Citi AA Platinum, Gold and Business cards (2015)
Jul 14, 2015, 8:11 am
#1786
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 113
Last edited by beltline; Jul 14, 2015 at 8:20 am
Jul 14, 2015, 8:15 am
#1787
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 113
How could you possibly covert a US Airways MC (issued by Barclays) to a Citi product? I'm assuming you are mistaken about that, and are confused by the conversion to Barlcays AAdvantage Aviator.
You should be good to go on the Citi AA Platinum MasterCard, since your previous Citi AA MC was cancelled more than 18 months ago. Since the MC is considered a different product from the Visa, it doesn't affect your eligibility for the sign up bonus on the MC either way.
You should be good to go on the Citi AA Platinum MasterCard, since your previous Citi AA MC was cancelled more than 18 months ago. Since the MC is considered a different product from the Visa, it doesn't affect your eligibility for the sign up bonus on the MC either way.
Jul 14, 2015, 9:15 am
#1788
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: All of them, Katie
Posts: 224
You are right - I'm getting confused because I logged into my CITI account and saw it said I have to activate a new Platinum Select card. They must of converted my old VISA to a platinum select chip card? I haven't applied for a citi card for some time. CITI didn't convert my VISA to a MC did they (like CHASE with IHG)? Can't see from the picture when logging into the account what it is. I need to just go through my mail
Jul 14, 2015, 10:00 am
#1789
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
Data point - applied for Citi Business, received the "we are processing your request" notice. Checked back every day - after about 3 days gave me a message that it was declined (still waiting for the official letter to figure out why). Applied for Citi personal Platinum card on the same day of the decline and was instantly approved for $13k.
Jul 14, 2015, 10:05 am
#1790
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,857
Can you point to those? Most of the ones I remember reading which seemed to imply that at first had other facts (or missing facts) which may have made that conclusion invalid.
For example, if someone who had a Platinum card had it automatically "upgraded" by Citi from World to World Elite by Feb 2015, and they converted after that, it may because of that temporary World Elite loophole, not because of the conversion not being treated as a close.
Anyway, I'm not sure, and you're welcome to be a guinea pig. But please have all the facts really straight before you do, because otherwise it's not going to be the best of datapoints.
And, of course, keep in mind that any attempt to get a bonus again resets your 18 month clock, whether you succeed at getting the bonus or not (since Citi no longer denies you for the card if they're not going to give you the bonus, so the card is "opened" even if you get no bonus!
).
So in one sense it's more "dangerous" to "try" for bonuses at Citi now than at Chase (since Chase counts since you last got the bonus, not since you last opened or closed the card). Though, of course, for churners, the Chase world is now limited to partner cards only.
For example, if someone who had a Platinum card had it automatically "upgraded" by Citi from World to World Elite by Feb 2015, and they converted after that, it may because of that temporary World Elite loophole, not because of the conversion not being treated as a close.
Anyway, I'm not sure, and you're welcome to be a guinea pig. But please have all the facts really straight before you do, because otherwise it's not going to be the best of datapoints.
And, of course, keep in mind that any attempt to get a bonus again resets your 18 month clock, whether you succeed at getting the bonus or not (since Citi no longer denies you for the card if they're not going to give you the bonus, so the card is "opened" even if you get no bonus!
).So in one sense it's more "dangerous" to "try" for bonuses at Citi now than at Chase (since Chase counts since you last got the bonus, not since you last opened or closed the card). Though, of course, for churners, the Chase world is now limited to partner cards only.
I'd be a guinea pig, but all the accounts I have that would be eligible for conversion are platinum visas, so they don't (currently) affect my eligibility for a MC. That, plus I opened a plat MC very recently, so I'm ~18 months from guinea pig status. Anybody else want to give it a shot?
Jul 14, 2015, 11:31 am
#1792
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 59
Ok, i'm a little confused on the WORLD and WORLD ELITE rules. I had a WORLD card that was opened december 2013. i believe it was converted to WORLD ELITE and then closed dec 2014. Am i still eligible? I just looked at the old card, and it only says WORLD on the back, so maybe it wasn't converted?
Jul 14, 2015, 11:34 am
#1794
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,929
Yep. 07/08/2015 for the (declined) platinum business card. 07/11/2015 for the (approved) platinum personal card.
Jul 14, 2015, 11:35 am
#1795
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,929
Jul 14, 2015, 1:10 pm
#1797
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,934
Jul 14, 2015, 2:32 pm
#1798
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
In your situation, your second card is only 3 days from the failed business card application - that goes against the established rule. We do not know whether it is because the business and personal cards are treated differently. However we do know that both the business and personal are subject to the same 65 days rule, i.e. Citi only allows 2 applications of ANY KIND within a 60 days period. Due to Citi system often messes up the counting of days, the advice is to pad the count by a few days, like 63 to 65 as we have seen reports on failures with only 62 days, and that causes the clock to reset... For just a couple extra days wait, impatient applicants not only waste a HP but also reset their clock for a fresh 60/65 days count.
Your 3 days interval is the FIRST being reported IIRC. I am sure others would be interested to know if it is a fluke or a policy change. Hence the poster asked about Accurate Dates of the record.
Jul 14, 2015, 2:34 pm
#1799
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
When or if you activate the card is irrelevant.
Jul 14, 2015, 2:35 pm
#1800
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,763
Applied for Citi Business this afternoon, it went to pending so I called in. After about 10 minutes on hold I was approved.
Last Citi Business was on 6/11, closed 11/14 (I closed account and also requested master account be closed via secure message).
Mutiple other Citi accounts open, last citi apps were 3/15, 1/15, 12/14
Last Citi Business was on 6/11, closed 11/14 (I closed account and also requested master account be closed via secure message).
Mutiple other Citi accounts open, last citi apps were 3/15, 1/15, 12/14