
Read my prior post, the fact that she asked that only means she is curious, not that you are denied. Citi really wants to give out as many of these ccs as they can right now. Your approval or denial will be strictly based on Citi's evaluation of your credit worthiness, not canceled cards.
As soon as you calm down, call them again. They won't yell at you, I promise.
You don't need any sort of app id to call Recon. Just call, tell them you applied for this card, and they will find your app by using your SS#, or even the phone # you put on the app.
Read my prior post, the fact that she asked that only means she is curious, not that you are denied. Citi really wants to give out as many of these ccs as they can right now. Your approval or denial will be strictly based on Citi's evaluation of your credit worthiness, not canceled cards.
As soon as you calm down, call them again. They won't yell at you, I promise.
I just checked my application now online and APPROVED for $5000 without calling again.
I guess you are right she was just asking me out of curiosity, Just the way she said it to me was not nice and got me scary.
Good luck everyone!
May 1, 2014, 3:03 pm
#5218
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CVG
Programs: AAdvantage, Delta Skymiles, CapOne Venture, Citi ThankYou
Posts: 486
Begs the question whether we should call at all or just let it run it's course.
May 1, 2014, 3:04 pm
#5219
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: UA, AA, Marriott, National, Sixt
Posts: 749
Not sure. If they only offer the bonus once now, they may not give the bonus to you even though you got approved for the card! I would have double checked the bonus amount.
May 1, 2014, 3:08 pm
#5220
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dallas
Programs: MR LTP, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 317
Funny happening ... saw it mentioned a few days ago.
I applied for card #2 this morning. In this afternoon's mail I got the black box with the materials that says "your new card is inside" but no new card. It was sent before I applied this morning.
I called and the guy said they ran out of boxes a while back and are now just shipping empty boxes. Pretty funny. They must be pumping these cards out like crazy.
I applied for card #2 this morning. In this afternoon's mail I got the black box with the materials that says "your new card is inside" but no new card. It was sent before I applied this morning.
I called and the guy said they ran out of boxes a while back and are now just shipping empty boxes. Pretty funny. They must be pumping these cards out like crazy.