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Old Feb 4, 2018, 5:55 pm
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This thread is a continuation of discussion from 2015 - 2017.


Is there currently an offer for this card with a signup bonus?

Yes
  • only affiliate 60k links seem to work now; go to https://www.doctorofcredit.com/citi-...ed-first-year/ for a working one and open it in in an Incognito / Private window8
  • 80K TYP for $4k spend/3 months. $95 AF waived for first year.
  • 30K TYP for $3K spend/3 months, $95 AF waived for first year. Open in private/incognito window for best results.
    • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.
  • 30K TYP for $3K spend/3 months, $95 AF waived for first year. Open in private/incognito window for best results.
    • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.

      Does anybody know when the signup bonus will increase?No. Please don't ask in the thread "just to double-check if anybody knows." Nobody knows.

      Can I see the number of TYP earned on an individual purchase?No. The best you can do is visit the Account Details page for your card to see how the merchant for a given transaction was categorized.

      What are the bonus categories for the Premier card?
      Effective April 19th, 2015, unless you are participating in a limited-time offer, you will earn:Airlines are classified as merchants that provide air travel. Hotels are classified as merchants that provide sleeping or meeting room accommodations, and may include goods and services that are on a bill for these accommodations by a hotel, motel or inn. Car rental agencies are classified as merchants that provide short-term or long-term rentals of cars. Travel agencies are classified as merchants that provide travel information and booking services, and include travel aggregators and tour operators. Gas stations are classified as merchants that sell fuel for consumer use and may or may not be attended. Commuter transportation is classified as merchants that provide suburban and local mass passenger transportation over regular routes and on regular schedules, including ferries, commuter railways and subways. Taxis/limousines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation services for hire and includes horse-drawn cabs and carriages, bicycle taxis, aerial tramways, airport shuttles or cable cars. Passenger railways are classified as merchants that primarily provide long-distance transportation and may include overnight accommodations on the train. Cruise lines are classified as merchants that provide passenger transportation on the open sea or inland waters for the purpose of vacation or pleasure and operate predefined and advertised routes. Bridge and road tolls are classified as merchants who collect fees associated with toll roads, highways and bridges. Parking lots/garages are classified as merchants that provide temporary parking services for automobiles, usually on an hourly, daily or monthly contract or fee basis. Campgrounds and trailer parks are classified as merchants that provide overnight or short-term campsites for recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, or tents. Timeshares are classified as retailers that sell, lease, and rent timeshare real estate and arrange timeshare condominium exchanges. Bus lines are classified passenger bus transportation services that operate on a regular schedule over predetermined routes. Motor home and recreational vehicle rentals are classified as merchants that rent motor homes, RVs, pop-up campers, tent trailers, and other recreational vehicles on a daily, short-term, or extended-term basis. Boat leases and boat rentals are classified as merchants that primarily provide boat rental and leasing services, including fishing boats, non-crew houseboats, sail boats, powerboats, jet skis, and yachts.

      Restaurants are classified as dining establishments that primarily prepare food and drinks for immediate consumption by consumers, either on the merchant’s premises or packaged for takeout, and include bars, cocktail lounges, discotheques, nightclubs, taverns and fast food restaurants. Sports promoters are classified as merchants that operate and promote live sporting events (professional or semi-professional), and may also include sports stadiums. Theatrical promoters are classified as merchants that operate live theatrical productions or concerts, and include ticketing agencies. Movie theaters are classified as establishments that sell tickets and refreshments for movie productions. Amusement parks (including zoos, circuses and aquariums) are classified as establishments that operate parks or carnivals and offer mechanical rides and games and/or live animal shows. Tourist attractions and museums (including art galleries) are classified as establishments that operate attractions and exhibits for tourists. Record stores are classified as establishments that sell CDs and related items, including online record stores. Video rental stores are classified as merchants that rent DVDs and/or games and related equipment for consumer use, including online video rentals.


      We do not determine how merchants or establishments are classified, however, they are generally classified based upon the merchant's primary line of business. We reserve the right to determine which purchases qualify for this offer. Purchases not eligible to receive the additional ThankYou Points include, but are not limited to, purchases made at warehouse clubs, discount stores, department stores and convenience stores.

      You may earn ThankYou Points as long as your Card Account is open and current. If your Card Account is closed, you will not be able to earn ThankYou Points and you will lose any accumulated ThankYou Points that have not been transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. Balance transfers, cash advances, convenience checks, returned purchases, disputed or unauthorized purchases/fraudulent transactions, finance charges, Card Account fees, and fees for services and programs you elect to receive through us do not earn ThankYou Points unless otherwise specified.

      If you do not already have a ThankYou Rewards Member Account ("ThankYou Member Account"), one will be set up for you. ThankYou Points earned from purchases post to your Card Account at the close of each billing cycle, and at that time we will transfer the ThankYou Points you earned to your ThankYou Member Account. (Bonus ThankYou Points may take one to two additional billing cycles to post to your Card Account.) ThankYou Points are not eligible for redemption until they are transferred to your ThankYou Member Account. ThankYou Points may not be redeemed and may be lost if your Card Account is not open or current.
      What happens to my TY points if I close my card account?Please see the wiki at Citi ThankYou points - cancel, downgrade & expiration considerations
      • Offer not available if you have opened or closed a Preferred, Premier, or Prestige card in the past 24 months.
      • 3 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at airlines, hotels, car rental agencies, travel agencies, gas stations, commuter transportation, taxi/limousines, passenger railways, cruise lines, bridge and road tolls, parking lots/garages, campgrounds and trailer parks, time shares, bus lines, motor home/RV rental and boat rentals;
      • 2 ThankYou Points for every dollar you spend on purchases at restaurants and on select entertainment merchants, including sports promoters, theatrical promoters, movie theaters, amusement parks, tourist attractions, record stores and video rental stores; and
      • 1 ThankYou Point for every dollar you spend on other purchases.
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Old Aug 15, 2021, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by mia
Citi will reject an application if you are pre-paying all of your accounts such that they all report a zero balance.
Thanks. I was wondering if I should have written that more clearly.

To clarify, I don't prepay, but clear my balance every month. I don't literally have a 0 balance, but it would be very small relative to amount of credit, probably 2-3% in the most used card. And aggregated across all cards, it's quite possible debt-to-credit would be 0 owing to rounding.

Would that be enough to reject me ? They have given me cards before even with the same spending patterns, but that was probably > 2 years ago.
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Old Aug 15, 2021, 3:30 pm
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Originally Posted by mia
Citi will reject an application if you are pre-paying all of your accounts such that they all report a zero balance.
On the flawed assumption that you don't use your cards and as such are not shown as responsibly paying off debt?

Originally Posted by Prancer
To clarify, I don't prepay, but clear my balance every month. I don't literally have a 0 balance, but it would be very small relative to amount of credit, probably 2-3% in the most used card. And aggregated across all cards, it's quite possible debt-to-credit would be 0 owing to rounding.
Utilization is rounded up.

Maybe five cards in less than two years could be an issue.
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Old Aug 15, 2021, 9:10 pm
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Originally Posted by vanillabean
On the flawed assumption that you don't use your cards and as such are not shown as responsibly paying off debt?



Utilization is rounded up.

Maybe five cards in less than two years could be an issue.
I don't think that's it. I think unused revolving lines, too many bank cards, or too many inquiries in past 6 months does you in. Citi has some pretty targeted anti-churning underwriting right now.
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Old Aug 16, 2021, 4:15 pm
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Originally Posted by CerealCardSpender
I think unused revolving lines, too many bank cards, or too many inquiries in past 6 months does you in. Citi has some pretty targeted anti-churning underwriting right now.
I had only 1 inquiry in the last 6 months, 5 cards in last 24 months, will be 4 in last 24 soon. Low credit utilization across all cards (including 2 biz cards). I think I have 17 other cards -- I can probably shrink a little, but just airline, hotel, transferrable Amex/Chase and a few old cards that I keep for credit score get me to 12-13.
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Old Aug 16, 2021, 4:31 pm
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Originally Posted by Prancer
I had only 1 inquiry in the last 6 months, 5 cards in last 24 months, will be 4 in last 24 soon. Low credit utilization across all cards (including 2 biz cards). I think I have 17 other cards -- I can probably shrink a little, but just airline, hotel, transferrable Amex/Chase and a few old cards that I keep for credit score get me to 12-13.
1 inq in the last 6 months? Citi won't even grant a CLI over that, let alone a new account, unless very specific circumstances.
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Old Aug 17, 2021, 6:27 am
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This was one of my denied reasons. What does it mean? I did lower credit lines on 2 existing Citi cards to $6k to free up credit.
  • Your credit report shows combined credit lines on satisfactory accounts is too low
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Old Aug 17, 2021, 7:23 am
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When you look at your credit report, does the balance history for some accounts look disproportionately high compared to the credit limit?
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Old Aug 17, 2021, 8:26 am
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Originally Posted by mia
When you look at your credit report, does the balance history for some accounts look disproportionately high compared to the credit limit?
No, most under 5% utilization.
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Old Aug 18, 2021, 12:16 pm
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Has anyone had any success with recon? I'm 0 inquires in 6 months, but credit utilisation is low single digits percentage. Not sure if worth the call.
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Old Aug 19, 2021, 10:53 am
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Originally Posted by sds1493
Has anyone had any success with recon? I'm 0 inquires in 6 months, but credit utilisation is low single digits percentage. Not sure if worth the call.
I don't have an answer for the recon but have this: without calling, you automatically lost 100%. If you call, you have at least a chance.
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Old Aug 28, 2021, 11:15 am
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Citi Premier bonus eligibility

I'm trying to determine if I will be eligible to earn a bonus on the new citi premier 80k bonus. I opened the citi prestige in Mar 2019 and earned the bonus. In Apr 2020 I downgraded to the rewards+ so I could keep my points and I still have that card. I'm wondering if this satisfies the 24 month bonus eligibility?
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Old Aug 28, 2021, 11:24 am
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Bonus ThankYou® Points are not available if you received a new cardmember bonus for Citi Rewards+®, Citi ThankYou® Preferred, Citi ThankYou® Premier/Citi Premier® or Citi Prestige®, or if you have closed any of these accounts, in the past 24 months.
When did you receive the bonus for the account opened in 2019?
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Old Aug 29, 2021, 12:24 pm
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Just opened this card a few weeks ago and thanks to a bath remodel I was able to hit the 4K mark pretty quickly. My goal is to transfer these to AA before the Nov 13 cut-off - looks like I have a statement date of the 16th - how soon will Thank you points post?
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Old Sep 2, 2021, 7:53 pm
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You won’t get the bonus if they approve your app. When you downgrade prestige or premier, citi will count that as a closed account and you’ll have to wait 24 months to be eligible for a bonus. I just learned the hard way about this rule last week.

Originally Posted by shoonye
I'm trying to determine if I will be eligible to earn a bonus on the new citi premier 80k bonus. I opened the citi prestige in Mar 2019 and earned the bonus. In Apr 2020 I downgraded to the rewards+ so I could keep my points and I still have that card. I'm wondering if this satisfies the 24 month bonus eligibility?
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Old Sep 2, 2021, 10:13 pm
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Originally Posted by changger1
.... When you downgrade prestige or premier, citi will count that as a closed account and you’ll have to wait 24 months to be eligible for a bonus.
This has not been true for the past several years. Did Citi explicitly confirm that the downgrade was the specific reason that you are not eligible for the bonus?
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