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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 Mar 6, 2013, 1:23 pm
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Originally Posted by Mel Harp
Wow, thank you guys for that information!

I'm wondering where to do I need to go to register for that business select promotion? Even though I don't have any plans to fly, I may fly somewhere anyways to take advantage of that deal!
Login to Rapid Rewards, then click My Rapid Rewards and then Promotions. There should be an option to activate the double credit promotion.
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Old Mar 6, 2013, 9:54 pm
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This brings up I'm going to be short for my CP.. I have two flights booked this weekend for my wife and I. Is there a way to change one of us to BS? I see I can change the entire booking to BS but I only need to book myself as BS.

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Old Mar 6, 2013, 10:16 pm
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Originally Posted by poser
This brings up I'm going to be short for my CP.. I have two flights booked this weekend for my wife and I. Is there a way to change one of us to BS? I see can change the entire booking to BS but only one of us would get us the points needed.
Call to have the reservation split. Then cancel the one and use the funds plus new money to book a BS reservation. Make sure you are registered for the bonus credit promo before you do this.
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Old Mar 6, 2013, 10:36 pm
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Originally Posted by nsx
Call to have the reservation split. Then cancel the one and use the funds plus new money to book a BS reservation. Make sure you are registered for the bonus credit promo before you do this.
Thanks
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 12:22 pm
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I read thought the thread, but didn't see a direct answer to this.

I already have the SW personal Premier card and have received the bonus and am receiving the 1,500 TQP bonus for every 10,000 of spend (to an annual limit of 15,000 TQP for 150,000 spend)
I will have enough spend to be able to get all 15,000 TQP on this personal Premier card this year.

If I sign up for the Premier Business Card, can I double dip and also get TQP Bonus points for spend on the business card?

If so, A List and even A+ List is in the bag!
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by luv2buynfly
If I sign up for the Premier Business Card, can I double dip and also get TQP Bonus points for spend on the business card?
IIRC there was exactly one report on this and the answer was no. Does anyone else recall?
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by nsx
Originally Posted by luv2buynfly
If I sign up for the Premier Business Card, can I double dip and also get TQP Bonus points for spend on the business card?
IIRC there was exactly one report on this and the answer was no. Does anyone else recall?
The 15k TQP max bonus on the premier cards is per card per year (so, if you have 2 separate cards, you can earn up to 30k TQPs in a year with ~$200k of combined spend).

Here's the thread: Any way to earn Tier points than flying?
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 1:07 pm
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$200K spend in a year on WN cards seems like a lot, considering the alternatives. Once the CP is achieved, seems as though the Sapphire (double UR for travel) and certain Amexes ought to get a workout.

Are TQPs that valuable?
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 1:33 pm
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I agree that $200k spend in a year on WN Premier cards isn't the best choice (and was simply pointing out what is possible) - I wouldn't do this because there are far better alternatives. Generally, the opportunity cost (in points, cash back, etc. that could be earned through the use of alternative payments & schemes) exceeds the value of RDPs (redeemable points), CPQPs, & TQPs that would be earned if one chose to use a WN Premier CC. However, I'd consider putting some extra spend on a WN Premier CC to meet a $10k interval if I was 1,500 TQPs or less shy of A-List or A-List Preferred.
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 2:19 pm
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Originally Posted by toomanybooks
$200K spend in a year on WN cards seems like a lot, considering the alternatives. Once the CP is achieved, seems as though the Sapphire (double UR for travel) and certain Amexes ought to get a workout.

Are TQPs that valuable?
For me TQP's are very valuable. I fly Southwest quite a bit due to the CP, flexible policies on changes & refunds, baggage and cities/schedules that seem to mesh pretty well with mine.

Because I have plenty of points, I tend to have reward travel on WN rather than revenue travel which makes it very hard to get A List or A+ List. This will really help.
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Old Mar 7, 2013, 3:16 pm
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I have added the expiration date from the current Ding headline. Chances are that all the non-targeted 50k offers will expire on March 27.
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Old Mar 8, 2013, 12:55 pm
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I read all 8 pages of replies, and did not see this specific question. My wife and I both had SW Chase Visas which we got in mid-2011, and I canceled in early 2012. We got big bonus points for these cards. Would we qualify for points if I applied again? I understand I can go the business card route, which I may do. I'm just wanting to know if there is a restriction from getting bonus points twice on the same card. I believe we had the Plus card before - so would going for the Premiere card be an option if not the Plus?
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Old Mar 8, 2013, 8:00 pm
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Originally Posted by moneeman
I read all 8 pages of replies, and did not see this specific question. My wife and I both had SW Chase Visas which we got in mid-2011, and I canceled in early 2012. We got big bonus points for these cards. Would we qualify for points if I applied again? I understand I can go the business card route, which I may do. I'm just wanting to know if there is a restriction from getting bonus points twice on the same card. I believe we had the Plus card before - so would going for the Premiere card be an option if not the Plus?
My husband and I both got SW Plus cards in 2011 (still have them) and we both got Premier cards this year and so far I've gotten the 50K bonus again. (He hasn't finished his minimum spend yet). So the Plus and Premier are considered different cards I assume.
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Old Mar 9, 2013, 7:30 pm
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I have never had a southwest credit card, however I have flown southwest before and signed up to be a rapid rewards member.. according to the fine print,
" This one-time bonus offer is valid only for first-time Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards personal Cardmembers with new accounts. "

am I not elgible for the 50k bonus?
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Old Mar 9, 2013, 7:50 pm
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You would get the bonus.
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