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Discussion of Chase RR Visa 40K-75K sigunup points offers -- NO REFERRALS!

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This thread is dedicated to Q&A about the Chase RR Visa signup bonus offers.

Post important Chase RR Visa news in the RR Visa News ONLY thread. (It will quickly get lost in this thread.)

Post or look for referral offers ONLY in the RR Visa referrals thread in the referrals thread of the credit card forum.

75,000 miles bonus for all Southwest Airlines personal credit cards.

40K + 20K personal Plus
offer:
$1,000 spend in three months for 40K. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K + 20K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $11,000 more in 12 months for additional 20K. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.


70K Performance Business Card offer. $5,000 spend in three months. $199 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Plus offer $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Plus offer: $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

40K personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Business Premier offer. $3,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

60K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 07-July-2017

50K Plus offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Plus offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $69 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K personal Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

40K Personal Premier offer. $1,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year.

50K Business Premier offer. $2,000 spend in three months. $99 annual fee, not waived the first year. Still active 21-Apr-2017

There have been targeted offers of 50K & $100 credit, for example:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/24575935-post2302.html

Frequently Asked Questions about Rapid Rewards Visa

1. What are the different card types?
non-business Plus, non-business Premier, business Plus, and business Premier.
Premier cards have a higher annual fee but give 6000 anniversary bonus points vs. 3000 points for the Plus cards. It is generally agreed that you will get the bonus for a new account if you have not had that particular type of RR Visa card before, but Chase appears to be in the process of changing their policies (see below).

Note that prior to RR-2.0, the two types of RR Visa cards were "Classic" ($29 to $39 annual fee) and "Signature" ($59 to $69 annual fee). Plus and Premier are new products for purposes of the (soon to be retired?) "One bonus per product" rule.

2. Is there a zero annual fee version?
No.

3. Can I "churn" these cards? How often can I reapply for the same type card and get the signup bonus?
The official rule has recently changed more than once. Closely check the T&C of your offer as different rules may apply to concurrently available offers. The Inflight offer linked above states:
This bonus offer is available to you as long as you have not received a new cardmember bonus for this product in the past twenty four months.
Referral offers have been seen with a limit of one individual and one business bonus per lifetime (although T&C read by the CSR taking the application differed from those printed on the referral offer).

Actual results sometimes differ from the official rule. People have reported receiving the bonus a second time on the same card type at various intervals even when the bonus was officially once per lifefime per product. Please post your results here.

As of mid-May 2015 Chase has cracked down on applicants who appear to have much less than average attachment to their cards. Specifically, more than 5 applications within the past 24 months is the approximate cutoff: Chase crackdown on churners: Please report your RR Visa approvals/denials here

4. Can I cancel the card and still collect the anniversary bonus?
Yes. Reasonable people disagree on whether this crosses the line of exploiting the card issuer. The anniversary bonus is described a reward for having been a cardmember for the past year, not as a reward for paying the next year's annual fee. Based on that description, the bonus has been earned even if you then cancel the card. As a practical matter, there is a window of only a couple weeks to accomplish this. The bonus points will post on the billing date of the statement containing your new annual fee, which will have posted earlier in the billing cycle. You have 30 days from posting of the annual fee to cancel the card and have the new fee refunded.

5. Does the annual fee count toward the spending threshold for the signup bonus?
No.

6. When will my signup bonus post to my Rapid Rewards account?
If you have met the spending threshold at least several days before your statement date, the bonus will normally post 2 days after your statement date, not when you actually spent the money! Cutting the timing or the spending amount too closely is not advisable. Mistakes can happen.

7. My statement shows sufficient purchases to meet the spending threshold. Why didn't I receive the bonus?
This can happen if you met the spending threshold just a few days before the statement date. It appears that accounts are flagged for meeting the spending threshold independently of the statement generation process and less frequently than daily.

8. How can I determine my statement date?
You should call Chase (phone number on back of card) to check your next statement date. Credit card companies are now required to have payments due on the same numerical day of each month, which means closing dates vary throughout the year. (Before reforms enacted after the financial crisis, RR Visa cards had constant closing dates rather than constant due dates.) The closing date should remain within the same small range unless you request a change of your payment due date. When you request a change, Chase normally can delay your next statement but cannot accelerate it. If you are unwisely taking the risk of cutting your timing too close, you should call Chase more than once to confirm your next statement date.

9. I accidentally crossed the spending threshold in December rather than January. Can I return a large purchase to bring my spending back below the threshold?
Unlikely. It appears that the sweep to check spending threshold does not un-flag an account previously flagged as meeting the threshold. It's not even clear whether the sweep counts returns at all. If you realize the error before the statement closes and you have a payment due date change available, you might be able to push the December closing date into January.

10. Can I apply for a credit card in my wife's name but my Rapid Rewards number, so that the points funnel into my account?
People have tried this. Some have succeeded. Others have reported that Chase closed the account and posted no Rapid Rewards points. Do you feel lucky? Programs can become very aggressive when they suspect members of defrauding the program by using non-matching names. When you game the system you are only on solid ground if you follow the rules to the letter. Breaking the rules means that the program can penalize you if they want to, and believe me: They want to.

11. Can I scam this system in any other way? I just had a clever idea.
There is nothing new under the sun here on FlyerTalk. If it relates to established program rules and it isn't discussed here you can be confident your idea will not work.
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Discussion of Chase RR Visa 40K-75K sigunup points offers -- NO REFERRALS!

Old Nov 16, 2017, 2:32 pm
  #3706  
 
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Originally Posted by RustyShackleford1
I did have a Chase Sapphire card in 2016, earned a big bonus, and transferred the points to my (and my GFs, holder of a SW CP) accounts. Shouldn't be an issue.
In case you are not aware the points to book the CP holders ticket can come from any SW account.

If that passenger has CP when you go to their account the add companion option will show up under the itinerary.

My dad does not travel but lets me get cards in his name. I always use his SW points first and book a ticket for the CP holder ( my wife or I) and then add the other person as the companion.

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Old Nov 18, 2017, 11:02 am
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
In case you are not aware the points to book the CP holders ticket can come from any SW account
I was not aware. How does one book a ticket using someone else's points ?
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Old Nov 18, 2017, 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by RustyShackleford1
I was not aware. How does one book a ticket using someone else's points ?

Book the ticket from xxx account and put in the passenger name and RR #

Works the same way at any airline or at least DL,UA, AA and WN
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Old Nov 18, 2017, 5:17 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
Book the ticket from xxx account and put in the passenger name and RR #
Sorry to be dense, but ... hopefully in 2018-2019, I have CP - girlfriend does not, but she has a heap of points. We log into her account, book a ticket in my name & RR number. Then login to my account, and add her as companion.
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Old Nov 18, 2017, 8:46 pm
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Originally Posted by RustyShackleford1
Sorry to be dense, but ... hopefully in 2018-2019, I have CP - girlfriend does not, but she has a heap of points. We log into her account, book a ticket in my name & RR number. Then login to my account, and add her as companion.
BIngo, as long as she is your companion
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by RustyShackleford1
Sorry to be dense, but ... hopefully in 2018-2019, I have CP - girlfriend does not, but she has a heap of points. We log into her account, book a ticket in my name & RR number. Then login to my account, and add her as companion.
We had a guy here once who had a GF as Companion. They broke up. He changed to a new GF as Companion.

Then he broke up again and went back to the first one.

So he burned up 2 of his annual Companion changes and was back where he started.
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 10:04 am
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I didn't do my homework and missed the fact refunds don't factor into spend to hit the bonus threshold. As a result, I've now hit the $2K spend mark and my next statement date is 12/15. In order to get the 60K bonus to post in 2018, it appears my only option is to try to move the statement date. Does anyone know if it would be possible to move a December statement date into January? Thank you!!
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 10:55 am
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That sucks!
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by aba030
I didn't do my homework and missed the fact refunds don't factor into spend to hit the bonus threshold. As a result, I've now hit the $2K spend mark and my next statement date is 12/15. In order to get the 60K bonus to post in 2018, it appears my only option is to try to move the statement date. Does anyone know if it would be possible to move a December statement date into January? Thank you!!
In the past, the WN CP has been triggered immediately upon hitting $2k, regardless of closing date.

Worth a shot trying to call Chase. Might as well.

Let us know what happens
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
In the past, the WN CP has been triggered immediately upon hitting $2k, regardless of closing date
Doesn't that go against this wordings in "Terms and Conditions" at the WN site:

"Points earned during a billing cycle on a Southwest Rapid Rewards Credit Card from Chase are not available for redemption or qualification for Companion Pass status until they are posted on your billing statement and posted to your Rapid Rewards Account. Only points posted on your billing statements and posted to your Rapid Rewards Account during the same calendar year are available for qualification for Companion Pass status."
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
We had a guy here once who had a GF as Companion. They broke up. He changed to a new GF as Companion.

Then he broke up again and went back to the first one.

So he burned up 2 of his annual Companion changes and was back where he started.
Well, he's got 2 (or is it 3) changes left. So glad Southwest is on-board with "serial monogamy". Makes me like 'em even more !
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by aba030
I didn't do my homework and missed the fact refunds don't factor into spend to hit the bonus threshold. As a result, I've now hit the $2K spend mark and my next statement date is 12/15. In order to get the 60K bonus to post in 2018, it appears my only option is to try to move the statement date. Does anyone know if it would be possible to move a December statement date into January? Thank you!!
I dont understand what your comment about refunds has to do with the rest of your post. I would expect you to say "I didnt realize refunds dont count so i just missed the 2k spend requirement because of a return" but what relevance does it have now that you hit the $2k?
trying to change closing dates is a possibility but i dont know if chase would let you change it to be that far out. it would mean your current statement is like 6+ weeks long...I have successfully made my closing date sooner to get points to post earlier, but not the other way around.
One idea. maybe you could do a refund of something your purchased to force your points back down below the $2k threshold and then charge again next month. this is assuming you still have extra time to get the bonus and this isnt your last month.

Originally Posted by toomanybooks
In the past, the WN CP has been triggered immediately upon hitting $2k, regardless of closing date.

Worth a shot trying to call Chase. Might as well.

Let us know what happens
I completely disagree. the CP wont trigger until your statement closes, which is when the points are deposited to your Rapid Rewards account. The points do not post until a statement period closes.
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 8:05 pm
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In my experience, chase does not post points to RR until after statement is cut. And as far as I know it’s net of refunds. Not sure where you heard that refunds are excluded in the calc for minimum spend. Amex, on the other hand, issues points immediately after hitting minimum spend on delta cards regardless of refunds. On MR cards, it takes two statements. And on SPG it could take a long time and a lot of calling.
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 8:33 pm
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I think it would work that, if you havan't changed your closing date recently, you can change it from the 15th to, say, the 5th (asking for it as a due date of the 2nd), and you'd get an extra-long statement period to assure that the bonus doesn't close until Jan. 5.
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Old Nov 19, 2017, 11:53 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
In the past, the WN CP has been triggered immediately upon hitting $2k, regardless of closing date.

Worth a shot trying to call Chase. Might as well.

Let us know what happens
The annual CP mess ups have begun.................
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