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Do not post referral offers or requests in this thread. All such posts will be deleted.

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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Old Oct 15, 2014, 5:02 pm
  #1531  
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
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Originally Posted by Praxis
This did the trick! 50k Premier Business card on the way. Let me know if you hear of anything on the Plus in the next few months I'm running for a companion pass in 2015.

Thanks so much!
Hi Praxis. Do they ask lots of questions regarding the business. I do not have any business. But do sell stuff on ebay and amazon from time to time though not very often
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Old Oct 15, 2014, 6:38 pm
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has any one been successful in getting bonus for plus and premier versions of personal card simultaneously?

what is better option- apply for one personal and one business card/ plus and premier version of personal cards.
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Old Oct 15, 2014, 6:56 pm
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Originally Posted by JBG89
Hello all, may i ask someones opinion on the following.

To get the companion pass in 2015, would this be the best way of doing so?

1) Apply for the premier now
2) Meet minimum spend in January
3) Apply for the plus (When it becomes available) and meet spend + point minimum


Thanks!

I got my CP in 2014 via a plus personal and plus business and of course another 6k points.

You can meet the spend right after your December statement closes.
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Old Oct 15, 2014, 7:40 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
I got my CP in 2014 via a plus personal and plus business and of course another 6k points.

You can meet the spend right after your December statement closes.
How long did you wait between the applications?
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Old Oct 15, 2014, 8:02 pm
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I have a Southwest (personal) Plus card. (I got the 50,000 points)

I am considering applying for the Southwest (personal) Premiere card but some people have reported that you can't have both the (personal) Premiere and (personal) Plus.

Others have written that they have done this in the past.

My credit is excellent.

Presently, in Oct 2014, is it possible to get the Premiere Card (individual), while I already have the Plus Card (individual)?

(has there been some sort of recent change in what is allowed in this regard?)

Thanks in advance.
-John
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Old Oct 15, 2014, 9:34 pm
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
I got my CP in 2014 via a plus personal and plus business and of course another 6k points.

You can meet the spend right after your December statement closes.

Thanks!

I applied for the ink plus for business and was denied, are the requirements less stringent for this card?

Also, just to confirm, I would make the 3 month window if I applied now and had all my spending in January correct? (unsure of the wonky statement closings that sometimes occur)
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 5:26 am
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Originally Posted by JFalcNY
I have a Southwest (personal) Plus card. (I got the 50,000 points)

I am considering applying for the Southwest (personal) Premiere card but some people have reported that you can't have both the (personal) Premiere and (personal) Plus.

Others have written that they have done this in the past.

My credit is excellent.

Presently, in Oct 2014, is it possible to get the Premiere Card (individual), while I already have the Plus Card (individual)?

(has there been some sort of recent change in what is allowed in this regard?)

Thanks in advance.
-John

I am in the same boat, have a plus card approved through a referral on 10/02. Have been reading on multiple forums. There's atleast one person who did both personal cards in September and got the bonuses. However it's YMMV. I wasnt sure if I should apply for business card. Heard Chase is being strict in closing business cards if we use it for personal purpose and not sure how far to go for the companion pass.

Other way is to bite the bullet and go for personal premier.
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 9:05 am
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Originally Posted by cknutrine6954
I am in the same boat, have a plus card approved through a referral on 10/02. Have been reading on multiple forums. There's atleast one person who did both personal cards in September and got the bonuses. However it's YMMV. I wasnt sure if I should apply for business card. Heard Chase is being strict in closing business cards if we use it for personal purpose and not sure how far to go for the companion pass.

Other way is to bite the bullet and go for personal premier.
If you REALLY value the CP and can only get one SW 50k bonus, I'd use 100,000 UR (burn 40,000) going UR>Hyatt>SW. Is having the CP for nearly two full years worth burning 40K UR? If you use it more than 2-3 times, I say yes.

This was my Plan B if I couldn't get approved for the biz. Fortunately, after a rigorous run around on the phone, I was approved for the biz only 2 weeks after getting the personal and don't have to resort to such UR burning. But it would have been worth it IMO. I'm still going to use 10,000 UR and lose some in the Hyatt transfer to hit 110,000 miles first thing in January. Have a trip booked for Feb and the cost to MS on the SW card in December doesn't make sense over burning a few UR.
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by curiousGal
Great. I have Ink bold and plus. Will it be tough to get the third biz? Were you asked about the business? Pls let me know how to reason for biz card. I am done with ebay, online etc as examples.

Thanks.
I was asked about business, but I have a side business I was able to say I wanted the card for, so not a big deal.

Originally Posted by cknutrine6954
Hi Praxis. Do they ask lots of questions regarding the business. I do not have any business. But do sell stuff on ebay and amazon from time to time though not very often


They just ask you what the nature and name of the business is. You can sign up for an LLC for very little money in my state, so I actually have incorporated, but saying you run a business selling on eBay and Amazon is definitely a way to do it.
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 12:51 pm
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Thanks praxis and finloopio.

I will have to apply for other cards even if I would want to burn 100k UR. Southwest personal plus is my first Chase card ever. Have good credit score (790's on CK and FICO - discover).

Guess I will wait for now and apply for premier card early 2015 or so.

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Old Oct 16, 2014, 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by cknutrine6954
I am in the same boat, have a plus card approved through a referral on 10/02. Have been reading on multiple forums. There's atleast one person who did both personal cards in September and got the bonuses. However it's YMMV. I wasnt sure if I should apply for business card. Heard Chase is being strict in closing business cards if we use it for personal purpose and not sure how far to go for the companion pass.

Other way is to bite the bullet and go for personal premier.
Many data points throughout this thread of people getting both the personal plus and personal premier and getting the bonus twice.
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 3:01 pm
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Originally Posted by cdancer20
Many data points throughout this thread of people getting both the personal plus and personal premier and getting the bonus twice.
I saw your post from June in another thread. How long did you wait between the two cards?. Did you get plus and premier versions of personal cards?

Thanks a lot for your input. I will probably go ahead with premier card application some time this week
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 5:18 pm
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Originally Posted by cknutrine6954
How long did you wait between the applications?
a week or 2
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Old Oct 16, 2014, 5:20 pm
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Originally Posted by JBG89
Thanks!

I applied for the ink plus for business and was denied, are the requirements less stringent for this card?

Also, just to confirm, I would make the 3 month window if I applied now and had all my spending in January correct? (unsure of the wonky statement closings that sometimes occur)

I just got the 70K INK so I can't help there.

You can make the spend right after your December statement closes.

Originally Posted by finloopio
I'm still going to use 10,000 UR and lose some in the Hyatt transfer to hit 110,000 miles first thing in January.

FWIW you will only need 6K SW points to hit CP after you make both credit card spends assuming you make all the charges after your December statement closes on both cards. Wyndham points transfer in a day or 2 so you could get the Wyndham 30K card now ( first purchase and transfer those 30K to SW for 6K points

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Old Oct 17, 2014, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by cknutrine6954
I saw your post from June in another thread. How long did you wait between the two cards?. Did you get plus and premier versions of personal cards?

Thanks a lot for your input. I will probably go ahead with premier card application some time this week
Some post did it the same day. I did it 3 months apart. I had originally applied for the biz card on the same day but was denied.
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