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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]
Jun 23, 2014, 2:49 pm
#7021
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Posts: 286
taken from http://www.therewardboss.com/2014/06...une-15-2014-2/
1 million miles for $6500: CNN wrote about someone who plans to spend $6,500 to obtain 1 million miles. Great, but it’s a lot of work and risky. I know someone who plans to obtain 1 million AA miles for only $810 – lets see if CNN writes about him. I’m not doing it and don’t recommend it. He’s getting the Citi Exec AA card, sending $10k online (PayPal/Google Wallet) to his friend and paying the $290 (2.9%) fee then canceling the card after the first billing statement, getting the $450 annual fee refunded, and keeping the $200 statement credit for a total of $90 for 110k AA miles. Repeat the process 9x to get 1 million AA miles for $810.
1 million miles for $6500: CNN wrote about someone who plans to spend $6,500 to obtain 1 million miles. Great, but it’s a lot of work and risky. I know someone who plans to obtain 1 million AA miles for only $810 – lets see if CNN writes about him. I’m not doing it and don’t recommend it. He’s getting the Citi Exec AA card, sending $10k online (PayPal/Google Wallet) to his friend and paying the $290 (2.9%) fee then canceling the card after the first billing statement, getting the $450 annual fee refunded, and keeping the $200 statement credit for a total of $90 for 110k AA miles. Repeat the process 9x to get 1 million AA miles for $810.
I guess could do that with my own square reader or something like that but I'm not sure registering 10k in purchases is the best idea...
Jun 23, 2014, 2:52 pm
#7022
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New York
Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Intercontinental Platinum, AA Gold
Posts: 229
Haha well I usually like to MS at 1% fee or less but I guess in this case it would only cost you $300 to send 10k and if you cancel you get to keep the $200 credit thus only costing you $100 for 100k miles.
I guess could do that with my own square reader or something like that but I'm not sure registering 10k in purchases is the best idea...
I guess could do that with my own square reader or something like that but I'm not sure registering 10k in purchases is the best idea...
Jun 23, 2014, 3:37 pm
#7023
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Posts: 286
Yea that's a better idea ...
Jun 23, 2014, 5:04 pm
#7024
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: SFO
Programs: AA, SW, UA
Posts: 36
Is the system still down at Citi? I called about 4 hours ago, and also an hour ago and it was still down.
Jun 23, 2014, 5:11 pm
#7025
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 133
hi all,
curious, i am about to cancel my card - however, i need to return an item i purchased.
if i cancel my card, how will this be processed?
any advice?
cheers!
curious, i am about to cancel my card - however, i need to return an item i purchased.
if i cancel my card, how will this be processed?
any advice?
cheers!
Jun 23, 2014, 5:41 pm
#7026
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: mid-atlantic region of US
Programs: United Mileage Plus; Southwest; American Airlines
Posts: 103
Data point on the EQMs
thought folks might find it interesting that we received the EQMs when we passed our 10K spend mark. 
Jun 23, 2014, 6:35 pm
#7027
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6
Hello All, I'm ready to apply for #3 but I still have #1,#2 opened. Will this hurt the approval process? I'm reading mixed reviews on this. Should I close one or both? And if so , How long do I wait before applying? I don't want to mess this up since the offer may soon be gone and seems to be getting a little difficult to churn.
Thanks for any advise!
Thanks for any advise!
Jun 23, 2014, 7:14 pm
#7028
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 229
Hello All, I'm ready to apply for #3 but I still have #1,#2 opened. Will this hurt the approval process? I'm reading mixed reviews on this. Should I close one or both? And if so , How long do I wait before applying? I don't want to mess this up since the offer may soon be gone and seems to be getting a little difficult to churn.
Thanks for any advise!
Thanks for any advise!
Read the WiKi on the top for how long you should wait. That said, I personally got #3 on day 61 and a FT reader posted a few pages ago that he received one new card every 30 days. But like you read, it seems that we are seeing a few more denials lately. One tip I read was that if there are less than two weeks or just a few days away from your 65 days, you could consider applying one now. If you were denied, you could either call back right away or call again on day 65 and ask them to review your application. Best luck to you.
Jun 23, 2014, 7:18 pm
#7029
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 571
I got my #3 approved last week while my #1 and #2 are still active. Many people canceled their cards as soon as they got the bonus. But many people also kept their cards for various reasons, e.g. they don't want to burn the bridge. Only you can make the call.
Read the WiKi on the top for how long you should wait. That said, I personally got #3 on day 61 and a FT reader posted a few pages ago that he received one new card every 30 days. But like you read, it seems that we are seeing a few more denials lately. One tip I read was that if there are less than two weeks or just a few days away from your 65 days, you could consider applying one now. If you were denied, you could either call back right away or call again on day 65 and ask them to review your application. Best luck to you.
Read the WiKi on the top for how long you should wait. That said, I personally got #3 on day 61 and a FT reader posted a few pages ago that he received one new card every 30 days. But like you read, it seems that we are seeing a few more denials lately. One tip I read was that if there are less than two weeks or just a few days away from your 65 days, you could consider applying one now. If you were denied, you could either call back right away or call again on day 65 and ask them to review your application. Best luck to you.
Jun 23, 2014, 9:39 pm
#7031
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 142
So I took a break from MS for a few months and was late to the party on this, just applied for #1 for the wife and I this week.
But based on the last few posts, after you guys cancel and the AF refunded, the $200 SC stays on?
I mean, if that's what Citi wants to do, just doesn't feel...right?
And I guess each of you are making sure to spend >$10,200...
But based on the last few posts, after you guys cancel and the AF refunded, the $200 SC stays on?
I mean, if that's what Citi wants to do, just doesn't feel...right?
And I guess each of you are making sure to spend >$10,200...
Jun 23, 2014, 11:25 pm
#7032
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 229
Like I posted, I accidentally applied for card #3 on 6/18. It was day 61 since card #1. I called the recon line the same day and was approved. Other than 'Do you want to add another phone number?', no other questions were asked. Please know that I am not encouraging anyone to apply sooner than 8/65 as this is a highly YMMV type of deal.
Jun 23, 2014, 11:36 pm
#7033
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: OC/LAX
Posts: 376
Me, me, me...
Like I posted, I accidentally applied for card #3 on 6/18. It was day 61 since card #1. I called the recon line the same day and was approved. Other than 'Do you want to add another phone number?', no other questions were asked. Please know that I am not encouraging anyone to apply sooner than 8/65 as this is a highly YMMV type of deal.
Like I posted, I accidentally applied for card #3 on 6/18. It was day 61 since card #1. I called the recon line the same day and was approved. Other than 'Do you want to add another phone number?', no other questions were asked. Please know that I am not encouraging anyone to apply sooner than 8/65 as this is a highly YMMV type of deal.
Jun 24, 2014, 4:22 am
#7034
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 6
I got my #3 approved last week while my #1 and #2 are still active. Many people canceled their cards as soon as they got the bonus. But many people also kept their cards for various reasons, e.g. they don't want to burn the bridge. Only you can make the call.
Read the WiKi on the top for how long you should wait. That said, I personally got #3 on day 61 and a FT reader posted a few pages ago that he received one new card every 30 days. But like you read, it seems that we are seeing a few more denials lately. One tip I read was that if there are less than two weeks or just a few days away from your 65 days, you could consider applying one now. If you were denied, you could either call back right away or call again on day 65 and ask them to review your application. Best luck to you.
Read the WiKi on the top for how long you should wait. That said, I personally got #3 on day 61 and a FT reader posted a few pages ago that he received one new card every 30 days. But like you read, it seems that we are seeing a few more denials lately. One tip I read was that if there are less than two weeks or just a few days away from your 65 days, you could consider applying one now. If you were denied, you could either call back right away or call again on day 65 and ask them to review your application. Best luck to you.
Jun 24, 2014, 8:04 am
#7035
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
Hi- I need some help with the cancel process for AF refund.
My 1st statement closed 6/23, $450 AF charge date is 6/23, so 37 days from that is July 30.
Next statement closes July 22, I will meet the $10k spend by then and hopefully my 100k miles should post around July 26 or so, can I cancel after that by July 30 - which is within the 37 days?
Any flaw to my logic? What are the risks?
My 1st statement closed 6/23, $450 AF charge date is 6/23, so 37 days from that is July 30.
Next statement closes July 22, I will meet the $10k spend by then and hopefully my 100k miles should post around July 26 or so, can I cancel after that by July 30 - which is within the 37 days?
Any flaw to my logic? What are the risks?