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Old Jan 23, 2014, 9:16 pm
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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 Jan 22, 2020, 7:24 am
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I last got companion pass via two personal cards in early 2018. According to Southwest, the points posted on 1/28/2018 and 2/4/2018. My statements closed 1/26 and 2/2. The email saying I had companion pass came on 2/5/2018.

I just got auto approved for the business premier card after applying on Sunday. My understanding is that’s fine because the 24-month limit only matters (for me) when applying for a new personal card.

I want to apply for a personal card, but it looks like the 75k referrals expire 2/18/2020, and the conventional wisdom seems to be to wait to apply until the following month after your last bonus. How can I tell for sure what my earliest allowed application date is? I’d like to get in on the 75k offer.

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Old Jan 22, 2020, 6:36 pm
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Originally Posted by HotPie

I want to apply for a personal card, but it looks like the 75k referrals expire 2/18/2020, and the conventional wisdom seems to be to wait to apply until the following month after your last bonus. How can I tell for sure what my earliest allowed application date is? I’d like to get in on the 75k offer.
That is the general rule of thumb but if you want to get the 75,000 point offer, I think you have no other choice than to apply before that. I'd probably wait until the last day to apply and hope for the best. Also, I do not believe Chase will even check your credit or issue a card if you are ineligible for the bonus.
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Old Jan 22, 2020, 11:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Critterlynn
I do not believe Chase will even check your credit or issue a card if you are ineligible for the bonus.
Can anyone confirm this? I've been waiting until Feb 1 because I earned both biz and personal SUBs in January 2018, but if I could just apply tomorrow (and then try again Feb 1 if I get rejected) I would do that.
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by HotPie
I last got companion pass via two personal cards in early 2018. According to Southwest, the points posted on 1/28/2018 and 2/4/2018. My statements closed 1/26 and 2/2. The email saying I had companion pass came on 2/5/2018.

I just got auto approved for the business premier card after applying on Sunday. My understanding is that’s fine because the 24-month limit only matters (for me) when applying for a new personal card.

I want to apply for a personal card, but it looks like the 75k referrals expire 2/18/2020, and the conventional wisdom seems to be to wait to apply until the following month after your last bonus. How can I tell for sure what my earliest allowed application date is? I’d like to get in on the 75k offer.
How did you get the two personal cards in 2018? Did they not have the 24 month waiting period for the cards back then? Or are the three different personal cards all considered different products?
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 12:10 pm
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Originally Posted by HIFlya
How did you get the two personal cards in 2018? Did they not have the 24 month waiting period for the cards back then? Or are the three different personal cards all considered different products?
The two personal card restrictions didnt start until sometime in April 2018.
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 12:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Critterlynn
The two personal card restrictions didnt start until sometime in April 2018.
Ahh...of course before they started flying here so it would have mattered for me!
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Old Jan 23, 2020, 8:19 pm
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Originally Posted by huge
Can anyone confirm this? I've been waiting until Feb 1 because I earned both biz and personal SUBs in January 2018, but if I could just apply tomorrow (and then try again Feb 1 if I get rejected) I would do that.
I haven’t seen many data points for this, but VTHokie86 in the slickdeals thread says he attempted applying twice within the 24 month bonus window and was rejected without his credit being pulled. So I’m feeling fine with waiting until 2/16 to try applying for the personal card.
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Old Jan 24, 2020, 5:00 pm
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Originally Posted by HotPie
I haven’t seen many data points for this, but VTHokie86 in the slickdeals thread says he attempted applying twice within the 24 month bonus window and was rejected without his credit being pulled. So I’m feeling fine with waiting until 2/16 to try applying for the personal card.
You have until at least 2/19/20. Check back often as these offers often get extended

Apply by February 19, 2020, in order to take advantage of this offer, and I can get a bonus once you get a card. Be sure to use the link through this email.
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Old Jan 24, 2020, 5:09 pm
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Does a personal mailer for a Southwest card with an invitation code bypass the 5/24 rule?
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Old Jan 25, 2020, 2:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Robl
Does a personal mailer for a Southwest card with an invitation code bypass the 5/24 rule?
No
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 12:37 am
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I am having this same issue, my referral link is only or the 40,000 point offer. how did you modify your link?
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 12:55 am
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Originally Posted by flyer4512
Seems the referral links are only good for 40K personal cards, even the link I emailed myself 2 weeks ago is now showing 40K

Edit, I was able to modify the link a bit and get 75K
I am having this same issue, how did you edit your referal link to send to people to be 75,000 vs the 40,000?
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 1:07 am
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Possibly (mildly) interesting DP, hopefully will be good news...

Applied for Biz Premier Feb 2 (canceled same card 2.5 months ago, got bonus Jan 2018, already have Biz Performance)

Just checked automated status line (888-338-2586) and got "we'll let you know in 30 days"
Then called automated business status checker (888-269-8690) and got "we'll let you know in approximately two weeks"

It's my understanding that the second message is usually positive - is that still generally true?

Funny that the two different phone numbers give different messages/timeframes...
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 1:36 pm
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If you hack a referral link and the airline or bank decides to penalize you severely, don't be surprised. You will find no sympathy here.
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Old Feb 5, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by nsx
If you hack a referral link and the airline or bank decides to penalize you severely, don't be surprised. You will find no sympathy here.
Just mosey over to the AA forum to see what can happen when the bank strikes back.
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