WineCountryUA

In reading between the lines, it appears OP will not have a permanent address during this period of time. Probably just a mail drop??

Red Raider LV

Yep. No real foreign address. At least not until probably August at the earliest.

I'll try writing a letter before the end of the year, and I'll let you guys know the results. Please do share any ideas you get, though.

PrivatePilot

Wasn't there a time on continental where you would get more eqm on international business first flights if you had a foreign address? I assume that's gone now?

SFOvacations

Does UA allow PO box for addresses?

Tor Viking

Yepp. Mine is a P.O Box here in Norway and no issues with that.

KenInEscazu

I actually live outside the US, so I changed my address from my Texas business address to my Costa Rica home address. Today is my first flight since making the change, and my flight notifications now arrive in Spanish.

This is not a problem for me, as I'm bilingual, but anyone thinking of doing a phantom foreign address might want to consider this consequence.

Ecuacoflyer

We have lived in Ecuador for the last 25 years and use a Casilla (PO Box) for our address. It has not been a problem. Most trips initiate and end here so if they ever wanted to question it that would be a strong point in our favor.

jpezaris

Yes, and if you upgraded using miles, you got the class-of-service RDM (or whatever the three letter acronym was back then) bonus, too, but it was a loooooong time ago.

LaserSailor

Back when the pilot said "contact " before the engine start...

kilo

Yes there was a time. I'm not sure it applied to all non-US addresses, but it applied to European addresses. It was 200% EQM in C - on CO and partners. I'm not sure about F.

Sadly that went long time ago.

gnaget

I wonder what happens if you move from US to non-US in 2014. Does it depend on where you live on 12/31/2014? Or if you attain a higher level during the year then the system checks if you reached the PQD. If not then you have to wait to earn more PQD with a US address, but presumably a change to non US address would trigger the new status level.

As noted earlier in the thread, Delta makes you jump through hoops to change your address. But there is no sign of this yet.

I checked my UA address page and it currently has three addresses recorded. I have two foreign addresses and a US PO Box for my credit card. So you can click back and forth between these as primary address, and add more addresses if you like.

Also, I just changed my address to a European foreign address where I will be able to get mail because the Tokyo 1K desk (they still have one!) told me that there is no way that I will get the package by end January.

mecabq

I changed to my P.O. Box in Qatar, where in fact all mailing addresses are P.O. Boxes. No apparent issue; let's see if my card ever arrives.

Let's hope they don't default me to Arabic.

steppie

if you change your address......what about address on passport and TSA?

craz

I think the main concern is will UA do an audit to see where a persons tkts start from. eg You have an address outside the US listed as your address, but the vast majority of the tkts you buy are US-XXX-US .

Although I do know some people who are based outside the US and start their tkts from the US, I guess producing the tax forms from said Country will show that they are in fact living outside the US. Or other means of proving that although their tkts are US-XXX-US that in fact they reside outside the US, but it probably will be a back & forth issue and hassle

Then of cause what will COdbaUA do if they find alot more people were able to get by with this, maybe change things up for 2015 to cut down on the # of people who were able to pull it off, by insituting some min Spend as well for those outside the US

IADFlyer123

I think as long as you can show a valid address proof, you should be OK.