Aug 10, 13, 10:26 pm
Last edit by: MDtR-Chicago
For questions on NEW applications for US Airways cards please use this thread:
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
30k + 10k anniversary + no annual fee for the first year (now says "Offer expired"); terms and conditions include offer specifics
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
30k at signup, 10k anniversary bonus, 10k with balance transfer, no fee first year - Landing Page (Ended 4/30/14)
Older 35K Link (older link not working)
Newer 35K Link (click on terms and conditions to see 35K bonus after first purchase, first year fee waived, and 10K anniversary bonus)
1) I applied for this card but got the message
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
1) I applied for this card but got the message
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
What does this mean? What should I do?Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
[EXPIRED] Fee waived, US Airways Card, 30K + 10k @ anniversary
May 6, 13, 10:22 am
#3361
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New York
Programs: Cutting down :-(
Posts: 604
Why would they not honor already issued certificates? I have seen nothing that hints at that. If Barclay's is dumped, then the stream of new certificates might shut down, but not honoring existing certs creates angry customers.
May 6, 13, 10:36 am
#3362
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: East or West
Posts: 381
Applied for the 35K offer, which would be my second card. Denied. Called reconsideration and was told the reason for auto-denial was for having the same product, and a second approval would be a no go for having duplicate product. On the plus side, was told that they didn't pull a credit report because the system caught the application as a duplicate. Also, wouldn't move credit lines or open a different version of the card because apparently their current policy is to only offer 1 personal US Air card per customer.
First card was in 12/2012
First card was in 12/2012
Last edited by MahiMahi524; May 6, 13 at 10:56 am Reason: added some clarifications
May 6, 13, 11:08 am
#3363
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,184
Applied for the 35K offer, which would be my second card. Denied. Called reconsideration and was told the reason for auto-denial was for having the same product, and a second approval would be a no go for having duplicate product. On the plus side, was told that they didn't pull a credit report because the system caught the application as a duplicate. Also, wouldn't move credit lines or open a different version of the card because apparently their current policy is to only offer 1 personal US Air card per customer.
May 6, 13, 11:21 am
#3364
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: San Antonio
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 2,276
On the other hand, you never know with BizarreClays.
May 6, 13, 1:25 pm
#3366
Join Date: Jan 2010
Programs: Food Lion MVP
Posts: 114
Received 10k Anniv. miles exactly 12 months from the date I applied, annual fee did not post immediately after statement, cancelled card. So total of 40k + 15k + 10k + 2250 = 67,250 US Airways Miles for one CC signup w/ annual fee waived 1st yr
Thanks Barclays! ^
Thanks Barclays! ^
May 6, 13, 3:33 pm
#3367
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MCO
Posts: 1,319
Nice. Thought the 10K would not post until after annual fee was charged.
May 6, 13, 5:09 pm
#3368
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: MCO
Posts: 1,319
First they say 1st year's annual fee isn't waived; another call and they say it is
My wife applied through the same link as I did. But when she called to confirm the bonus, sure enough it was 35K on 1st purchase. But the CSR, and even a "manager", claimed the annual fee was not waived the first year. They kept robotically repeating the benefits of the card, saying the (first year's) fee couldn't be waived due to the benefits. Then asked her to fax "documentation" in order for the annual fee to be waived the first year. A real hassle.
Was hoping they just didn't understand the question she was asking, e.g. annual fee waived the *first* year but not subsequent years. But they claimed her annual fee would post later this month.
Then my wife called back. We were going to see if we could provide them with the app link used and the Terms & Conditions link via email rather than Fax. And the new CSR told her the annual fee *was* waived the first year.
Wanted to warn anyone else out there using the link. And also to remind myself to be sure the annual fee doesn't post to my account. For some context, I've also had really bad luck in the past with the call center Barclays uses to service its US Airways customers. Hopefully others have had better luck.
Here's the link to the Terms & Conditions. Folks may want to screenshot it / print it out. Recently I've been dropping my guard with screenshotting apps and T&Cs. Maybe it's more important to do so with some banks vs. others? Anyway, here is the T&Cs link clearly stating the annual fee of $89 is waived the first year:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...req=CCMWC47808
Was hoping they just didn't understand the question she was asking, e.g. annual fee waived the *first* year but not subsequent years. But they claimed her annual fee would post later this month.
Then my wife called back. We were going to see if we could provide them with the app link used and the Terms & Conditions link via email rather than Fax. And the new CSR told her the annual fee *was* waived the first year.
Wanted to warn anyone else out there using the link. And also to remind myself to be sure the annual fee doesn't post to my account. For some context, I've also had really bad luck in the past with the call center Barclays uses to service its US Airways customers. Hopefully others have had better luck.
Here's the link to the Terms & Conditions. Folks may want to screenshot it / print it out. Recently I've been dropping my guard with screenshotting apps and T&Cs. Maybe it's more important to do so with some banks vs. others? Anyway, here is the T&Cs link clearly stating the annual fee of $89 is waived the first year:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...req=CCMWC47808
I just applied a few minutes ago today (4/25/2013) using the 2nd link you referenced, which I've posted below:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=31
Saw that terms and conditions were what I wanted--35K after first purchase, annual fee waived the first year.
When I clicked the final OK to apply at the end, I got:
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues. Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later."
Googled Flyertalk.com with the above text and saw to use the following link to check app status:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...lt_partner=003
Sure enough, I'd been approved. Hopefully will receive what was promised when I get the card and/or call earlier to confirm.
Thank you once again FT community. :-)
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=31
Saw that terms and conditions were what I wanted--35K after first purchase, annual fee waived the first year.
When I clicked the final OK to apply at the end, I got:
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues. Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later."
Googled Flyertalk.com with the above text and saw to use the following link to check app status:
https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/ja...lt_partner=003
Sure enough, I'd been approved. Hopefully will receive what was promised when I get the card and/or call earlier to confirm.
Thank you once again FT community. :-)
May 6, 13, 5:11 pm
#3369
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Scottsdale, Az.
Programs: US Gold & AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 216
The US card is the best card I have ever had. Its loaded. Hate the CS but love the benefits.
May 6, 13, 8:45 pm
#3370
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NYC: UA 1K, DL Platinum, AAirpass, Avis PC
Posts: 4,599
Confused on the status of the 40k offer. Is the one here with $89 1st year fee still valid?
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...7514156b412823
Doesn't say you need to be a Preferred member. Or is the issue with this one the lack anniversary bonus? Thus 35k w/ no fee and the anniversary bonus is no brainer vs 40k with $89 and no anniversary deal.
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...7514156b412823
Doesn't say you need to be a Preferred member. Or is the issue with this one the lack anniversary bonus? Thus 35k w/ no fee and the anniversary bonus is no brainer vs 40k with $89 and no anniversary deal.
May 6, 13, 9:00 pm
#3371
Moderator: Travel Buzz
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Sunny San Diego
Posts: 3,076
Just was sharing notes with a friend and BINGO, I realized a pattern... the targeted 15K bonus offer seems to come about 3 months after you get the card.
Got mine in Oct, target offer was for Jan, Feb and March (points just posted).
Mr StartinSanDiego got his card in late Dec, his targeted offer was for March, April and May.
Can anyone collaborate this?
Got mine in Oct, target offer was for Jan, Feb and March (points just posted).
Mr StartinSanDiego got his card in late Dec, his targeted offer was for March, April and May.
Can anyone collaborate this?
May 7, 13, 12:24 am
#3372
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Puyallup
Posts: 86
Just was sharing notes with a friend and BINGO, I realized a pattern... the targeted 15K bonus offer seems to come about 3 months after you get the card.
Got mine in Oct, target offer was for Jan, Feb and March (points just posted).
Mr StartinSanDiego got his card in late Dec, his targeted offer was for March, April and May.
Can anyone collaborate this?
Got mine in Oct, target offer was for Jan, Feb and March (points just posted).
Mr StartinSanDiego got his card in late Dec, his targeted offer was for March, April and May.
Can anyone collaborate this?
May 7, 13, 9:42 am
#3373
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 7,982
May 7, 13, 4:34 pm
#3374
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: DCA/RIC
Programs: HH LTD, AA LTG
Posts: 1,015
Some have, some not. It is useful data point when folks report how long in-between apps between the 1st card and 2nd. Barclays is clamping down but the door seems a little open still. It appears though if not auto-approved for a 2nd card these days chances of calling the recon number and getting approved are slim to none.
Last edited by isle-hawg; May 7, 13 at 5:01 pm
