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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
#4336
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: SLC
Posts: 97
1st card - 5/2013, 10K limit
I haven't been back here for a few months, and so when I saw that some had been able to open a 2nd card, I thought I would try it.
2nd card - 11/2013, 15K limit
Saw the error on the website, but then logged in and saw the additional card.
Thanks!
I will report back on the second 35K miles in a month or so.
I haven't been back here for a few months, and so when I saw that some had been able to open a 2nd card, I thought I would try it.
2nd card - 11/2013, 15K limit
Saw the error on the website, but then logged in and saw the additional card.
Thanks!
I will report back on the second 35K miles in a month or so.
#4338
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SF, CA, US
Programs: AA Plat Pro, UA MM Gold, HHonors Silver, Marriott Bonvoy Plat, IHG Ambassador
Posts: 1,236
I have the no-annual fee card. I downgraded a couple of years ago. I want to apply for the current $89 annual fee card with 30,000 bonus miles after first purchase. Can I "upgrade" my current card and still qualify for the offer? If no, do I need to cancel my current card before applying for the new one? Also, do bonus mils post only after paying the annual fee? I don't want to have to wait to pay the annual fee (which seems to be a fulfilling condition for bonus miles).
#4339
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
(There are occasioinal exceptions, like Hilton no-fee Amex to Hilton Surpass Amex, but those are special upgrade offers, quite different and separate from the advertised from-scratch offers. And, in any case, there's not many examples I know of other than Hilton no-fee Amex to Hilton Surpass Amex.)
If you'd read even the last page or two of this thread, you'd have seen that people keep reporting on successes, and many of them have left at least one card open.
Please read at least the last few pages of this thread to see what people have been posting. Most of your questions have already been answered many times. Thanks.
#4340
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: UA GOLD MM,WN CP A+list, HH Gold,MR LT Titanium
Posts: 2,184
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
I finally got off the fence and decided to apply for my second card before the merger and the link in the wiki resulted in the above message. I hope it is just temporary and they did not pull the offer.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
I finally got off the fence and decided to apply for my second card before the merger and the link in the wiki resulted in the above message. I hope it is just temporary and they did not pull the offer.
#4341
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Western New York
Programs: UA Gold, former AA Gold
Posts: 49
Going to echo what many said before....
I applied for the card on July 5. $7.5K credit line, split with Arrival. Had to call in to get Arrival in same app cycle. Spent ~$3.5K to date, including a companion fare ticket for the holidays and two US Airways flights.
My wife applied for the card on August 5. $17.5K credit line. Spent ~$300 to date.
Today she received the 15K pts bonus for spending $750 in Dec, Jan, Feb offer.
Lesson: hold down your spending/CL ratio, I guess?
My wife applied for the card on August 5. $17.5K credit line. Spent ~$300 to date.
Today she received the 15K pts bonus for spending $750 in Dec, Jan, Feb offer.
Lesson: hold down your spending/CL ratio, I guess?
#4342
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: The Phoenix Desert
Programs: Hilton Cubic Zirconia, Marriott Fools Gold
Posts: 1,692
#4343
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 63
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
I finally got off the fence and decided to apply for my second card before the merger and the link in the wiki resulted in the above message. I hope it is just temporary and they did not pull the offer.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
I finally got off the fence and decided to apply for my second card before the merger and the link in the wiki resulted in the above message. I hope it is just temporary and they did not pull the offer.
EDIT: This link still works
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
T&C still says first year waived and 35,000 after first purchase.
EDIT: Just applied for card #2 for both me and the wifee, card #1 opened 5/10, instant approval... Probably not time for a #3, but happy with 2..
Last edited by jsmithv; Nov 20, 2013 at 4:16 pm
#4345
Moderator: Chase Ultimate Rewards
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 2P, MR LT Plat, IHG Plat, BW Dia, HH Au, Avis PC
Posts: 5,455
Gentle reminder that this is covered right at the beginning of the wiki. Your application might have gone in anyway, which is why you should check its status before applying again.
#4346
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 89
The link itself is pulling up that message not after applying......prob would of been faster to click the link yourself than preach. Just giving you grief. Wouldn't surprise me at all for all links to vanish sooner than later
Last edited by diceman; Nov 20, 2013 at 8:28 pm
#4347
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: NYC
Posts: 186
ditto... cleared cookies, incognito mode, same result... say it isnt so..
EDIT: This link still works
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
T&C still says first year waived and 35,000 after first purchase.
EDIT: Just applied for card #2 for both me and the wifee, card #1 opened 5/10, instant approval... Probably not time for a #3, but happy with 2..
EDIT: This link still works
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
T&C still says first year waived and 35,000 after first purchase.
EDIT: Just applied for card #2 for both me and the wifee, card #1 opened 5/10, instant approval... Probably not time for a #3, but happy with 2..
#4348
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: UA GOLD MM,WN CP A+list, HH Gold,MR LT Titanium
Posts: 2,184
But I did manage to get approved using this link
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
#4349
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 89
Data points
Instant approval on 3rd card using the link in the below post, as when clicking the Wiki link the following message appears:
"An error occurred obtaining the next page of your application. Please try again later.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
Data Points
History:
07/12 1st card 40K instant approval (no annual fee); Offered 15k w/$750 spend for 3 months
03/13 2nd card 35K instant approval (no annual fee) Offered 15k w/$750 spend for 3 months
07/13 X'ed 1st card after 10K bonus but before fee billed
11/13 3rd card 35K instant approval when 2nd card still is open
"An error occurred obtaining the next page of your application. Please try again later.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-750-6024 or try again later."
ditto... cleared cookies, incognito mode, same result... say it isnt so..
EDIT: This link still works
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
T&C still says first year waived and 35,000 after first purchase.
EDIT: Just applied for card #2 for both me and the wifee, card #1 opened 5/10, instant approval... Probably not time for a #3, but happy with 2..
EDIT: This link still works
https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/...&cellNumber=36
T&C still says first year waived and 35,000 after first purchase.
EDIT: Just applied for card #2 for both me and the wifee, card #1 opened 5/10, instant approval... Probably not time for a #3, but happy with 2..
Data Points
History:
07/12 1st card 40K instant approval (no annual fee); Offered 15k w/$750 spend for 3 months
03/13 2nd card 35K instant approval (no annual fee) Offered 15k w/$750 spend for 3 months
07/13 X'ed 1st card after 10K bonus but before fee billed
11/13 3rd card 35K instant approval when 2nd card still is open
#4350
Moderator: Chase Ultimate Rewards
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 2P, MR LT Plat, IHG Plat, BW Dia, HH Au, Avis PC
Posts: 5,455
Wait a minute... that's new, unpleasant behavior...
I updated the wiki with the new link. Most users can also do this directly, so feel free to add any details (such as the source)...
I updated the wiki with the new link. Most users can also do this directly, so feel free to add any details (such as the source)...