luv2fly4free

Yes, I've similarly had this offer before but not this time. There was no option like before. Either close it to avoid the fee or convert it.

Chister908

Very valuable data, thanks!

If I understand it correctly, you changed the 7/21/15 Platinum AA MC to World Elite, with the purpose of being able to apply for another Platinum AA MC on 10/7/15. Is this correct? If so, this seems to be a trick to get around the "18 month" rule?

PETERPNYC

I believe Aabey is giving the timeline for activating the converted 7/21 MC W after it was converted to WE .
There is no way for the cardholder to initiate the change/conversion . CMIIAW

bigshooter

Has anyone had a W->WE conversion in the last month or two? My Plat from October still hasn't been converted which is causing me to delay closing my first Plat from March (that was converted after 30-45 days).

jmfflyer

Just got mine upgraded today. Signed up for it on 10/8

RobertHanson

Same thing for DW's AA Plat account. She hadn't really spent much on it at all, and despite multiple HUCA attempts, Citi would not offer ANYTHING at all. CSRs flat out refused to connect her with a retention specialist, saying her account "doesn't qualify for that". She finally downgraded to a no AF Double Cash card.

rideride2

Something along the lines of

"Good morning, I recently reached the minimum spend on my Citi AA Platinum card and from my understanding I'll receive a bonus of 50,000 AA miles. I've also noticed that there is an offer out there for 60,000 AA miles for reaching the same minimum spend. I'm just looking for a match in that offer. I appreciate your help!"

As it's been said, YMMV and good luck!

sdsearch

Whoa, so you've had the Citi AA Plat MC for a whole year+ (ie, you're calling after the annual fee already got billed, right?) and you've never had it converted to a World Elite in all that time? (That's a key datapoint which didn't spring up until you I compared your two posts to figure out the implied timing.) How low is your credit score, just curious?

We don't have enough datapoints to know yet for sure whether a conversion will count as closure. We can see how Citi might treat it that way. There simply haven't been people who've converted after 1 year, then applied again after 18+ months from the initial application (but way before 18 months since the conversion), and came back to report (either success or failure of getting bonus on the new card). It is such datapoints which would be required for us to know for sure. In the absence of datapoints, all we have in speculation, informed or otherwise.

aradisc

Opened mid October, got WE yesterday in the mail (no notice on account that new card was sent out)

luv2fly4free

sdsearch- thanks for your reply- yes, Platinum Select World MC that has NOT been converted to Elite (fee refunded last year after x spend but not this year). Credit score over 800. Help me understand the Elite path. Since I still have a little while to "back out" of the conversion to Bronze apparently, do you suggest I request an upgrade to Elite instead? (to increase the odds of having a shot at another signup bonus prior to the "new" 18 month rule kicking in)...I come from the old school of Citi Aadvantage cards when you could get them like cotton candy (with limited restrictions) and haven't really been active with them since the new rules have gone into effect, so I'm not 100% clear on all of the nuisances of the 18 month rule and the Elite path.

MadMadso

Yes. Two conversions for me, one for my spouse.

MadMadso

Check on the citi prequalified website and see if the platinum card comes up as either prequalified or as other cards you may be interested in. IMO, if the platinum shows up there, you can apply again and get the bonus. Good luck.

bobert24

Thanks. Excellent question and datapoints. This is exactly what I came here to check on. We've got one from early November that I was expecting to see converted within the next few days, but it looks like it may be taking ~2 months now (or the timing here could be coincidental). Either way, good to know that it's still happening.

Did you have any notice at all that it had been done? Any notice in your online account, card changing name (no longer having "World" in the name online), etc.?

MadMadso

Via the mobile app, there is a red ALERT bar and the word World is removed. I can't figure out a pattern of when it changes. I generally apply at the end of the month, and have my WE before the end of the next month. My spouse applied in the middle of the month, and it took almost 2 months. Same income. Same credit score. In December, I applied at the beginning of the month (#5), so I'll see how/if that changes the timing. Maybe it's batched based on app date? I don't think it's closing date because recently I had one change before the first close, and my spouse's changed a week after.

NTP9766

Two points, replying to separate questions:

1. When Citi granted my request for an additional 10k miles (on top of my card's 50k offer), I had not yet met the minimum spend

2. The Citi AAdvantage Platinum card I got in November was just converted to WE last week