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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 24, 2014, 5:49 pm
#7066
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New York
Programs: SPG Platinum, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Intercontinental Platinum, AA Gold
Posts: 229
ok maybe the citi site is getting hit hard at this very moment. i applied for card #3 just now in fear of this getting pulled within a matter of hours. i get this message:
Processing Your Request
It may take up to one minute to process your request. Do not hit Stop, Refresh or Back until you receive a verification or confirmation page.
has been stuck on this page for 30 minutes now, and as much as i wanted to hit back and start again, the instructions said not to! so what did i do? call 1-888-201-4523, gave the rep my phone number, DOB, etc. rep showed i was approved!! just to make sure she did not confuse it with card #2 i applied 3 weeks ago, i asked her for the application ID, which begins with "20140624xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" which she says represents the date in which the application was submitted! woo hooo.
preacher7 - i am catching up!!
Processing Your Request
It may take up to one minute to process your request. Do not hit Stop, Refresh or Back until you receive a verification or confirmation page.
has been stuck on this page for 30 minutes now, and as much as i wanted to hit back and start again, the instructions said not to! so what did i do? call 1-888-201-4523, gave the rep my phone number, DOB, etc. rep showed i was approved!! just to make sure she did not confuse it with card #2 i applied 3 weeks ago, i asked her for the application ID, which begins with "20140624xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" which she says represents the date in which the application was submitted! woo hooo.
preacher7 - i am catching up!!
Jun 24, 2014, 5:49 pm
#7067
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CVG
Programs: AAdvantage, Delta Skymiles, CapOne Venture, Citi ThankYou
Posts: 486
100k or 50k... what matters is if the churnability ends.
Jun 24, 2014, 5:55 pm
#7068
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
I was going to wait until next month to do #6, but maybe today is the day after all.
Jun 24, 2014, 6:01 pm
#7069
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Programs: Amex Plat, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Citi Premier
Posts: 37
Applied for card #1 back in March, hit the minimum and received 100k points. Applied for card #2 yesterday at 2:30 PM EST (Monday) using different computer, got a message saying to call in. Called in, provided app number, and within minutes rep came back on to say I was approved for 8k limit. Card is being shipped by UPS (I'm a UPS MyChoice member) and is showing a delivery date of Wednesday at 10:30 AM EST.
I am going to try to hit the $10k limit faster than the first card.
I am going to try to hit the $10k limit faster than the first card.
Jun 24, 2014, 6:03 pm
#7070
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 2,028
Applied for card #1 back in March, hit the minimum and received 100k points. Applied for card #2 yesterday at 2:30 PM EST (Monday) using different computer, got a message saying to call in. Called in, provided app number, and within minutes rep came back on to say I was approved for 8k limit. Card is being shipped by UPS (I'm a UPS MyChoice member) and is showing a delivery date of Wednesday at 10:30 AM EST.
I am going to try to hit the $10k limit faster than the first card.
I am going to try to hit the $10k limit faster than the first card.
Jun 24, 2014, 6:17 pm
#7071
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: LAX/BUR
Posts: 525
I've followed this thread for several months. The 7-15 was mentioned by someone but have never been proof by any sources. People later assumed "Someone said it has been extended to 7/15' then the 7/15 keep being cited as "someone said."
The latest day on any source of writing was June.25. The deal may last longer as the WIKI said sometime even a year after the 'last day'.
I just applied and got approval my 3rd today. Hopefully the 7/15 is true^
The latest day on any source of writing was June.25. The deal may last longer as the WIKI said sometime even a year after the 'last day'.
I just applied and got approval my 3rd today. Hopefully the 7/15 is true^
Jun 24, 2014, 6:19 pm
#7072
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Programs: Amex Plat, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Citi Premier
Posts: 37
Jun 24, 2014, 6:28 pm
#7073
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: New York City
Posts: 186
I saw the rumors around 6PM and reluctantly called in an app, even though today is only day 64.
For anyone who is applying today online, if your web application doesn't go through to the confirmation page (as happened to me today), I suggest you call them and not hit the apply button a second time. I'm sure the vast majority here know this, but some newer people might not. When I called, it was confirmed to me that mine not gone through, so I was free to try again.
The rep said they are very busy, and she couldn't get hold of a supervisor for the final approval of the $10K CL I wanted to move from my first Executive card to add to my new one.
She suggested that I try their website later tonight to see if I was approved, but that they are so busy that it might take until tomorrow afternoon.
But I just checked the website a little while ago and it does say I'm approved for the $15K I asked for. So that is card #3.
Obviously we don't know whether today is the last day. But the last official date for the end of the offer that I've seen on any landing page is June 25th.
For anyone who is applying today online, if your web application doesn't go through to the confirmation page (as happened to me today), I suggest you call them and not hit the apply button a second time. I'm sure the vast majority here know this, but some newer people might not. When I called, it was confirmed to me that mine not gone through, so I was free to try again.
The rep said they are very busy, and she couldn't get hold of a supervisor for the final approval of the $10K CL I wanted to move from my first Executive card to add to my new one.
She suggested that I try their website later tonight to see if I was approved, but that they are so busy that it might take until tomorrow afternoon.
But I just checked the website a little while ago and it does say I'm approved for the $15K I asked for. So that is card #3.
Obviously we don't know whether today is the last day. But the last official date for the end of the offer that I've seen on any landing page is June 25th.
Last edited by rje444; Jun 24, 2014 at 6:34 pm
Jun 24, 2014, 6:48 pm
#7074
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 42
Applied #3 & approved within 5 mins ,with a quick call. I have 11 new accounts opened since last Aug including this. Almost 10 new credit inquires.
Jun 24, 2014, 6:54 pm
#7075
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: MCI
Posts: 88
Datapoint:
Just applied and approved for card #3 using link in Wiki. Front line rep immediately offered to transfer credit from another card without request.
Just applied and approved for card #3 using link in Wiki. Front line rep immediately offered to transfer credit from another card without request.
Jun 24, 2014, 7:04 pm
#7076
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 179
Datapoint too:
Just applied, got message to call in. Was put on hold for 3 min and approved for 5k. Here is my history
Late Dec: Applied Citi Platinum #1 Approved
Late Jan: Applied for Citi Exec #1 Approved
Early April: Applied Citi Exec #2 Approved
Late April: Applied Citi Exec #3 Denied for too many recent accounts open
Today: Applied Citi Exec #3 Approved
For all my approved cards I had to call in and just put on hold for a few min.
Credit Score 730, AAoA few months, 1.5 yr credit history.
Just applied, got message to call in. Was put on hold for 3 min and approved for 5k. Here is my history
Late Dec: Applied Citi Platinum #1 Approved
Late Jan: Applied for Citi Exec #1 Approved
Early April: Applied Citi Exec #2 Approved
Late April: Applied Citi Exec #3 Denied for too many recent accounts open
Today: Applied Citi Exec #3 Approved
For all my approved cards I had to call in and just put on hold for a few min.
Credit Score 730, AAoA few months, 1.5 yr credit history.
Jun 24, 2014, 7:05 pm
#7077
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Programs: Amex Plat, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Citi Premier
Posts: 37
This may be a silly question but would that BT count toward the 10k spend requirement? Any special BT financing offered?
Jun 24, 2014, 7:08 pm
#7078
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Programs: Amex Plat, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Citi Premier
Posts: 37
Jun 24, 2014, 7:10 pm
#7079
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,263
Interesting data point, my sister applied on 6/8 and was immediately approved. She has since completed her $10k spend and applied again yesterday, 6/23. The application said to call in and when she did today the CSR told her her 2nd app was denied b/c she had already applied on 6/8. That doesn't seem to jive with the 8 day app. Of course my sister didn't ask to move credit from the first card...