Citi AAdvantage
Emily and I have earned over 1.5 million miles by applying for Citi AAdvantage credit cards which has let us have a lot of Big Travel with Small Money.
The highlights include traveling to India on British Airways first class and flying Emily to London for a romantic weekend.
You can earn lots of American Airlines miles too!
You can earn up to 150,000 American Airline miles (50,000 miles from 3 cards) by applying for 2 Citi AAdvantage personal cards with a 50,000 mile sign-on bonus at the same time.
150,000 Citi AAdvantage Miles
And after65+ days (~2 months) you can apply for the business card (you just may have a business you didn’t know about!) for another 50,000 mile bonus!
You used to be able to earn 75,000 miles for each card by using the 2-browser trick which was one of my first blog posts. Lots of readers individually earned 150,000 or 225,000 American Airlines miles and together earned millions of AAdvantage miles by applying for these Citi AAdvantage cards.
This was my most popular post (508 comments and 60 Facebook likes) and I was very happy to read everyone’s success stories. Folks used their miles to visit terminally ill family members, plan honeymoons, and surprise their partners. Your wonderful stories kept me motivated to continue blogging!
Even though the Citi AAdvantage 75,000 mile credit cards are no longer working, there are still working links for 50,000 mile Citi AAdvantage cards.
So I’ve modified my earlier 2-browser trick post for the current offer below.
Citi AAdvantage 50,000 Mile Bonus Offer – First Time Applicants
50,000 AAdvantage Miles after $2,500 is spent in first 4 months:
50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Amex Personal50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Business50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Offer Home Page
50,000 AAdvantage Miles + 2 Airport Lounge Passes + $150 Statement Credit after $3,000 is spent in first 4 months:
- 50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal
- 50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Amex Personal
- 50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Business
50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Offer Home Page
You earn the $150 statement credit when you purchase eligible items from American Airlines within 12 months. You could purchase a $150 gift card from American Airlines, which may (check to see what is an eligible purchase) effectively be free since you would get a $150 statement credit!
Or you could buy something really cheap (sandwich or a drink) on your next American Airlines flight or even pay to check in a bag ($25) just to get the $150 statement credit.
The current Citi AAdvantage offer is for 50,000 miles per card. If you get both the personal VISA and AMEX versions at the same time you will have enough miles for 4 roundtrip tickets within the US in economy class.
Or a one-way trip to Asia on Cathay Pacific in First Class (one of the world’s best airlines), or a return trip in Business Class to South America and still have some miles left over!
If you’ve never applied for a Citi AAdvantage Credit Card, you CAN get up to 150,000 AAdvantage miles, worth at least $1,500 if you conservatively value AA miles at 1 cent per mile.
If you don’t have an AAdvantage account, sign-up for one here, before you apply for the Citi AAdvantage Credit Cards.
Citi AAdvantage 50,000 Mile Bonus Offer – Existing Cardholder
Citi also generally lets you get the bonus again on personal AAdvantage cards 18 to 20+ months since your last application (regardless of whether you cancelled or still have a AAdvantage Visa or AMEX).
For example, if your last successful application and approval for AAdvantage cards was in January 2010 you should be able to reapply and get the sign on bonus again since it is more than 20 months since you were last approved for the personal Citi American Airlines card.
Citi AAdvantage 50,000 Mile Card Features
- 2 Admiral’s Club Passes – $100 value. You get 2 American Airline Admiral Club lounge passes with each card application. American Airlines sells these for $50 each, though I wouldn’t pay that much for them.
- 2 AAdvantage miles per $1 on AA travel. You earn 2 AAdvantage miles per $1 spent on American Airlines travel for the 1st year and 1 mile after that. This is better than the previous deals where you would earn only 1 mile per $ spent on American Airlines, but is below the standard for most airline loyalty cards which let you earn at least 2 miles per $ spent on air travel with the co-branded airline.
- 3% Foreign Exchange Fee. There is a 3% foreign transaction fee, so don’t use this overseas.
- 1st Year Annual Fee Waived. The $85 annual fee for the personal card and $75 fee for the business card is waived for the 1st year.
5 Tips to get the most AAdvantage miles through this offer:
1) Your goal should be to get all 3 Citi AAdvantage cards (Personal Visa, Personal Amex, and Business Visa) for a total of 150,000 AAdvantage miles.
2) However, you CANNOT apply for both Personal cards (Visa and Amex) AND the Visa Business card simultaneously. If you do apply for all 3 cards at the same time, you will be denied the business card and will have to wait 95 days to reapply.
3) The 50,000 mile bonus is only for first time cardholders. One bonus for first time personal cardholders, and another bonus for first time business cards holders.
So if you apply for the Personal Visa today and the Personal Amex tomorrow, you will be denied the bonus on the Personal Amex since you’re no longer a first-time cardholder. But the 2-browser trick described later on takes care of this problem!
4) Here’s how to get all 3 cards and 150,000 AAdvantage miles:
- Apply for the Citi Personal Visa (you have to spend $2,500 within 4 months from your card approval date) and the Citi Personal Amex ($2,500 spending within 4 months) and on the same day by using the 2 browser trick below. You will earn 100,000 miles for these 2 cards.
- If you are concerned about completing the minimum spend, I’ve listed more than 40 ways to help complete the minimum spending requirements. You only have one chance at applying for both the cards together, so don’t let the minimum spending prevent you from applying for both cards at the same time.
- After 65 days apply for the Citi Business Card and earn another 50,000 miles after spending $2,500 within 4 months. If you apply earlier than 65 days your application will be automatically denied because Citibank likes to see 60+ days gap after a personal application and 90+ days after a business card application.
- Here is a later post on the 3 ways you may qualify for a business credit card, and tips on how to fill out a business credit card application form.
5) The 2 Browser Trick:
- In order to get 2 bonuses for the AAdvantage personal credit cards, you have to submit 2 applications for the Citi Personal cards (1 Amex & 1 Visa) at the same time. If you submit the 2nd application the next day, you are considered an existing cardholder and will not get the new bonus.
So here’s what you do.
- In one browser, say Firefox, fill out the application for the Citi Personal Visa card for 50,000 miles. Don’t click on submit yet!
In another browser, say (Internet Explorer or Chrome) fill out the application for the Citi Personal Amex card for 50,000 miles. Don’t click on submit yet!
Hit submit on the first application and then switch to the other application and hit submit. If all goes well, you should get the sign-up bonus on both cards!
If you don’t have 2 different browsers, download another browser. If you want to use the same browser for both applications make sure to delete all the cookies in your browser and reopen the browser before submitting the 2nd application.
If you are not approved immediately, you may want to wait or either call the application status line 1-866-606-2961 (make 2 separate calls; one call for the visa card and one call for the Amex card) and confirm the terms of the offer. Don’t tell them that you applied for 2 cards!
The 2 browser trick usually works, but understand that there are no guarantees and that your mileage may vary (YMMV)!
6) Wait for your card to arrive and confirm the minimum spend required to earn the 50,000 miles when you call to activate your card.
Oh, and the first year annual fee is waived on both the personal ($85) and the business card ($75) so you are getting these miles for free!
Bottom Line: This is an AWESOME deal and you should move quickly since there’s no guarantee how much longer these deals will last. They could get pulled before October 31, 2011.
You can do a LOT with 150,000 AAdvantage miles – including 6 US domestic economy trips on American Airlines, or First Class flights on some of the world’s finest airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Jet Airways, and British Airways by redeeming through American Airlines for their One World Alliance partners.
Are you going to apply for the Citi 50,000 mile bonus cards?
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I have earned and redeemed millions of airline miles and hotel points to travel the world for free. Now I'm blogging to help more people do the same! 
I would love to apply for this card, as I need about 50K miles now for lifetime status prior to the December 1st cut off. Applied for this card when it was first launched and and then the business card a few months ago, so do not think I will qualify. So sad
So if I got a citi card around six month ago I can’t apply for any personal cards again, even for the amex card is this correct? If that’s the case I will just apply for the business card, please help
Any idea if you can churn the biz card after 95 days like you could w/ the 75k offer?
I got the citi signature card 7 month ago could I apply for these cards?
The Points Guy posted yesterday that this deal is dead.
Point Guy posted that the 75k mile deals are dead, not the 50k deals.
Oops – skimming without enough caffeine! Mea culpa. Thanks for alerting me to MY error. This looks interesting.
@Deals We Like - I need about the same for lifetime elite status. I’m thinking of transferring them from Emily, but I don’t want to pay the transfer fee. Perhaps I’ll apply for the AA Explorer card with a 25K bonus (not sure if I’ll get it since I have the 75K cards, but am willing to give it a shot!).
@Mark – That’s correct – you have to wait 18+ months since your last approval for the Citi AAdvantage cards to get them again. But you should be able to get the business cards.
@Joe - I used to be able to do that, but haven’t been successful the last 2 times. But I have read reports of others being able to do that, so cancel the card and reapply if you can spare the credit inquiry (and tell us how it goes!).
@Mark – You have to wait 18+ months since your last successful application to be able to get the cards again. But you may be able to get the business card.
@The Mice – Guest is correct – the 75K offer is dead, but there is still the 50K offer available!
@Guest – Thanks for helping out!
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Thanks for posting the new deal!
I think I found an error though. Under the picture it notes that you need to wait 95+ days after applying for the two personal cards. I thought it was 65+ days after personal cards and 95+ days after business cards.
“And after 95+ days (~3 months) you can apply for the business card (you just may have a business you didn’t know about!) for another 50,000 mile bonus!”
Also, easier than using two browsers is using Chrome only. After you submit 1 application, go into the settings (Options->Under the Hood->Clear Browsing Data) and clear browsing data for the past hour. I have done that for four (4) apps on Saturday and they were all instantly approved. You can also do this with Firefox (Tools->Clear Recent History->Last Hour). All ways work though
I already have the personal Visa from one of the 75K offers. So you’re saying that I will not be able to get the personal Amex here? But that I should be good for the Business?
Please clarify, and great blog! Thanks.
I already have every AA card you can get, would you recommend canceling the cards and waiting 18+ months to apply for them again? Also, its 18+ from the original application date or 18+ months after canceling the cards?
Jaime: You can go for the 50k Amex as long as it has been 65+ days since you applied for the 75k Visa you already have and provided it has been 18+ months since you applied for a Citi Amex (if you have one).
Alex: It’s 18+ months from when you originally applied for the card. I’ve read of people waiting the 18+ months and applying for another card when their original card was still open and active and still being approved and receiving the bonus miles.
@Ken – You’re right. I’ll fix the typo! Thanks for the tips on the browsers too1
@Jaime – That’s right. Unless you applied for BOTH the personal cards at the SAME time, you won’t be able to get another personal card, unless it is 18+ months since your were last approved for the personal AA card. You should be okay for the business if it is at least 65+ days since your last Citi application.
@Alex – You don’t have to cancel the card. Folks have been able to get the card even if they didn’t cancel as long as it was 18+ days since they were approved (~a week after applying) for the card.
@Ken – You have to apply for both the personal cards at the same time, otherwise you likely won’t get approved for them both!
Just wondering, what type of a credit score do I need to land any of these three Citi cards. I have around a 718, and already received a Venture and Discover card a couple weeks ago. Do you think my score is good enough to get approved for Citi? If not, what other good 50k+ point offer cards out there right now do you think I would be approved for? Thanks!
Thanks for the fantastic post Daraius. What’s the minimum spend on the business card?
On a semi-related question…I applied (and received) the 75k miles for $4k spend and my wife applied (and received) the 75k miles for $1.5k spend this past year. Did either of these promos include the admirals club passes? I was so focused on the miles that I kind of ignored all the other perks. I travel to Hawaii in 2 weeks and would like to use them if we have them and don’t know it. Any other luggage perks (fees waived) with the card/promo? Thanks
@Everett - This is one of Citi’s most exclusive cards so the higher your score the better. The Venture and Discover are issued by other banks so you may be able to get this card and a card issued by Chase.
@Jenny - It is the same as the personal cards – $2,500 within 4 months of being approved for the card.
@EricT - The 75K cards did not have any freebies besides being able to get reduced mileage awards on certain routes. Enjoy your trip to Hawaii!
I am just wondering, how long do you have to wait after cancelling the cards to apply for the next one?
also is there an AA mastercard anymore?
@Jennifer – It is 18+ months wait between personal Citi card from the time you are approved for the card. There is an AA Mastercard, but it offers only 30K miles.
Darius… I plan to apply to this biz card and the Ink Bold card. Both are 50k. Any thoughts on which to do first? (I am always hoping to get the targeted 80k Ink Bold)
Thanks… Lee
Hi Darius… FYI: I just received a special offer to earn 50% more AA miles for every dollar spent on eligible purchases until 1/31/12. It requires an invitation number; therefore, please look out for your mail/email…
So if its been over 2 years since I last applied, and I cancel it today, I can reapply today?
Jennifer: It is past 18+ months so you should be good provided you haven’t applied to any Citi cards in the past 65 days (Citi Business in 95 days).
can i use the two browser trick for the citi amex and the business card? or i need to wait 65 day for the business card
@Cheaplee- The Ink Bold is issued by Chase and the points are transferable to Continental, Hyatt and other airline and hotels. If you’re hoping for a targeted offer you could wait. The current Citi offer is good for the end of October and there is another version which is good until the end of November (but they could be pulled any time).
@Nguyen- Thanks for the heads-up. 1.5 miles per $1 spend would be much appreciated!
@Jennifer- I would probably wait a few weeks before reapplying for the personal cards. Ken’s spot-on!
@Ken – Thanks for helping out!
@Mark - You could get 1 personal and 1 business card at the same day, but that way you miss out on the other personal card (since you have to apply for both the personal cards at the same time). You could try applying for the 2 personal 1st and then go back for the business card.
Thanks Darius and Ken!
I’m new to mileage acquisition and I have some questions: I’m trying to decide if the Chase Sapphire preferred card is a better deal. https://applynowdc2.chase.com/FlexAppWeb/renderApp.do?SPID=DL7V&CELL=6H8X&AFFID=x_S254V_QB8-ARXloBxjRoYRZVMLp2ljPw&pvid=1129de1120114c100a112350344715 It has a 50k bonus too, but some extra perks… no foreign transaction fee, 2 to 1 points earned for in travel and food, etc. Has anyone applied for this? Can I/Should I transfer the miles I earn on this to the Citi card I already have?
Or maybe I should apply for all three- Citi Amex, Citi Visa (but I already have one from 3+ years ago), and the Chase Sapphire. Am I crazy?
Great post like always Darius. I got approved for the two 75,000 Personal cards on August 6th. Today is now 67 days since those days. Too bad they pulled the 75,000 miles Citi AA business card for $1,500. Can I apply for the Business card for 50,000 miles? I don’t own a business but an ebay seller account which I barely ever sell anything. Does that count? Should I create an Amazon seller account? Whats the likelihood that I’ll get approved? Thanks!
I have read your link regarding filling out a business card. I currently only have a regular checking account and don’t have a business bank account. I’m a student and living with my parents so the utility bills are all under their names. However, my cellphone bill is under mine? Do these count?
Hi. What happens if I open two applications on one browser(Chrome), WITHOUT clearing cookies?
I applied for the 75k miles, 4k spend on the 9th and I just heard from a Citi representative that Citi voided my application because the card was no longer available for application. My credit report was not pulled, according to the Citi representative.
I applied for the 50k(visa and amex) today, both at the same time, about < 1 second lag time, although I did not clear my browser.
What could have happened if I did that?
Ok today is my small App-O-Rama. Applied and approved for the US Airways Mastercard. Applied for the Citi AA Business card and it said they have received my application and further review will be needed and they’ll email me in a week. They didn’t give me any number. Should I call them or just wait until they email me?
My next 2 are the Hawaiian credit cards. I don’t make that much a year since I’m a student. Whats the chances of them giving me the low 10,000 offer instead of the 35,000 miles?
thanks
@Jennifer - You’re welcome!
@funtimes – If you’re applying for only 1 card, the Chase Sapphire card may be a better deal since you can transfer it to Continental/United, Hyatt and other hotels and airlines. If you’re applying for 2 cards, then apply for both the AA cards since 100K miles will get you further. The Sapphire Preferred is a great card to keep as a primary card b/c of the no foreign fees, points transferability, and double points on food and travel. You can’t transfer miles/points earned with the sapphire preferred to Citi. If you’re comfortable with credit card churning and don’t have a big loan in the next 2 years, then apply for all 3.
@Stan – I can’t comment on the likelihood of being approved, but a lot of folks have managed to get approved for the biz card. If you’re asked for documentation, some readers have managed to submit a cell phone bill and a bank statement, but you may be asked for a utility bill instead. I would try to see if they accept your cellphone bill first. I would also call Citi to see what the issue is, since they may be needing some documentation from you.
If you’re not sure about the Hawaiian airlines cards you could hold off and perhaps try the SPG AMEX persona card instead.
@Dan – I always clear my cookies to make sure that the application is tagged differently and increase my chances of being approved for both cards. If you got approved for both cards, then you have nothing to worry about.
This seems like a great deal. I’m fairly new to the miles game. I just completed the spend on my first card (Chase Sapphire). This offer is really appealing, but American Airlines does not fly to my local airport (BTV). Is this something that should stop me from getting these cards? I could always get another card to provide miles that would fly me to an American Airlines city, but that seems a bit excessive. Do you limit your airlines to the ones that serve your home airport?
@Ethan Waldman – It is a good deal, only if it works for you! If AA doesn’t fly to your airport, then you will have to factor in the cost of flying to an airport served by AA or its partners. But you could save money that way – especially if you redeem for international travel. You can also use the miles for hotels and car rentals too, but they are not as good a value as using the miles for flights. I collect miles in any program as long as they are free or cheap to do!
@Million Mile Secrets
Good point. International travel was what I was thinking with these cards. I need to start on a new card or cards anyway because I’ve met the spend on my last one. Spending money in cash or debit seems like a waste now!
Ethan: I NEVER use cash/debit to purchase anything unless it’s a local place that only takes cash. This way I earn points on every purchase I make.
You mentioned the Citi Mastercard wasn’t a good deal because it’s only a 30k card, but the minimum spend is only $750. I am new at this, so forgive me if my thinking is off, but…
$2500 / 50k miles = 5 cents a mile
$750 / 30k miles = 2.5 cents a mile
Wouldn’t applying for the third card be worth it, or does the Mastercard often offer a lot more than the 30k currently?
How did you get over 1.5 million miles? It’s 750,000 each. 2 x 75K + 1 busi is 225,000. How did you fill up the rest ~500,000?
@Guest – that is not the right way to determine the worth of the mile. That is just a minimum spend on things you normally would spend with cash or a debit card (ie… phone bill, gas, grocery, etc) The way the miles are valued are based on the travel you can get with it when redeeming them for flights.
@NewYork – He got over 1.5 million miles from churning years ago before the new rule restriction was imposed.
@Darius- I’m feeling a bit bummed. Day started good with US Air card approval, then went south. Citi AA Business still says pending and wait even after calling their status hotline. Both Hawaiian applications said to wait also. I have very good credit and only started this creditcard game this summer. Don’t know if I should call them now or wait for their response.
@ Stan – I applied for both the Hawaiian airlines and they both said they will review. They called me at work and asked a few questions. They asked why I wanted both cards. And then they approved me. It may take a few days but since you have good credit, you will probably get approved.
@Ethan Waldman – You’re right – why spend cash when you can put it on a card! Here are some other ways to rack up credit card points.
@Ken- Amen.
@Guest - I’d rather get 2 50K offers instead of 1 50K and 1 30K sign on bonus. Also, you are spending the minimum spending irrespective of the card sign up bonus, so it is a wash. I don’t recommend spending on stuff JUST to meet the minimum spend to get miles since.
@New York – You could apply for Citi cards every 2 months when the bonus was 30K.
@Stan – Thanks for helping out! I would call the reconsideration lines now to get approved. I waited a week for BOA, and called them and got both cards approved on the same day.
@Jennifer – Thanks! What sort of questions did they ask you? The thing is they asked for my home number and I’m not home during the day. I’m not sure what to tell them about why I want both cards other than for the 140,000 possible HH points lol. Wouldn’t telling them that I want 2 cards because I want the extra sign up bonus to fly their airline a no-no?
@ Darius – Sorry I’m a bit confused. Am I calling the reconsideration number for the Citi AA Business card or the Hawaiian card? Since I’m calling the reconsideration line so soon, does that mean they are leaning towards denying me? What you think about the Citi agent telling me to wait even after speaking to me? Is that odd? I just agreed with her and was friendly.
Also, do you think telling Citi that I’ve been selling on ebay for years but now I really want to start selling a lot on it is a good enough reason to apply for a business card? Thanks!
@Stan – Your business reason sounds plausible. I wouldn’t tell them that you want both cards only for the miles – mention how much you like the airline and you’ll be starting to travel on it etc. I would call and get one card approved and then hang up and call back for the 2nd card. I would call the reconsideration lines for both cards (they both connect to live analysts who can manually process your application). They will ask you for your income etc, so you may be able to mention your household income to them.
I applied for the Chase Sapphire Preferred and I think I got approved. There was a glitch with a pop-up window, so I’m not 100 percent sure. But after I did that, I went to the Citi website to do the other two, and all I see are cards that have 30k miles with a 10k bonus. The links posted here are ambiguous when you click on them, as they don’t list the details of the offer. Could it be that the 50k AAdvantage miles cards are gone already!?
How cyclical are these offers? Will I have to wait long before the next big mileage perk? I don’t want to sign up now if something better is coming along within the next 18 months…
Just applied for the Citi Business and at the final step said: “Your application is pending for further review and we need additional information from you. Please call us at 1-866-606-2961″ But when I called that number, a recorded message says: “You have reach a NON working number at Citi Corp. Is there any other number where I can call? Thanks for your help!
@funtimes – Click on the landing page link and you will see the offer for 50,000 miles! Citi had a 100K and 75K offer previously, so you could wait. 50K seems to be the new standard offer.
@LatinGirl - Try 866-606-2787 or 888-201-4523. There’s more info in the reconsideration post. They may ask for documentation ( a checking account or utility bill) and info on your business.
I was thinking more of applying for 50k + 50k + 30k, as it would be a Visa, AMEX & Mastercard, not applying for one 50k & one 30k. Wouldn’t that bump you from Business to First on some overseas flights with the award bonus + miles from minimum spend? Or can you not do a three browser trick?
@Guest – The rules on the 3 browser trick are murky. I’ve read reports of it being successful with CIti and some say it is not. You will have to call in to the reconsideration line to get the 3rd card approved. You’re right that 130K miles are better than 100K miles!
So I just got off the phone with the BOA of reconsideration line. (866) 458-8805. The guy said I was declined because I was too new to the credit card world? Then I asked for a reconsideration and he put me on hold and approved me for a regular card. I asked if he can increase the credit limit to $5,000 so that I can get a signature card and he said no but then agreed to for the Bank of Hawaii card. I then call another number (877) 721-9405 to get approved for the BOA card but this other guy said it was declined and he couldn’t open the review. He said to wait for the decline letter in the mail and then respond back. Should I just try calling again or wait? Thanks!
I already have a Citi AA Mastercard (applied over 18 months ago) and a Citi AA Amex (applied 13 months ago) but I do not have a Citi Visa or the Business card. My understanding is that I cannot yet apply for the personal Visa because of the 18 month rule for personal cards but I can apply for the business card as I’ve never had one?
thanks!
@ Chris: You are correct on both accounts (18+ months after the Amex personal, assuming that still is the policy 5+ months from now). You can apply for biz now. Incidentally, on the personal, if you are denied at the 18 month mark, wait some time and try again, as it could be a 18-24 month rule (as long as you don’t mind the hard inquiry).
@Darius: You.are.the.man!
Thank you so much for the website and your perspective! You (and yours) have a friend in Colorado! Ride from the airport, a beer.. whatever! 
Also, all of the interviews are really great, and I loved the TravelSort one (?today), and her perspective on beneficial travel with a toddler (oh, and the Galapagos.. :jaw drop:..)!
@Stan – If you’ve just started applying for cards, you may want to wait a bit until you establish a good credit history. I would call the reconsideration line again and confirm that you got approved for both cards and try to get the signature card with the higher bonus.
@Chris – J is correct. You should be able to apply for the business card now.
@J – Thanks for helping out and for your kind offer! Hmmm…a Colorado beer does sound nice!
J: Where in Colorado? We just moved from NC to just north of downtown Denver.
It worked! I just applied for both the visa and amex card in chrome and firefox respectively, and was immediately approved for both. One question: The application pages didn’t say anything about the 50k mile bonus, but it did say AAvantage (I followed the links directly from the blog)- is this okay?
@Ethan – Congrats and thanks for sharing! The post has a link to the offer home page which lists the bonus –> 50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Offer Home Page
I used the 2 card trick on October 3rd – 75k Visa went first, 75k Amex second. The Visa said it was pending approval, while the Amex got instant approval. I received and confirmed the rewards program on the Amex card, which arrived on the 11th.
When I called on the 11th to check on the Visa status, it was still pending approval; when I called on the 13th, the application had been cancelled due to the offer being pulled.
I just called to ask whether I could have my application moved under the new program instead; the person I was speaking to couldn’t file applications, and she transferred me to an application line where the guy could only give me a 30k mile one, which seemed inferior even to the one on the citicards homepage.
Does anyone have any experience getting an application that was cancelled for this reason moved to a different rewards bonus? And if so, what kind of representative would I have to ask to speak to? Otherwise, I am apparently out in the cold for 18 months…
Has anyone had any experience applying for 3 personal Citi cards simultaneously? Let’s say 2 personal Citi AAdvantage cards like stated above and the Citi Hilton card? I also think I’ve read that Citi won’t accept more than 2 applications every 60 days so if you do apply for 3 Citi personal cards at the same time, how would that affect the 60+ days rule applying to personal cards and 90+ days to business cards?
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I think maybe Citi is catching on to the two-browser trick. I applied for both personal cards yesterday, and was told approval was pending on both. I just now received emails for both applications saying:
Unfortunately, we are unable to approve the application at
this time because:
o You have submitted multiple applications for credit.
Has anybody else had this happen? Any bets on whether reapplying for just a single card will work? Or am I out of luck for another 18 months?
@David – That sucks! Unfortunately, I don’t have any experience but perhaps some readers do!
@Allan – I’ve heard of some folks getting approved for 3 apps, but they had to call in to get approved. I haven’t tried it myself, though.
@Doug – I hope Citi hasn’t caught on. I would call them to see what happened.
I’m afraid Doug may be right. Ten days ago I did the two browser trick in my name for the 75K offers. Both required me to call the toll free number to complete the application. I called on the Amex first. The agent saw that I had an existing Citi MasterCard from years ago that we haven’t used much recently. She “stole” some credit limit from that and approved an Amex for $9,000. Then I called back on the Visa and spoke with a different agent. She too was going to borrow from the MC credit limit, but there wasn’t enough left for platinum Visa Signature. She could see that I applied for the Amex. I told her she could close the old MC account. She said I would have to call back and when I did, the Visa was approved and the MC closed.
Fast forward to this past weekend when I tried to do the same for my wife. First, I was disappointed to find the 75K no longer available so we did the two browser trick for the 50K offers. My wife had to call the toll free numbers for both. Did the Amex first and she got approved for $9,000. Called the Visa and she had to wait two days for an answer. Got the dreaded email today denying the Visa because she already had a Citi AAdvantage account. Boo hoo.
We will have 200K miles once we spend the required amounts. We will need another 90K for the trip we want (first class RT to Australia). We might be able to apply for business cards in 60+ days. My wife ran a day care years ago and I could be a “consultant”.
Are there any other offers out there that could be helpful to add to our AA miles quickly? We hope to fly on Quantas. Are the Chase Sapphire miles helpful for that? Can they be used in combination with the AA miles?
Thanks for a helpful site. Wish I found it a couple weeks sooner.
@Jim – Chase Sapphire points don’t transfer to AA, but they do transfer to British Airways, but the BA award chart is very expensive and charges high fuel taxes. Getting an award to Australia is one of the hardest awards to get (especially during the winter months). You could get the SPG card and convert them to AA miles (20K SPG = 25K AA miles), but I prefer using SPG points for SPG hotels.
Just did the two-browser trick and was instantly approved with identical terms on both cards. Upon receiving the cards, I will call in and verify the bonus miles (pending spend) and update the thread at that time.
Do the applications need to be sent at the ‘same time’ or can you get approved for both if you send them on the same day. Applied and was approved instantly for one and then learned that I could apply for both. Application was confirmed via chat.
@John – The applications need to be sent in very quickly one after the other. I would quickly apply for the other one!
@David – Thanks for sharing and good to know that it is still working!
Is this offer still valid? I am very new to miles and points game. I’d love to apply for both the cards and get 100k points.
@lee -For it to be illegal, it has to be against the law, and I don’t know of any US law which says you shouldn’t apply for 2 credit cards at the same time.
@blueflower - Welcome! It is still valid and you can get 100K miles by applying for both cards.
I applied both cards right now and it got approved. yay!! my bf did too but his amex said ‘application recieved’. He called in this morning and the CSR said its approved too without any questions. Now, we have a lot of upcoming big expenses…so we think we’ll b able to cover the minimum spending. But is it a good idea to buy visa or amex giftcards in case we cant cover the minimum? Also, coz I just applied for two cards, how long do I need to wait to apply for a new once in case some great offer pops up?
@blueflower – Congrats! You won’t be charged cash advance fees if you buy gift cards in grocery stores or drugstores, but you will be charged cash advance fees if you order them directly from AMEX. But it is a great way to meet the minimum spending requirement. Here are more ways to meet the minimum spending requirement!
thank you for the quick reply…can u also please answer my second question? how long do I need to wait to apply for a new card in case some great offer pops up? I am new to this so that would really help. And thank you so much once again for all your good work. you blog is awesome.
@blueflower – It depends! In general, Citi allows 2 applications every 65+ days, so you’d have to wait at least that long for another Citi card. But you cold apply for Barclay’s, Chase, or AMEX cards in between. Chase allows 1 app every 30 days & about 3 to 5 every year. As long as you have ~6 inquiries per credit bureau every 6 months you should be good to go for new card applications. If you’re applying for a mortgage etc, you may want to reduce the number of credit card applications to ensure that you get the lowest rate. Let me know if this helps, b/c I know it can be confusing!
Just as an FYI, I’ve heard from several people that have applied for two personal Chase cards in the past few days that they were approved for both cards, even people that applied a few days between each application. No need to call reconsideration either.
@Ken – Good to know! Do you know if they had previous Chase cards when they applied?
Daraius: I’m not sure, but I’ll try to find out.
@Darius – It really helped. Thank you so much.
@blueflower - You’re welcome!
I applied for a Citi business card in August and was declined because I put the wrong business name down on accident. (It was the name of the bankrupt branch of our business.) I used my social when applying.
Do I need to wait 95+ days from then before applying for the personal cards or can I go ahead and apply for the personal cards since it has been more than 65 days? I wish I had found this website back in August before I applied!!
@Katy – I believe that you can apply for only 1 business card every 90 days with Citi, so it would be best to wait if you plan on applying for another business card. You should be able to apply for the personal cards since it is more than 65 days, but I’d wait the 90 days (you’re so close!) just to be sure!
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Do you get the miles as soon as you apply or do you have to minimum spend first? Thanks!
@Jacqueline: For the AAdvantage cards, you must meet the minimum spend requirements. You’ll receive your points after the statement that meets the minimums closes.
I love your post! It is so smart. Do you know if there would be enough time to get the bonus to count towards elite status for the year?
Just the double browser thing for both me & spouse. Both Amexs approved immediately (which is really funny b/c we have macy amex, reg gold amex, detla amex and now aa amex ….. each!!!) and both visas are pending (and we have no visas just a mastercard currently). We’ll see…
Should I call for a status? If so, what number? The one listed above is no longer working. Thanks!!!
@Sarah - The bonus doesn’t count toward elite status, but it does count towards the lifetime elite status which is changing on Dec 1
@Margaret - The number is working (1-866-606-2961) – I just tried it!
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Hello, I clicked on the 50K miles AAdvantage card offer and was directed to a generic looking site. It didn’t say it is the 50K offer, so I called in to make sure this is what I am applying for. The rep told me that since I wasn’t targeted, the offer could be extended to me. I told them that I have extremely high credit score, great income, that I am their dream customer (all true, actually), but no, that didn’t help.
Any suggestions? Since I stumbled upon your site, I have been taking the miles collection far more seriously. THANK you in advance!
irina: The links here are genuine. The last 75k offer I clicked through this site and confirmed the points. The Citi deals will not mention the 50k points on the application.
Hey again!
So I just did this trick two weeks ago for the two Citi AA cards, was approved and got the bonus just fine. Now I see they are offering the same 50k bonus AND a $150 statement credit. Have you ever had luck with Citi bumping/matching an offer? Do you have a good number to reach them at for this, or another blog post that would give me a good request template when asking them? Thanks as always!
I just received my cards today and activated it. I also confirmed that i’d recieve 50k points after the initial spend. I have a question for you tho. I was setting up my online account. Do u think its ok if I link both my AMEX and VISA card together so that I can access both with a single sign on. Or is it a bad idea? Also, how do I get the 2 free admiral passes that was part of the deal. Will I get 4 free admiral passes for the 2 cards? Thank you so much. And yay!!! for my first step into the miles and points world
What is an admiral pass? Anybody? Please respond. Thanks!
@Everett - I send them secure messages, but they may not give you the bump. Then you could call in to customer service and threaten to cancel your card. You’ll be connected to an Account Specialist who most often will make you an offer (extra points, statement credit etc.) to keep the account open. I’ll share my experience in a few days!
@blueflower - I’ve linked all my Citi accounts together! They should mail you the Admiral’s passes a few weeks after you get the cards.
@Willie – Admirals Club is the name of the AA’s airport lounge.
@Daraius – I called them this morning and got the “we don’t do bumps/offer matches” response. Going to try a secure message like you said and giving a few more calls and hopefully it works. Looking forward to hearing if you are successful as well.
I last applied for a Citi AAdvantage approx. 18 months ago, give or take a few weeks. I did the two-browser trick, applied for both cards, and I was denied for both because I “recently had an account with this offer.” So can I wait a few weeks to reapply, or am I back to zero on the 18-month clock? Also, is there any leeway in calling and trying to get approved that way?
Hi, if we cancel our credit card a few months after receiving the 50k miles to avoid the annual fee for next year, will our miles still remain intact?
Also, if we use the same AAdvantage Number for future applications, do the miles stack with our old remaining miles?
Thanks!
@Everett – I was successful with getting the annual fee waived on the Citi Thank You Premier (I got 10K points since I paid the fee). It doesn’t hurt to try!
@Aaron – There is usually no leeway if you’ve been denied because of previous applications. You should be able to try again in 65 days.
@Walter – As long as the miles have been transferred to your AA account, you should be good! I would call them 2 months before your annual fee is due and ask if you can get extra miles or the fee waived.
I applied for both of the American Advantage 50,000 mile bonus offers for myself and my wife using the links on this web page… all were approved and we have now received all four cards. Do I assume that we will each get 100,000 miles after spending $2500 on the four cards or should I call to verify that we will get the bonuses? I am a little hesitant to call AA to ask about the bonuses, thinking they may see that we have done the double dip trick.
Ralph: I activated both cards at the same time. I later called back and confirmed the bonus for both cards at the same time. You can do seperate calls for each card if you’d like. BTW, I tried sending them a secure message to confirm the points and I never heard back from them.
Ken: Did you call American Advantage or Citi? I asked about the bonus when I called to activate the cards, but Citi could not answer the question.
rzap: I called Citi to activate the card and to confirm points bonus. AAdvantage will have no knowledge since they do not have access to your Citi account.
Hmm. got cards, activated them both amex and visa & have used them both, but have not called to confirm the points bonus…. will they not give it to you if you don’t?
abiggco: You don’t have to confirm the bonus points, but it’s a good idea to do so. That way you don’t waste the spend for nothing when it could’ve been going toward fulfilling minimum spend requirements.
@Daraius- So I sent Citi an SM about bumping my 50k bonus on both cards to match the $150 statement credit offer. This is the response I got: “Thank you for using Citibank Online. We regret we are unable to add the statement credit offer to your account as requested. As a goodwill gesture, we have added an additional 7,500 AAdvantage miles to your account. This additional amounts will be reported to American Airlines with your first purchase amounts.”
So if like me you missed out on the 75k offer and signed up for the 5ok offer instead, you may be able to at least get something for trying. Good luck!
@Everett - Congrats! It never hurts to ask and sometimes you’ve got to ask more than once!
Is the annual fee waived for the first year on the Citi BUSINESS Visa? I see the fee is waived on the personal but I didnt see any mention on the business card.
@Joe – The offer home page mentions that the $75 fee for the business card is waived!
Are the 50K bonus still active? The fine print mentions “must apply by October 31, 2011″. If the link works, then does that overide the date??
I did the original 75,000 offer for Citi’s AMEX and VISA offers and just received my 75,000 miles from AMEX! My only worry is that if I cancel my AMEX card, will they take away my miles?
@David – In my experience with Citi, you get the bonus if the links are still working.
@demax182 – I’d recommend keeping the card for at least 6 months before cancelling.
This same day/2-browser trick only gets around getting both signup bonuses right? Meaning it will still count as two inquiries on my report?
Gow: It should count as a single inquiry provided you apply to two Citi cards back to back.
@Gow & @Ken – It really depends. In some cases, I’ve got 2 inquiries and in others I’ve got only 1!
I obtained my AAdvantage personal Mastercard probably about 14 months ago, would I be able to apply for the AMEX/visa personal cards? Should I wait? Should I apply for the business card now?
@Carlos – You may have better luck with the personal cards if you wait 18 months or more.
Any word on whether or not this is still working post-10/31? I would like to sign my husband up for these, but don’t want to risk it if they’re not working. Also, I noticed that the $2500 spend cards now offer 2 club passes!
@Megan – With Citi, you usually get the bonus as long as the links are working even if the offer expired (think AA 75K!) The $3,000 version offers a $150 statement credit for an AA purchase so you could buy an AA gift card or a small AA purchase to get the credit.
Thanks for your wonderful post…
I applied for both, visa and amex, using two browser technique and got approved but I did choose the wrong card to apply i.e. I applied one without $150 statement credit. What you suggest to get the credit cards with $150 credit? Should I wait for few days…how many…
Second question is about if this is still valid as in the term and condition for the one without $150, it is mentioned that the application should be made by 10/31. Could you please elaborate…
Thanks
@Flyer - In general with CIti, you get the bonus if the links work, but the offer has expired. Of course, YMMV. You could call or send Citi a secure message once you get the card and ask them to match you to the better offer!
Folks,just got approved via the 2 browser for both the personal cards with good credit limits. i applied for the 50k/150$ credit ones,lets see how uch they offer when the cards come out.
Darius,thanks a lot again!
@upupandaway7 – That’s great! Thanks for sharing.
I was applied for two Citi cards and was instantly approved for one and got a message that the second card will need more time to review. I tried calling the following number to check the status the following day: 888-201-4523. I was told I was approved for one card (I already knew this) but there was no mention or record of the second card which I asked for specifically. Any thoughts on this? I also tried the number you provided in the blog post but it seems to no longer be working.
@Fran – Citi doesn’t have the best systems in place so they cold have lost your application! Try calling the reconsideration line and ask about the other card.
If you applied for a biz card first, how long do you have to wait to get the two personal cards? Thanks!
I have a Citi Bus Visa card that i got way back in May 2011. If I cancel the card for instance tomorrow, do i still need to wait 90 days before i can apply again? Am i missing something?
Husband & I did the 2 browser trick and it worked, 2 visas, 2 amexs. Ok? Citi though only posted 40k miles for my visa. All other cards posted 50k. All cards signed up for & approved same day, same time, same app. So I call Citi. I go up thru the chain this am, and they tell me repeatedly that it is “UP to 50,000 miles” and they can’t tell me why I got 40,000 because it is based on a lot of other information (credit score, history, their data, etc) that is proprietary (!) but they can give me 5000 miles and a $50 credit for the hassle. Has anyone heard of this? I went back and looked at the offer and I sure don’t see where it says UP to. What they said makes no sense anyway, since the Amex was approved by them under the same offer and I got the 50,000.
Thanks for the info…
RE: the Citi AA personal card … I know it’s pretty well-established that ppl should wait 18 (or at least 12) months between applications for the personal card, but I haven’t seen much info on a related question, which is …
After waiting 18(ish) months b/w applications, is the rule of thumb to have canceled the prior card, or to still have the prior card??? (i.e., am I more likely to be successful if I’ve still got the prior card, or would I be better off canceling the prior card before applying for the new one…) Thanks!
How long will it take after I complete $3,000 spend for miles to post? does it take all four months no matter what? I want to take a flight in May and I’m worried that I won’t be able to use my miles by then.
Adam: Once you complete the minimum spend the points should be moved to your AAdvantage account at the close of that billing cycle. That’s how my two cards and my wife’s two cards worked.
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Hi everyone: I’m an existing Citi AAdvantage member, and have another Citi Dividend card. It had been more than 18 months since I got my AA first card. I just applied using two browsers for Visa and Amex. On both applications, I got the message that they received the application. They were not instantly approved. Then, on the last page with the application # (Step 5), it said that the application was pending for review. All of a sudden, I got a Liveperson Chat with a Citi application agent. They asked for the application number. Then, they reviewed it and, in my case, the credit line offer was low. But, they offered to move existing credit from my other Citicard. So I accepted the offer, and the approved it! This happened on both applications, same day. I chatted with two different agents. It was very smooth and now I just have to wait for my cards and buy the minimum purchases in four months. Hope this help anyone. – Josh
Awesome! Great news! Thanks for the info!
As a follow-up … Does anyone know whether it’s necessary to wait a full 18 months between applications? I applied for (and was approved for) my Citi AA card at the end of October 2010. So … it’s appx. 14 mos. from that time … I was planning to wait til around May 2012 (since that would be 18 mos.), but I’m anxious to apply for the current 50K promo (which I believe runs through 1/31/12).
I might just I may just wait til May (as I’d originally planned) but if anyone has tried getting approved sooner than 18 mos. after a prior application, I’d love to know the results. (I believe I did read somewhere that people sometimes have success after 12 mos.) …
Also … for those who were successful in getting a new card(s) (even if it was after 18 mos.), I’m curious … did you cancel your prior card before applying for the new card(s) or not???
Thanks a million! Happy Holidays everyone!
I did not cancel or need to cancel my existing cards. Hope this helps.
Josh: Were you able to confirm your miles bonus eligibility for the new cards? Probably a good thing to do so you don’t waste a lot of spend only to find out you’re not getting the bonuses after all.
Thanks for the add’l info Josh! Has anyone else gone through the process of getting a Citi AA card w/a large sign-up bonus, and then 12 – 18 mos. later gone through the process again?
If so … has anyone canceled the 1st card BEFORE applying the 2nd time around? Results???
Thanks!!!
@Lisha – I’d wait 65+ days between personal applications and 95+ days between business card applications.
@Tariq – I used to be able to get the Citi business card again after cancelling the card and reapplying. But off late, I haven’t been successful, though I’ve read reports of others being successful.
@Trey – That is very strange. I would either call and ask to speak to a supervisor or write a letter to the Citi Executive Office with a copy of the 50K offer which does not say up to 50,000 miles!
@Cory - My personal experience has been to cancel the card and then reapply after the 18+ months. But other readers have had success with keeping the card open and then reapplying. I preferred to cancel my card and then apply in case I ran into a maximum number of Citi cards which I was allowed to open.
@Adam K.- Kens right!
@Ken - Thanks for helping out!
@Josh - Thanks for the very detailed post! I’m sure it is going to help lots of folks out.
@Cory - I wasn’t approved when I tried before 18 months, but you could have better luck than me! I got the bonus regularly before (when the Citi card was churnable every few months), and then got it again this year when the bonus was 75K miles.
@Ken – I didn’t think of asking them while chatting
How can I confirm bonus eligibility? – Josh
Josh: Just call them and say you’d like to verify the terms of your bonus miles. Tell them you don’t remember how many points you’re supposed to get and how much you need to spend to get those points.
Does anyone know if you are supposed to get the Lounge passes with the card, or after the minimum spend (same time that you get the points)?
An update for anyone wondering if the 50,000 mile offer is still valid:
Just used the two-browser trick to apply for both the Visa and American Express Citi cards. Was instantly approved for the Visa, had to call the reconsideration line for AMEX but was approved right away over the phone. (Apparently, I typed a wrong digit on the AMEX application; otherwise, I would have been approved instantly, according to the (very nice) customer service lady.)
I will verify the AAdvantage miles when the cards arrive in 7-10 business days.
Also, the customer service representative noticed I had submitted two applications, but this made no difference whatsoever and wasn’t an issue at all. She simply approved my second application with no questions asked.
Thank you, Million Mile Secrets for this site and this valuable information!
Great news! Thanks for the update!
3 related Q’s …
1 – Was that the link that was supposed to expire on 10/31 or the “Holiday” link, which was supposed to expire on 12/30 or 12/31???
2 – Also … do you currently (i.e., BEFORE applying) have a Citi AAdvantage card?
3 – If so, how long ago did you apply for the PRIOR card(s)?
4 – Also – If so … did you cancel your PRIOR card before doing the new applications???
Thanks a MILLION!
- Cory
oops … guess that was 4 Q’s … sorry ’bout that; and thanks again!
Hi, I tried leaving this comment yesterday, but it didn’t go through, so I apologize if this is a double post…
Cory – if your questions are directed at me, then here are my answers.
1) I used the links on this page under the sub-heading, “Citi AAdvantage 50,000 Mile Bonus Offer – First Time Applicants… 50,000 AAdvantage Miles after $2,500 is spent in first 4 months.” I’m not sure whether these are the holiday links you’re referring to, but if you click on the link that says “Offer Home Page” and let the graphic at the top of the page load, you’ll see that the 50,000 mile offer is still available (as of today, anyway).
2-4) I did not previously have a Citi AAdvantage card. I am a first-time applicant, so I’m unfortunately not able to answer those questions for you. Sorry! Hopefully someone who already had a Citi AAdvantage card will leave a comment about this.
I applied for both the Visa and AMEX using the 2 browser trick right before Christmas. I have a fraud alert on my account so I had to call in to verify that it was me who applied for the cards. Since I received two separate notices, I called 2 different times on the same day to make sure I spoke to different people. They verified my information and I got approved for the Visa right away. On the Amex, the rep said that I would hear by mail in 7 to 10 business days.
When I still had heard nothing by the new year on the Amex, I called again and was told they were behind because of the holidays and that I should hear again in 7 to 10 business days.
Fast forward again, and today I received an email saying that my Amex application was denied because the offer is available for only first time members and that I already have an account with them. I am assuming this is the Visa even though I applied for both cards at the same time using the 2 browser trick.
So, at then end of my long story, I do have a question. Is there any chance of trying to get this promotion on the Amex by calling the reconsideration line or am I just out of luck? Any advice or help is much appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi corman
any chance I can get the reconsideration number that you called for citi?
thank you.
Update. Remember they only wanted to give me 40k miles, and Citi said it was “up to” 50k? Called 2x, 2 supervisors, got them up to 45K but no more. Wrote a letter, provided all the backup (and mentioned that husband got the 50K for the exact same app at the same time as mine), got an email they are giving me the add’l 10k. Thanks. Still don’t know why they shorted me in the first place!
Update: Received both cards in the mail yesterday and called to confirm the rewards program, number of AAdvantage miles, and spending limit. Both cards are good for 50,000 miles with a $2,500 spending limit in the first four months (just as advertised). Now I just need to spend $5,000 in four months!
@jason – The reconsideration number I called was 800-763-9795. Good luck!
@Ken – Thanks for helping out!
@Rissa – I don’t see it mentioned when you get the passes, but would assume it would take 1 to 2 months to get the passes.
@corman – Thanks for sharing your experience! It is very helpful to others.
@Cory – I didn’t have a Citi AAdvantage card open when I applied for the cards again last year. I had the prior cards about 22 months before I applied again. Yes, I cancelled my prior cards, but I don’t believe that you have to cancel them to get the bonus again if it has been 18+ months since your last approval.
@corman – Thanks for helping out!
@Meghann – Generally it is very hard to get CIti to reconsider an application when you are declined for being a previous cardholder. Thanks for sharing!
@Margaret – Very strange story! Not sure why they did that, but glad to know that you got the miles!
@corman – Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
Hi Daraius, thanks a lot for sharing! A general question that might concern many people, and I have not yet found an answer to, when do you actually get the bonus miles and the statement credit after you meet the criteria? Is it after 4 months the spending period? Thanks!
Andy: With most credit cards you get the bonus when the statement closes where the requirement is met. It has worked like that for me with Citi AAdvantage cards as well as Chase Freedom and Sapphire Preferred.
@Ken: Appreciate the answer!
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Tried the 2 browser trick. Both applications said they were pending further review and to call, but the number they provided said it was invalid. Frustrating!
@Jonelle – Try calling 800-763-9795 or any of the numbers to the reconsideration department.
Thanks! I called the number (twice) for both applications and was approved for both. Hopefully I will be get the bonus miles offer for both. I will update later.
@Jonelle – If your application is approved and you get the card in the mail, you will most likely get the miles!
@Daraius – I used the 2-browser trick and got approved for the Visa personal card. But I received a “Request for Transcipt of Tax Return (4506-T)” from Citi in connection with the Amex personal card application, which I will need to sign and return within 30 days. Their cover letter also says that “by returning a completed form, you authorize us to pull an additional credit bureau report.” Is this normal? My credit score is around 780 and my income is relatively high.
@Mark – I haven’t heard of that before from Citi, but they could deny you for the card since you already have the Visa card. Have you tried calling the reconsideration line?
What do you make of this?
http://consumerist.com/2012/01/citi-says-those-free-rewards-miles-you-received-are-taxable.html
If this is true, then all of us who got approved and received 100 k miles now owes taxes on 2500 misc income. Its ridiculous that they would do this, and to actually overestimate the value of the mile (1 mile = $ .025) is totally BS.
I emailed Daraius that article earlier today.
@Spirit & @Ken - I wouldn’t worry much about this. Citi has sent those forms for miles earned from bank accounts, not credit cards. And even if it were for miles earned from credit cards, there is a way to dispute the value of the miles. Thanks for sharing with me!
I’d read Gary’s post a while back, I was just hoping to not have to go that route. 2011 will already be a total pain for taxes. I got married, own my own business, plus I’ve lived in two different states, both of which require state income tax.
Has anyone actually received the $150 statement credit for the AMEX yet?
@Ken – Have you got a 1099 for miles? I suspect you won’t receive them for miles earned from credit cards.
@Some guy – I applied in November, was approved in December for the business card, and got the lounge passes last week. I still haven’t got the statement credit for my AA purchase.
Nope, nothing yet. I don’t think I’ll be getting one as many have mentioned already. Will keep you posted.
I applied using the double browser trick. Thank you, it worked. I received both personal cards. Do you think there is a risk of charging both cards $3,500 on the same day? Or should I charge 1 now, and the next after the first bill? I’m not worried about the charge being approved, but I am worried that AA will see two 50k mile bouses in the same billing cycle.
@Ken – Sounds good.
@Justin – Congrats! I doubt there will be issues if you complete the minimum spending on both cards immediately.
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Apply the 50000 mile AA Amex and Invited CITI 40000 VISA, but unfortunately at the end it popped out the online chatting to verify information, and it destroyed the two brower trick. I am wondering whether using two computers at the same time is OK? Anyway, one was approved after the online chat, the other one, I called and they said I already had Amex and cannot have both. But anyhow the CSR helped processed it? The Amex is 2200 limit, while the VISA is 2000. I am confused whether both will be send to me. But I had bad luck that I had to submit 4 times which might all shown on the credit file! Anyway, I will not apply anything this year. Hopefully I can get both cards and bonuses as well. Good luck with everyone on two-brower trick!
@Rui Zhang – Congrats! I’m curious why you applied for the 40K Visa when there is a 50K offer? You should get both cards and the sign up bonus on both cards as well.
@Million Mile Secrets
Well, Actually on the one hand, I felt that to fullfilling the requirement is a bit hard for me, I intended to use the miles in early May ,so I have to spend the money all once as soon as I got the card. (Maybe no enough time). On the other hand, I only have more than 1 years credit history, I am not quite sure I will be able to get the Platinum Card, so I would like to make sure at least got one, which is kind of pre-approved from Citi. In the meanwhile, I applied Amex SPG and is approved, too! I am so glad!
It seems if you click on your AMEX persoanl and VISA personal links (provided above) directly, they offer 30,000 and 40,000 miles respectively. However, if you click on your OFFER HOMEPAGE link provided above, it still offers 50,000 miles. Which do you think is correct?
@Rui Zhang – Thanks for sharing your reasons. Citi gives you the miles regardless of which version of the card you’re approved for, so even if you weren’t approved for the Signature card, you would have still got the miles. Congrats on the AMEX SPG card.
@Kristen -The links go directly to the 50K offer application pages. Where do you see the links offering 30K and 40k miles (could you post the link in the comments so that I can check it out?)
Are these offers still valid? I notice when I click on the link it does not mention the offer.
@james; @Million Mile Secrets
Hi, I got the link which explicitly points out “apply before Feb. 29th, 2012. I tried to post it here but it seems to be not allowed, I don’t know why. I will try again after this message.
@James
Sorry I think this does not allow post links. Plz PM me.
I got approved for both Amex and Visa instantly but my fiance got a letter in the mail asking him to fill in a form to allow IRS to send Citi his 2010 tax forms. I put in our household income for his application (which is like double his personal income) but the 2010 tax forms only show his personal income because we file separately . Added to that, his personal 2011 income is much higher than 2010 as well. Why are they asking for 2010? We called the number on the letter and the Citi rep said he should have put personal income and offered to update the credit card application to show his 2010 personal income so that it’ll match the tax forms. I don’t understand all these hassle because from Credit Karma / Sesame, he has excellent credit score. What would you recommend we do?
We really don’t want to share tax information with Citi but if that’s the only way to get the cards then we probably will do it since we each need 75k miles for our honeymoon next year. Would appreciate any advice you have!
I did the two browser trick last week. On both applications, upon submission, I was told that I’d hear within so many days. By Monday, I received an approval letter for the AMEX card, and today (Thursday), the card arrived in the mail.
Curiously, I haven’t heard a thing about the Visa. Should I take a chance in calling up Citi?
On another note, I’m usually denied credit from AMEX but have no troubles getting a Visa…
@Reynard
Hi, I think this card is Citi’s, regardless of it labeled Amex. I would suggest you call Citi with the phone provided in the article “reconsideration”. Good luck! I called immediately after applying and although they recognized I applied for multiple, they approved the card anyway.
@Reynard
Hi, sorry I misunderstood your point. But try call them. Good luck.
@Rui Zhang
I just got off the phone with the application status line re: my Visa app. The nice lady told me that a letter was sent to me on February 4th and that I’d have to follow the instructions in the letter to proceed further.
WTF?
I am sorry to hear that. I think someone above said Citi asked for authorization of IRS sending them relevant tax materials, unfortunately. I am not sure what your situation is. I believe at this stage you can only wait and see. Good luck!
@james – The offer landing page is dead, but the application page still works.
@Rui Zhang – Not sure what happened to the links, but If you post more than 1 link in a post, it may get flagged as spam. I’ll check to see if they are in the spam box!
@KristyW - Sometimes banks ask for tax information, and it is up to you to submit it. The application will get denied if you don’t submit the information, so it may be best to submit it. Good luck!
@Reynard – This AMEX is issued by Citibank, not American Express bank. You could call Citi and ask them what happened, but don’t reference the AMEX approval unless they bring it up. It sounds like you may have got denied or they want you to send them a tax transcript. You could try calling again to see if you can get any other information from them.
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I applied on Jan-24 & received my cards within 3 business days. I spent $3,500 on each card on the same day I received. On Feb 08, I received 1(one) 50K mile bonus.
Do the AmEx or the MasterCard bonus miles post to your account sooner? Also, during an online confirmation for the MasterCard, they used available balance from my existing card forthe new card(even though I told them not to). Do you think they will automatically disqualify me for the 50K bonus?
Justin- The points post when the statement in which you’ve completed the minimum spending closes. It is possible that your 2 cards have different statement closing dates which is why you received only 1 bonus so far. I’d check to see the statement closing date for the card which didn’t get the bonus. I don’t suspect that the credit reallocation will disqualify you from the bonus.
Do cash advances count towards the spending limit? I’m running close to my 4 month deadline and don’t want to miss out on the 50k!
No. I called them once on cash advances and they said it doesn’t count. You must do a purchase.
We just did this (my wife and I). The only “scary” thing is that on the links provided to the applications, the application pages themselves don’t actually say anything about the 50k….hopefully I’m not missing something here!
Other issue we’re waiting to see about. I already have a Citi Visa and a AA number, but when my wife just did this 2 credit card trick, she put in my AA number since I already have 40k miles we want to add to, hopefully Citi doesn’t somehow dig into the AA database and see that the number is already connected with my Visa and somehow invalidates the deal. I’m guessing no, but we’ll see.
She was approved instantly about 10 minutes ago, I guess we have to wait till we get the cards to verify the 50k deals and if they cared about using my AA number.
If i transfer a balance from another CC, will that qualify as spending $2,500 the first 4 months? or does it have to be an actual purchase?
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@Katy @Nat – Josh is correct and they don’t count. You also will pay a lot of interest for transferring a balance which will almost certainly negate the value of any miles you may have earned.
@Josh – Thanks for helping out!
@Rob – The offer still works even though the landing page is dead. I don’t recommend putting in a different AA number. You can always call Citi and ask them to link a different AA number to your wife’s credit cards. You can verify the 50K offer when you call to activate the card.
We tried the two browser trick for my husband, and both came back to say it was pending and we had to wait, and we got the letters in the mail saying the offer was only good for first time citi clients. I thought I had calculated out that we were about 18 months out from his last one, but when I recalculated, I think it’s been 17 months. I’m assuming that we applied too soon. Can we wait a couple months and apply and get whatever bonus is available then?
@Shalisa – You can try again in a few months and get whatever bonus is available. You were so close!
I’ m curious. If I just applied Citi Premier card (applied and received in January – in order to get the 50,000 Thank You point bonus), will I be denied if I try the two card trick for the AAdvantage cards? Do I need to wait 18 months?
@Josh – Citi has a 2 card in 65 day policy, so you’ll likely be denied for the 2nd AA card. I’d wait 65+ days sine your last Citi application and then apply for the 2 AA cards together.
Thanks for the response! Great site – and great information!
History: Applied/approved for citi business in May 2011. Canceled it on 2/6/12.
Applied again for the Citi Business Visa on 2/10/12. Every time I call the citi business automated application line, i get the message that application is pending and will require further review and the system tries to connect me to a customer rep. I am a little skeptical in talking to a live rep. Any thoughts?
@Josh – You’re welcome!
@Tariq – I’d talk to the live rep and see what’s holding up the application. Perhaps they need some more information from you.
This is confusing. I called the Citi Business Customer rep and they are saying that there is no record of the application and I should re-submit. Every time i called the automated status number it says pending further review
. I am not sure if the credit pull went through or not. Shall i re-submit or not?
@Tariq – I would call the reconsideration line and ask them to check the status of your application.
I called the Citi folks and after 10 mins of waiting was approved for the Citi Business Visa Card. I used your link Darius as your blog is extremely helpful
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Also, this will be my third citi bus card (2 visa, 1 mc)
how often can you churn Business cards ? Is it still every 3 months ?
Not sure about that. I usually keep the cards longer and heavily use them.
@Tariq – Congrats on the approval. Thanks for using the link on the blog, but I don’t get a referral for the Citi Business 50,000 offer. I list it because it is the highest offer which I know of.
@amod – I was successful around 8 months after cancelling the business card during my last attempt.
Question, if you already have an American Express Credit card through your local bank (not connected to Citi in anyway). Would I still be considered a new card member?
@Jacob – As long as you don’t have a prior Citi AA card you should be fine for the Citi AA cards (provided you haven’t had a Citi AA card in the past 18+ months)
Hey! Love the blog.
I just applied for both cards and got the bonus. Let’s say my wife open both cards as well and gets 100,000. Can you transfer AA miles to other accounts? We want to be able to book tickets together, but the points are on different accounts.
Thanks!
Hi Daraius,
Thanks again for all that you do. I read your blog every day and get so excited! Do you know if the 2-browser trick works with the AA business cards?
Thanks!
Katie
@Steven - There’s a fee for transferring miles, but that doesn’t make sense. You can book tickets for anyone with your miles, so it doesn’t usually matter if the miles are in 2 separate accounts. You can call and have the agent book tickets for the 2 of you, or you could redeem them individually online.
@Katie – Thanks! Unfortunately, it doesn’t, but I’ve heard that it works for the Citi Thank You Premier cards with 50K points each or the Citi Hilton cards.
Thanks for the great info. A friend referred me to this site yesterday and I have already read many posts. Question for you … we just used the 2 browser trick to sign up for the 2 AA cards for my husband with me as an authorized user. Instantly approved. Our plan was to spend the 5,000 to get the miles and then open 2 more credit cards in my name. Assuming the same promotion is around, will it work for me in a few month since I am linked as an authorized user on my husband’s account?
@kj – Welcome! Yes, it should work for you even though you are currently an authorized user on your husband’s account.
Hi! Thank You for all of the helpful info, my husband and I got the 2 cards each and have received our 100k miles each. My question is on the $150 credit you get with the Citi AA Visa, will paying the taxes on an award flight be considered a qualifying purchase?
Thanks so much!
@Wendy – I’ve been unable to get the $150 credit dispite buying a gift card in January, so I’d hold off making a $150 AA purchase. But if you have to pay the taxes on an award, it doesn’t hurt to try.
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Thanks, I have to pay the taxes anyway. I did receive my statement for one of the visa’s today and wanted to report that the $5.00 in taxes I paid for one of the flights got me the $150.00 credit! So you may want to pass this information along. Thanks again for all of your valuable information!
@Wendy – That’s great news. Thanks for sharing. I still haven’t received my statement credit for the gift card!
Just an FYI. Looks like they are pretty quick about it if they intend to give it to you. It was on the same statement with the charge from AA for the taxes. Glad I could give helpful information in return.
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I was approved using your 2 browser directions. Instantly approved for both VISA and AMEX. I used Your website links for 50,000 mile signing bonus but when I looked on other Citi sites for AMEX and VISA, the current offers appear to be 40,000 sign up bonus miles. Where on line (or telephone) can I determine what the signing bonus I actually received? I am short on time to turn dollars into miles into vacation! thanks, karin
@Wendy – Thanks for sharing. I’ll give that a shot and see.
@Karin – The 50K offer is the best offer available, but doesn’t pay me a referral. The 40K offer pays folks a referral which is why you see them more prominently. You can confirm that you’ll get 50K miles when you call to activate the card.
Using your two browser instructions, I was instantly approved for the VISA but had to call in to complete the AMEX application. The rep. approved my AMEX application over the phone and confirmed the 50K bonus. Both cards arrived on the same day and when I called to activate the VISA I was hoping to confirm the 50k bonus for that card but the automatic system handled the activation and I never spoke to a representative. Any tips on how to handle this without raising any red flags? Should I secure message Citi? Call customer service? Wait it out? Thanks for a great site!!
@CM – Congrats! You can call the number on the back of the card and confirm the sign-up bonus.
Should this one work even though i already have the mastercard citi?
Thanks
@Osky – If your Citi AA MasterCard (or other Citi AA personal credit card) was approved more than 18 months ago you *may* be able to get the bonus again.
It was approved in december 2011, 3 months ago. That means I cannot get another bonus? Any other card to get miles for AA? Thanks!
@osky – Unfortunately, you can’t get the bonus again if your last Citi AA card was approved in December 2011. You could try to get the AA business card for more AA miles or apply for the AMEX SPG card and transfer the 25K sign up bonus to 30K American Airline miles (though I personally use my SPG points for hotel stays).
Thanks for all your help! It seems that the spg amex is currently offering 10k instead of 25 now
Does anyone (Daraius or anyone else) know if the Citi link w/the 10/31/11 expiration date is still working currently???
Also – does anyone know if there’s a new/current link with an expiration date further into the future??? Thanks!
@Osky – Try clearing your cookies or using a different browser. Or use a private browsing session in Firefox (Ctrl + Shift + P).
@Cory – I believe the link will work as long as the application page comes up. The application page is not coming up, but I’ll see if there is another offer and update the links. Thanks for letting me know.
I applied for the AA business card on Feb 28 and was instantly approved after step 5 call in. Fast forward to this weekend when i get an email saying my application is pending and I needed to call in. Found out they needed address verification. Faxed in business license this morning. Well see what happens. They want a BUSINESS bank account statement but none of my bank statements state Business on them. We’ll have to wait and see.
@delaware_lizard – I edited your post so your email address is not displayed. They usually let you send 2 out of 4 documents so a utility bill etc. could also work.
do you need to wait 18 months if you have had personal card in that time frame but are considering a business card?
I noticed the $150 credit offer is now gone. If you did qualify for it, AA & Citibank both told me that the ONLY way to get it is from the purchase of an American Airline ticket, mileage tickets included. Gift cards, luggage fees, luggage tags, etc. don’t qualify.
Justin: The Terms never said anything about purchasing airfare, it only said you needed to buy ANYTHING from AA to qualify. People have been buying beverages in flight from AA or buying gift cards from AA and still getting the $150 credit.
I applied for both on Saturday. Apparently I messed up on oe the applications (gave my monthly mortgage an extra zero…oops). Got denied for debt/income too high. Called today and the agent fixed it on the AMEX and said it should go through tonight. Called back to do the same to Visa and they could see both applications so asked which one I wanted to go forward with. Just FYI, make sure you have all of the information correct before submitting. If anyone has had success after a situation like this let me know. Love to add 50,000 miles!
Applied for both today (after calling this morning to get the Chase Freedom by taking credit line from my old Chase Sapphire), and got instantly approved for both. Thanks D!
@steve – Waiting 18 months is only from personal application to personal application. You could get a Citi business card if you don’t have one right now.
@Justin - There are different versions of the $150 credit. I just got my credit for buying a $150 gift card, but newer versions of the offer have restrictions. Be sure to read the terms before applying.
@Ken – Thanks for helping out!
@Brian – I would call back and even if they ask you which one to process, mention the VISA b/c the AMEX is already processed.
@Matt M – Glad it worked out! Thanks for sharing.
So after my two initial approvals, I clicked through on the Amex in Internet Explorer to sign up for picture ID and time of the month I want my bills, and then clicked through to the final summary. When I went over to Google Chrome to do the same for the Citi AA Visa (which said approved for $xxk), and clicked on next to choose the options, it said there was an error with my application. Do you think there’s any chance that they unapproved me somehow, or was it just the browser messing up cause I waited too long? Since I got the initial approval (and took a capture of the page), do you think I’ll be OK?
Do you think this offer is going back up to 75k any time soon? Don’t need miles right away but don’t want offer to go down or citi become more diligent with the 2 browser trick.
@Matt M – You can always call to see if they’ve processed your application.
@Tom - I don’t have any inside information, but apply for the cards when you feel comfortable.
6 months ago, I applied for both under the 75K offer using the browse trick. I got a letter asking for verification of income – form 4506T. I didn’t want to proceed and never sent the form. I have the Citi AA Business card and excellent credit.
How long do you think I need to wait to try it again?
Thank you, Henry
@Henry – I really don’t know for sure. Citi usually allows 2 applications every 65 days for personal cards. I suspect that since you were never approved, and never got the cards, you can’t be denied the bonus as an existing customer. But they could just ask you to fill up the 4506T form again if you apply.
Do we have any recent hard data on the statement credit for gift cards? A post on MP says nay, from January of 2012. Hey, I’m happy with the cake, but I’ll take the icing if it’s still there…
quick question: I got 50k Visa and AMEX together. I activated Visa, can i activate AMEX card later because i don’t think i can spend $6000 in 4 months. the $3000 4 months is based on activation date, is that right? thanks.
How often can the business card be churned? I know the personal cards are only eligible for bonuses every 18 months, but I didn’t know if the business card was different…
I, too, wondered if the 4 months was from when the card was activated or from the approval date??
@msp2anywhere – I got my statement credit for a $150 gift card, but there’s a lot of confusion over what is an eligible AA purchase. If you’re willing to take the chance, you could buy a small value gift card, something on a flight, pay for taxes and fees, and see if you get the credit.
@Ben – NO, the clock starts ticking from when your were APPROVED for the card, not when you activated the card. It may make sense to pay a fee and pay your rent or mortgage using WilliamPaid or Chargesmart so that you meet the minimum spending to get the miles.
@Katy – The 4 months starts from when your were APPROVED, not when you activate the card. The business card can be churned every 3 to 5 months AFTER cancelling it. But as always, it could vary from person to person.
thanks D. i will use those two cards for next trip to Japan then. 3% fee is the same as those mortgage fee charge company. good point. my plan is to get the business card after 65 days(right?), 150k points good enough for me and wife a good trip to Asia.
thanks again.
How many credit cards can I apply for at one specific time? I have a good score 750+ and I haven’t applied for one for at least 12 months. Could I apply for, say, 4 cards? I don’t intend to buy a car, house or loan in the near future.
Hi There,
Simple question that I can’t seem to Google an answer for. For spends, do Issuers typically allow you to purchase Gift Cards to meet the spend requirements?
I’m unsure I can spend the thousands needed within the 3 month period. I was thinking that I could just stock up on Amazon Gift Cards or Home Depot cards, to help meet the Spend Amount.
Just wondering if any Issuers view these Gift Card purchases as ineligible.
Thanks!
@Ben – Citi allows 2 applications in a 65 day window, so you should be eligible to apply for the business card in 65+ days. Using your card overseas is also a good way to help meet the minimum spending requirement since the fees are virtually the same as you point out.
@Joe Rodriguez – I don’t more about your personal situation, so can’t specifically comment. But if the cards are from banks which use different credit bureaus, your score and recent activity is within the range of getting approved. You can start with the cards you want most, and call the reconsideration line if you get denied.
@Joe – Yes, they generally do consider gift card purchases towards meeting the minimum spending requirements. I’ve listed gift cards as one of the ways to help meet your minimum spending requirement in this post. You can stock up on gift cards, but don’t it if you will carry a balance, since the interest fees won’t be worth it. You could also pay your rent/mortgage for a small fee which is usually worth it to help complete a minimum spending requirement.
I guess what I want to stress out is should I make all of the applications on the same day. I understand the effectiveness of limiting the inquiries, but you’re saying that Emily for example made her February app-o-rama 6 applications on the same day?
@Joe Rodriguez – Emily made all her Feb applications on the same day. If you’re doing only 1 or 2 cards, I don’t think it matters when you do them. It doesn’t hurt to do them on the same day, but do whatever you are comfortable with.
The links under the” Citi Advantage spend 2,500″ are not working. None of the 3 (Visa, Amex, Business) are working and when I go to the landing page and then click on the links from there they don’t work either. Should I use the ones under spend “$3,000 in 4 months”? Can I use those links but still get the deal if I spend the $2,500? I am not sure how that works. I wanted to sign up for both Citi tonight as I am making a large purchase in the next couple weeks. Thanks!
@Jasmine – The $2500 links are dead. I’ll update the post – thanks for letting me know. But if you use the $3,000 links you will have to spend $3,000, not $2,500 to get the bonus miles.
I was just approved for both the personal AmEx and Visa cards today after applying. I called regarding the AmEx application, during which a CSR offered to transfer some of my credit limit from my other Citi cards to my AAdvantage AmEx, which I did.
I then called Citi regarding the Visa card, and they noticed that I had opened another card the same day. Nevertheless, the CSR transferred more of my credit limit and approved my card without further questioning. He did mention the $150 bonus in addition to the 50,000 spend limit, so I am pretty sure that the $150 credit statement bonus is still active. (the CSR whom I talked to over the AmEx card did not confirm the bonuses, however)
@CCC – Congrats and thanks for sharing!
I booked my flight to Zurich, thanks to you!
I used the AAdvantage offer with the admiral passes. I have never got them, do they mail them separate, if so, how long did it take to get yours? (anyone?)
Thanks!
@Darius – It was my pleasure! Thanks to you for providing the link to the (still active) page.
*50,000 bonus with $3000 spend limit, not 50000 spend limit.
Also, the CSR wasn’t sure of what counts toward the $150 credit statement requirement when I asked. I think that the safest best would be to buy a $150 AA gift card.
I opened a Citi Aadvantage Amex card 9/7/10 and close it 6/27/11. I reapplied 3/18/12 after 18 months and was denied. I have been on the phone close to a dozen times with Customer service and New Applications depts and they state its because I was once a customer and it does not matter how long ago. They have clamped down on former customers getting multiple Bonus xx000 miles. I even asked if they could reopen my former closed acct so that I may at least earn miles with no bonuses. They said NO, they have basically prevented former customers from ever becoming a customer again EVER in the future, at least for the Citi Aaadvantage cards. They have NO WAY for a former customer to get a Citi Addvantage card without bonuses (no such application form available). I will try the Citi Business card in 65 days. Anyone else see this occurring as a Previous customer?
Well, this will certainly change things. I wonder if this is happening to anyone else? Could there be any new fine print someone can look up when they apply? I just got my 50k miles (Visa/Amex), and ready to fly! Was looking forward to reapplying after 18-months. Maybe the Business card is my last bonus. – josh
I am curious if anyone else with a closed acct and previous appl older than 18 months has seen this? Bottom line: Citi does not appear it wants old customers back, even without the bonus.
@KPG
I applied and got approved for both card – have yet to receive the miles (fingers crossed). But I had 2 AAdvantage cards opened since 2007 and used them all the time. I am paying just for the MC, as AMEX is a no fee card – as long as the MC is working. So I have 4 now – 2 AMEX 1 MC and 1 VISA from Citi AAdvantage.
Had no issue with approval. In discussion with Citi about my wife approval – since they saw that she had a lot of credit on her Credit Report, but it was because she was an Authorized user – so I sent them the full report and waiting for a response.
So may be it was because the cards were closed? not that you were a “Returning” customer?
@Leo – Congrats and thanks for sharing. I got the passes about 1 or 1.5 months after I applied for the card.
@CCC - Thanks for confirming that the links still work! $50,000 spend wouldn’t be such a great deal! I’ve got the credit with the $150 gift card, but have read of folks who did not.
@KPG – Sorry to hear about that. It is at least 18 months (18+ months) before you can get the card again. For some folks it works at 18 months, for others it works at 20 months. I doubt that you will NEVER get another Citi personal AA card again. That doesn’t make any sense! Try again in a few months and I suspect you may get approved.
@Josh- A lot of the “rules” keep on changing, but as of now you should be able to get the bonus again 18 to 20 months after your previous Citi AA application.
@Alex – Thanks for sharing! Folks have been able to the bonus again if they had the cards or even if they had cancelled them and waited at least 18+ months.
Previous :accepted” application? If I just applied and got tuned down at 18 months since original accepted appl, is it based on last application (accepted or rejected) or only if accepted. That’s a big difference. I will retry in 2 months.
@KPG - The 18 to 20 months is since the last accepted application, not rejected.
I just got done with the 2 browser trick for my wife’s apps. Both of them required further review after I chatted online for each application. Has anyone had this experience and if they go into further review will they catch the fact that there are 2 applications out there? Will she still get the bonus for both cards if they are both approved tomorrow?
Had she applied in the last 18-20 months? If yes, then maybe they ‘may’ be rejected or maybe due to how the application was filled out further checking with the credit bureus will be needed. In either case you will hear by email within a week one way or another. Please report back.
@KPG – She hasn’t had a Citi card in many years. It may be because she’s listed as an authorized user on my Citi card I got back in December. Another issue might be her salary compared to our mortgage payment. Those new regulations they passed back in October ’11 are really making it more difficult for low income earners in a high income family to get credit cards. I just checked Experian through annualcreditreport.com to make sure there was nothing in her history, and as I suspected, she has good history and no blemishes. They took an extra day to approve her for the Chase Southwest card too, so I think it’s more of a income/mortgage issue.
They said they’ll have a decision by tomorrow, so I’ll report back with detail on whether she’s able to get the bonus for both cards.
@bdr0380 – I wouldn’t bring up both cards/applications in the same call, but would make separate calls for each application. Good luck!
Well, I heard back on the Citi AA Visa and she was denied because of her debt to stated income ratio. The problem is that she is listed on all of our big debt (cars, house, etc.) and her income is low. Having to use her “individual income” is a killer. From now on, I’m just going to assume that when cards ask for her “annual income” they are wanting the annual income that is available for her to cover debt…which includes mine. I’ll just skip over the cards that specifically ask for “individual income.” I understand why the new regulations are important, but with any rules there are unintended consequences that they didn’t consider.
I still haven’t heard back regarding the Amex card. I’m assuming that’s going to be the same issue, although for some reason the Citi representative I chatted with online immediately after the application amended our mortgage payment down by 50% when I jokingly told him that if he was going to only use my income that technically I shouldn’t be responsible for the entire mortgage payment…only half. The Visa rep I chatted with wasn’t so helpful and said that I was still responsible for the entire amount.
Is it even worth calling the reconsideration line? She’s listed as an authorized user on my Citi card. Could that be part of the issue? Any other advice? Thanks in advance.
@bdr0380 – I always put household income since we share bills between the two of us. Even if it asks for individual income.
@bdr0380 – I believe that when you call the reconsideration they actually tell you that you don’t have to disclose all income, but if you do disclose, it will be used to pay back the debt. You can call the reconsideration line, but in my experience, Citi is not great via phone reconsideration. You may have better luck by writing a letter to their executive offices.
@Ken – Interesting!
I think your 50k offer is no longer working (I could very well be wrong). There is no landing page any more that indicates 50k bonus when clicking the above links.
@Brendan – As far back as October (when I applied) there was no landing page and I still received the 75k miles for each card when it was at that amount.
I hope its still working. Was approved today for both using the links, but will need to see the Terms and Conditions in the mail to be sure.
@John – Just a heads up, point bonuses aren’t disclosed in the T&C so don’t freak out when you don’t see it. Best to confirm point bonus when you call to activate the cards.
@Ken– Thanks. Should I just say that the website I applied through listed a 50k bonus when I signed up online, or should they already know which bonus I should receive based on where I applied?
In other words, will I have to prove that I “qualified” for the 50k bonus in any way?
@John – Don’t mention a point value. Just say that you wanted to confirm your bonus points for that particular card. Let them tell you the amount of points your bonus is worth. I usually call only once for each card, but my wife has activated both cards and confirmed point bonus for both cards in a single call.
@Ken– Thanks, sounds good, I will just ask them.
But, just in case, any idea on what to do if they tell me its a lower bonus than 50k?
@John – Unfortunately, since there was nothing advertising the 50k points you probably wouldn’t have a leg to stand on since there’s no way to prove the 50k points. With that said, I’ve never heard any reports of people not getting the 75k or 50k points. Myself included
When I call them I always ask for them to send me a confirmation letter of what was promised so I have it in writing. I have done this with Chase (Southwest Miles and Marriot Rewards) and Citi (Aadvantage miles).
@KPG – Do they actually send you the letters?
@Brendan – What Ken said!
@John – Follow what Ken said and you should be fine. You may also want to confirm the actual spending and the time within which it needs to be completed. And could you comment once you’ve chatted with the CSR? That way, we know that the links are still working.
@KPG – Very interesting!
@Ken – Thanks so much for helping out!
yes i received the letters after a week.
Apr 22, 2011: Received a Citi-AA-VISA Business card
Nov 11, 2011: Cancelled Citi-AA-VISA Business card
Feb 01, 2012: Received a Citi-AA-VISA Personal card
Feb 01, 2012: Received a Citi-AA-AmEx Personal card
When do you think I can safely apply for a new business card?
Applied yesterday and called today, agent verified approval and that bonus was 50k miles for $3k spend in 4 months for each card.
Credit limit was also way more than expected. Said card should be arriving shortly.
Does the gift card purchase count toward the $3000 spend? Thanks!
It’s been 18mos and 2 weeks since my last Aadvantage Citicard application. I used the two browser trick (Ipad, IE) to apply for Visa and Amex. Received dreaded ‘Application Received’ message for both. Waited 8 days and no email confirmation. Called into Citi application status line. I was rejected for both based on offer only for ‘first time cardholders’ and quote “we see you canceled a card just last November”.
Any advice on how long to wait until I apply again?
@RKToledo – thats what happened to me. Seems like they are cracking down. I am going to wait another month and you may want to try again too. I hope others report their experiences to see if things have really changed.
@Justin – I’ve read reports ranging from 3 months to 9 months as the time needed to get the AA business card again after cancelling. But it is your call!
@John – Thanks for confirming the spending requirements and bonus.
@Jamine – It did for me, but I’ve read reports when it didn’t. You can always buy a $50 gift card to be safe.
@RKToledo @KPG – I’ve read that it is 18 to 20+ months, so perhaps you’ll get lucky in a few months.
Just to confirm, if you make any AA purchase, you get the $150 credit, right? In other words, you don’t have to make a $150 AA purchase to get it. The idea is that if you checked a bag for only $25 — or maybe bought a $50 AA gift card — then you’d still get a $150 credit on your statement, correct?
Also, do you have to make that AA purchase within the first 3 months also? I wasn’t sure if there was a time limit on that too? I’ve already done my $3000 spend on both the VISA and AMEX cards — and just got my 50,000 point bonuses for both. And I still have a couple of weeks left before my first 3 months are up. I just wasn’t sure if I had to make an AA purchase during that timeframe also to get the $150 credit.
Thanks!
– John…
Interesting — I just noticed that the latest offers on the FlyerTalk page for this now say that you get $1 in credit for every $1 spent — up to the $150 credit limit. But the deal here appeared to be different — but I can’t find the “fine print” for the ones here. Is there a landing page somewhere for the deals listed above that actually give the details of the bonuses (i.e. so I could read more about the $150 credit)? I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Thanks!
– John…
I cannot find the Citi personal Visa/Amex AA 50K mile bonus offers. The best I see are 40K offers. Are they still being offered?
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@John… - It depends. I’ve had luck with the gift card and others have had luck with any purchase which is coded as an AA purchase. But I’ve also read reports where it hasn’t worked out. The landing page for this offer is no longer working, and as you point out the offer terms have changed for the $150 credit.
@danjx – The links in this post go to the 50K offer.
The applications that your links lead to do not mention anything about a 50K point bonus. How can I be sure that the bonus is part of that application?
@danjx - You can’t be 100% sure, but folks in the comments appear to have got the 50K bonus.
FYI…I applied for the Citi Visa and Amex using the links on this post and the 2 browser trick on March 17th. I was instantly approved for both and recieved the cards on the 23rd. I activated them on the 26th and verified the 50,000 bonus for both and the $3,000 spend needed for each by July 17th. Piece of cake! Thanks Daraius! BTW…this is my 1st time applying for them.
Great Blog,
Any limitations on the 2 browser trick?
I was able to get 100k in CitiAA thanks to you! I’ve heard 2 Browser trick also worked (for some, not all) with Hiltons cards.
Received a new deal from Delta Skymiles, so I asked myself – why not do the 2 browser trick on EVERY offer I get from here on out?
Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
@Jasmine – Thanks for confirming! This is very helpful for others thinking of applying.
@Jason – The 2-browser trick usually results in instant approval only for Citi cards. You should be able to get the bonus on both the Citi Hilton 50K offers, and perhaps even 2 Citi Thank You Premiers. It usually doesn’t work with Chase (they automatically deny the 2nd application within 30 days) and AMEX. But you may have luck if you call in to their reconsideration department if you have good credit and haven’t applied for many cards recently. But note that Chase doesn’t let you get the bonus again for the same card type, and AMEX usually requires you to wait for at least 18 months to get the bonus again.
I applied for a Citi AA 50k miles personal Amex November 11′, I am wondering if I can apply for a second individual Citi AA card AND a business Citi AA card at the same time. I have heard that you need to wait 18 months between Citi applications but want to see if I can do it now for the business versiona and apply again for the person cards 18 months down the road when the timeline is effectively reset. Thanks!
Jeff: My understanding is that you CAN apply for the Business Citi AA card NOW and likely get it — you just had to wait ~65 days after you did the Personal one. However, I think you’d have to wait to get the Personal VISA — because you just did the Personal AMEX — and that is why people do the 2-browser trick at all (so that you can do both at the same time).
I did the AMEX and VISA Personal AA cards at the same time with the 2-browser trick. And it has now been about 80 days — so I’m about to go for the Business card in my next run.
– John…
@Jeff – John’s right. You likely won’t get the bonus miles on the 2nd personal AA card until it is 18 to 20+ months after your original approval date. But you you should be able to get the Citi AA business card since it has been 65+ days since your last Citi application.
@John – Thanks for helping out!
Hello Darius, I’ve been a very passive follower of your blog for about 6 months now. This is my first post, I’ve applied for the Chase Sapphire preferred card for me and my wife, United Mileage plus explorer for my wife, and just applied for the Citi AA Advantage ( 2 browser trick ) all through your website. – Got approved for everything so far!! Very excited to get into the points/miles game.
Your blog along with Frugal Guy and a few others have greatly helped me open my mind to this wonderful world of free flying. Will be taking 3-4 trips this year – PDX to Hawaii, NYC, Houston and possibly Paris. All with bonus miles from CC and some dipping into my United Mileage plus account ( Hopefully to get some upgrades)..
I’m sure you hear this a lot, but Thanks again for the great work and helping out other!!!
@Jai – Thanks for your comment and kind words! Thanks so much for using our links. Emily and I really appreciate it!
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I have applied for SouthWest chase cards and am close to a companion pass there.
Now I am thinking about trying to do something similar with American Airlines for my son who is thinking about college in TX. Do you know if he could get a companion pass or any other terrific Freq. Fl. tip with American airlines? Also how old does he have to be to apply for these cards? Any tips on this?
Also….American partners, I think with Ameican Eagle to get flights right into the small town of his school? Do you think he will be able to use his points to make the whole trip?
@Cynthie – If you don’t live very far from your son’s college, Southwest would be a good choice since it’s fairly cheap. Also, if under a certain mileage you can use BA Avios miles on AA metal for super cheap short haul flights.
@Cynthie – AA doesn’t have any companion passes, but the 100K miles can be used on AA or American Eagle and other partners. If he is less than 18 years he either needs a co-signor or income of his own. If he doesn’t have any credit cards, he likely will get denied for the rewards credit cards. Start off with a student credit card from Capital one or Citi and apply for rewards cards in a few months. I suggest you make dummy award bookings on AA.com to see if there are reward flights to his college town.
Ken makes some good points below too!
@Ken – Good points. Thanks for helping out!
What is AA metal?
Yes the school is a distance but still interested in this supper cheap avenue for shorter trips. Please give me direction on how to do that.
I do have some BA pts but not sure if I should use them for in country travel or hold out for a free ticket to Europe.
He’ll be 18 end of JN. If I have to co-sign I guess this will be a pull on my credit.
I just opened two chase cards! What do you recommend?
@Cynthie – AA metal = American Airlines planes. You might want to consider flying AA to EU since the fuel surcharges can be quite high when using BA miles. There is a post on this blog I believe on how to use BA Avios miles to buy short haul flights on AA metal. I searched but cannot find it now though.
@Cynthie – You will pay $400 in surcharges for the free ticket to Europe using British Airways miles. That’s not too bad for business or First Class redemptions (compared to their regular price), but is usually not worth it for coach redemptions. You can always use your Southwest or AA points to redeem for a ticket for your son. Again, if he doesn’t have a credit history, I’d suggest starting off with a student credit card and then getting a mileage credit card.
@Ken – Thanks for helping out!
Funny story I thought I would share… I walked my mother through the double browser trick on the phone, and I was upset to learn she received TWO Visa cards out of the deal. I guess she inadvertently clicked on the same link instead of the American Express link. Well, we thought it wouldn’t hurt to try, so she hit the spending minimum on both the Visa cards….. AND SHE RECEIVED THE 50K BONUS ON BOTH CARDS LAST WEEK!!
So, I guess it doesn’t have to be one of each! Which of course got me thinking…. is there a TRIPLE browser trick…or better yet….QUADRUPLE??!!?!
I applied for the CitiAA Business and they initially said they would follow up in a week to determine a responce. I just received “In evaluating your application, we have been able to verify your business and/or home address. Please contact us at…” I signed up for the card with the business as just my full name and SS#. I want to respond back via phone so I can get this card and kick it in to gear. Anyone have experience calling back to AA to verify?
@Katy- You can get both of the same card as well, but it is usually easier with one of each. Unfortunately, Citi allows only 2 applications within 65 days, so applying for 3 cards at once usually will not work out. Thanks for sharing!
@Jeff - You can call the Citi reconsideration department and they will likely ask you to mail in proof of your business, which could be a utility bill etc. It is a bit of a pain to mail/fax it in and follow up with them.
So I was curious about something. I’m self employed, but it’s a sole proprietorship. How could I prove it to Chase/Citi/etc?
regarding the $150 credit
would i have to purchase a physical gift card, or would a virtual gift card do? thanks in advance
@Ken – They may ask for a business license, utility bill etc.
@hh – I believe the transaction has to be coded as originating from American Express. You could try a gift card in a small amount to check first.
D – I work from home, so my regular utility bill is all I have. Sole proprietorship, so no business license either.
@Ken – If your utility bill is in the same name as your business, it should work for Citi
i was referring to the AA gift card. i know i have to make a “qualified american airline” purchase. please advice. thank you
@hh – I don’t have personal experience, but it could work!
@hh – i ordered $50+4.95 shipping. The charge was coded as purchase from AA and a bonus credit of $150 given on the statement closed date. I did not have to purchase $150. Hope this help!
We applied my wife using the double browser trick today and had a little trouble. I had both applications ready to go and when I hit submit one went through and the other timed out. I quickly filled out the application again and submitted it. Neither application was instantly approved and said they needed further review. I did the double browser trick for myself a few months ago and it worked flawlessly. I have called the reconsideration line to check applicaiton status before but I am afraid if my wife calls this time they will see she has two applications? Usually the search by social security number right? What do you suggest we do? I am surprised they were not instantly approved, could it be that we didn’t wait long enough since her last Citi AAdvantage application (I think it has been 18-20 months?). If this were the case she get an outright denial or a further review?
@HH- I got both cards with the possible 150 AA rebate. On one card I made a 30 dollar purchase to reinstate miles and on one card I made a 20 dollar purchase to get luggage tags. Both cards gave me the 150 rebate from AA. Its just a quirk in the system but I have MADE 250 dollars (2 cards at 150 a piece minus 50 total AA purchase) of “free spend”. In fact you can even ask the CC company to send you a check if your balance is negative and actually pocket the 250.
Mike Fein: Can you give more details on what you mean by “$30 purchase to reinstate miles”? Also, did you purchase the luggage tags online? If so, how did they show up on your bill? When you go to buy the tags, it redirects you from AA.com to points.com — so I wasn’t sure if the purchase would show up as something that gets detected as qualifying for the $150 credit. Did the purchase on your statement show up as AA or Points.com or something else? Also, were you getting special luggage tags linked to an elite status? Or just the normal AAdvantage ones? I just want to make sure that it triggers the $150 credit since I also have both cards and need to do that. I might just go order some luggage tags (for me and my wife) on each card for $20 each — if you can confirm that that is indeed how you did it and that it worked for the credit.
Thanks!
– John…
@Paul E – Thanks for confirming!
@Charlie – I’d call in for each application separately using your SSN to find the application. Sometimes, the application is submitted, but the computer gives an error message.
@mike fein – Not bad – 100K miles, $250, and the 4 lounge passes!
@John.- I had allowed 11k of aa miles of mine to expire as I hadnt flown aa in years (I have one MILLION delta miles) so when i got the 2 aa personal cc I called AA to see if i could get back the lost mileage. They told me there is a program where if you pay a 30 dollar fee and either fly one round trip or spend 2500 on a cc you can get miles back. Since that was going to be the minimum spend on the cc anyway I paid the 30 knowing id get it back since it was an aa billing. Low and behold on my cc statement there was a 30 dollar charge to AA but a 150 dollar credit. So Ifigured id go look for something else cheap on AA to buy to maxamize the other credit (for second cc). It shows up as AA tags points.com and the credit processed. Nothing to do with elite tags. the other charge shows up as aa misc…. Again according to OFFICIAL policy it shouldnt work. But it did for me. You can always “risk it” and if it doesnt work buy a 50 dollar gift card on each cc and that certainly will work.
Great — thanks for the details and info! I’ll give the luggage tags a go. Worst case, I just buy a gift card later. It’s all good.
– John…
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Thanks for the advice. We called the application status line tonight and they said my wife was denied because the offer is only for first time card holders. They did mention that they saw she had two applications which makes me think to get this to work you probably need instant approval. I will dig through the files tomorrow and see exactly how long it’s been since the last application. This is the date that matters right? Not the date when the card was canceled? The agent did mention something about the card being canceled in 2011.
Does the 2 browser trick result in 1 inquiry or 2?
I think it varies some. I’ll let you know what my CreditKarma stuff reports in a couple of days since I just did a couple more like that.
About making a small purchase on the Citi AAdvantage card to qualify for the $150 statement credit:
Would buying some trinkets online from the AA-C.R.Smith Museum Gift Shop show up as an eligible AA charge?
@Charlie – For personal Citi AA cards, it is 18 to 20 or more months since you were last approved for the cards to get the bonus again.
@TSO – It really depends. Sometimes 1, sometimes 2.
@Max - A reader said that it did NOT count. You could buy a $50 gift card from American Airlines.
Are your links to the AA offer different from those listed on the Citicards website? All I can seem to find on their website for AA is 30K miles after $1000 worth of purchases. Does using your links on the Hot Deals page bring up the 50k/$2500 offers somehow? Just curious. Sorta new at this.
Just wanted to say thanks for the information, and confirm its still working. Just applied today for both the Visa and Amex personnal cards and approved for both. Called in and confirmed the offer on the Amex.
@PR – The links on the blog still work. The 30K is the current offer, but the 50K offer is still working according to the comments.
@LBT – Thanks for confirming that the links still work!
A little unusual experience – did the two browser trick but wasn’t approved immediately due to credit line limits (already have a Dividend Rewards card from years ago). So I called the number you list in this post and the CSR asked for my application ID, which was nowhere to be found on the post-submit webpage. So after giving her my identifying info and saying I was calling about the Visa AA card, she stated “Oh, well I see you have two applications here.” I got a little nervous and said something about Costco only accepting Amex, but decided just to focus on the Visa. She transferred some credit so I could get the Visa and said “Ok would you like to do the same for the Amex?”.
Sure enough, she approved both cards and confirmed for me the 50k miles for $3000 spent in 4 months. Pretty pumped right now. Thanks Daraius!
Applied for April 6th, approved for both Visa/Amex. Called to activate today (April 14th) and asked about bonus and confirmed that it was 50k miles after $3k in 4 months. Still works.
i get the 2 browser trick. my question is… if approved for both, you must meet the minimum spend for both? or
sorry got cut off (pure rookie here). … or $6K ($3 each card) in 4 months?
@mo – Each card is treated individually, so you must meet all requirements for each card. If you can meet the minimum spend for both you might as well apply for both since you’ll lose that chance once you apply for one. Applying for both at once is the only way to get both cards.
Where is the link to the Aadvantage offers? Am I missing something?
Also, since my husband is the income earner, does it work for me to use his income since we live in a community property state?
Thank you so much for your help.
Thanx Ken! this rookie appreciates ur help
@PR – Congrats, and thanks for sharing!
@Brendan – Thanks for confirming that it still works!
@mo – What Ken said!
@Ken – Thanks for helping out!
@Cindy Garrett - The link to the credit cards is in this post and also in the “Hot Deals” tab. I believe that you can list any income which you will be able to use to repay your debt obligations.
3 Browser Trick?
I just noticed that there is Visa, Amex, AND Mastercard version of this card. Has anyone tried to apply for all 3 at once or would that be pushing your luck?
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TJ – Citi allows only 2 applications within 65 days, so I wouldn’t suggest applying for all 3 at once. I’d do 2 personal now, and then the business card after at least 65 days.
SUCCESS! Was approved for Amex online and, after I called, was approved for the VISA. I also confirmed 50,000 miles for both after spending $3000. within four months.
Thank you so much!
@hh – I got my $150 credit statement after buying a $150 AA gift card online to avoid the shipping fee.
One envelope containing 2 of my Admiral’s Club Passes arrived recently. I’m still waiting for my other 2. To those of you who got all 4, did they all come on the same day, or was there some lag time between the two envelopes?
It would also be interesting to know if the 2-browser trick works when you apply for the exact same card twice, for example getting 2 * 50,000 points on the Citi ThankYou Premier.
@Cindy G – Congrats and thanks for confirming that the links still work.
@CCC – I believe you can use it to get 2 of the same type of Citi card as well.
CCC: I signed up for the two cards at the same time, but my two sets of Lounge Passes came at least a week apart — maybe even two weeks. I started to think that I wasn’t going to get them for the 2nd card actually! So, no worries there.
Also, just to note it (if you haven’t made your AA purchase for the 2nd card yet), you don’t have to buy $150 worth to get the $150 credit. On that signup deal — with the $150 credit — if you purchase ANY AA item, you get the $150. So, you could buy a $50 AA gift card — and still get the $150 credit on that statement.
Note that that is only for that particular deal though. There is another similar offer out there where you get a $100 credit but only up to what you actually SPENT at AA. So, for THAT one, to get the full $100 credit, you have to spend $100 on AA.
– John…
Just did the two browser trick for the first time, and got instant approved for both. Perhaps I should have read the instructions more carefully, because I didn’t submit at the *same time*, but pretty close (waited for the the first submission to complete and show the Approved page, and then switched to the other browser’s application that I had already filled in, and hit submit there). I assume this should be close enough in time for both cards to consider me as “new”, correct?
Thanks once again for all the great info on your site!
Keith: Yeah, you’ll be fine — especially since you already got approved for both! You’re good!
– John…
Yahoo!!! I just got approved for both cards… thnaks for this post. I have been denied before and its hurts having to wait another 4 o r5 months to reapply lol but thanks God, now I got it. Can’t wait till I receive my cards in the mail.
Thanks Daraius
@John…- Thanks for helping out!
@Keith - You can submit them one after the other as well. Congrats!
@Josinei – Glad it worked out!
Hi, are these 50,000 mile links still valid? When I click on the link, I go straight to the application with no details about the offer. Thanks!
The links are still valid. I applied last night and had to call customer service. While finishing up the application, I did confirm the terms (50,000 after $3k spend within 4 months, $150 credit after first AA purchase). BTW, the customer service agent saw that I had applied for the two cards, but it was no big deal. Approved, cards should be here within the week. Thanks!
I recently did the Citi-AA-Visa and Citi-AA-Amex cards. Now I would like to do the same two cards in my wife’s name. My question is: do I have to first enroll her in the AA ff membership program or can she have her miles applied to my AA #?
@Andrew – It’s easy to sign your wife up for her own AAdvantage account. That’s what I did for my wife’s two 75k AA cards. Also, I wouldn’t recommend linking your wife’s CC to your AAdvantage account.
Could you use a three browser trick and apply for the AMEX and visa 50K cards along with the MasterCard 30k card all at once to have only 1 hard pull on your account?
@Andy – Citi allows only 2 applications within a 65 day period, so I would apply for the 2 personal cards now, and apply for the Citi business card later on.
Well, well, well …it worked. Today I have been approved for both cards. It wasn’t instant approval (I had to go through Online Chat) but nonetheless I will be getting cards. All thanks to your a very informed site. Actually I have been asked for any thing (except to confirm my personal info). The guy saw my other application, without me mentioning about it, but it seemed it did not bothered him. I also have Citi Advantage MC for a long time but it seems to be no problem either. I have a question though: what other “perks” (statement credit, Club passes?) should I expect to receive? Also, since I am a kind of newbie, what are these clubs passes, lounges? How valuable these are? Same about Elite, super Elite, or whatever? Maybe you could do some writing on the subject.
Is this 50000 miles offer still working? When I click the link it takes me to citi cards website and it says they 30000 miles only no 50000?
@Adam – I’ll write on the benefits of the card soon, but you’ll get 2 passes to the AA lounge where you’ll get free wi-fi and access to a quieter place, 1 free bag, and 10% of your miles back when you make an award booking. I’ll post on the benefits of the card, but it may take a while!
@Marlo – The links still work even though the offer on the Citi webpage is for 30K.
Which of the FT thread offers do you think is the better deal? One comes with the miles + $100 + companion pass. The 0ther is miles + $150 + 2 club passes.
@Tom – I like the one I have on the blog – $150 after any AA purchases + 2 club passes +50K miles after spending $3K.
Hi Darius,
I have AA 30k personal mastercard I had applied for 9 months back. Can I apply for personal AMEX or VISA card again and get 50k bonus?
Thanks for the reply about the offers. I was wondering why you like that offer better. If you sign up for the Executive Pass for 19.99 with the 12 re-imbursed club passes the club passes from the offer wont be needed, the tradeoff is really only $50 in exchange for a companion certificate. Seems to me that is easily worth more than $50. I know its not a major difference and I’m probably putting too much thought into it, but I am just trying to figure out the best value as this will be my first AA card.
Never mind on the companion certificate question. Saw where someone who got the certificate received it with an expiration date of 6/2012 because it was an old offer.
I applied with the “50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal” and “50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Amex Personal” links above on April 12. Got instant approval on both.
Cards came April 20. I called to activate and they confirmed that both offers still stand as stated above for both cards.
Looking forward to using the points for a Europe trip one day. When our kiddos are a little older. Wasn’t sure we’d be able to do it. Awesome to find out we can!!
Thank you!!
Waited too long for the $150 + lounge passes offer. When I tried to apply this morning it was no longer valid. Had to settle for the 50k +100+ companion cert. Still not a bad deal.
Instant approval on Visa, Pending on the Amex. Called 1-866-606-2961 on the Amex after a couple of hours and they verified my address and D.O.B and approved the Amex also.
Thanks Darius.
Learned my lesson about waiting on offers! Cost me $100 and 4 lounge passes!
I also just received my Citi AA Visa and Citi AA Amex, thanks for all the info on these!
Now for a complete newbie question: This is actually the first Amex I’ve ever had, is there anything special that I need to know about using it? I assume that this is just another credit card network equivalent to Visa/MC/Discover, and so basically I can just use it wherever Amex is accepted. (I’m probably getting confused between this typical credit card and the old Amex charge cards, right?)
I wanted to add that when I called about the Amex. I didnt have a reference number so gave my phone number. The rep saw the Visa app also. Made no mention of not being able to get two AA cards. I was a little worried when she put me on hold for 5 minutes, but was approved with no issues.
So 2 AA cards are definitely still possible and citi knows people are doing it and doesnt have a problem with it if they are both gotten at the same time.
@murtuza – I believe the minimum time is at least 18 months or more since your last personal card approval for the Citi AA card which would include your MasterCard. I’d try to apply for both the personal cards again in another 9 months. You could apply for the business card though.
@Tom - Companion passes are rarely strings free and usually require purchasing a higher priced ticket.
@SL – Congrats! Just remember that AA miles expire in 18 months, but there are lots of cheap ways to keep them active including miles earned from the AA credit cards.
@Tom – The links in the blog work for the $150 credit + companion pass + 50K miles. Thanks for sharing your experience. It is very helpful for others!
@Keith – You’re right – you can use this card wherever AMEX is accepted. It is usually harder to find stores overseas which accept AMEX and even in the US, some stores don’t accept AMEX.
10 days ago I placed the following charges on my newly received AAdvantage cards, having confirmed the 50,000 miles/$150 statement credit offer (after first AA purchase) was on the account when activating each account:
AA Visa:
$50 AA giftcard
AA Amex:
$50 AA giftcard
$25 AA award ticketing fee
$7.50 AA award taxes
10 days after placing these charges, I still haven’t received any sort of statement credit on either account.
How low does it usually take for these statement credits to post?
@T – For me things always post when a new statement is generated. It has never been instantly.
I tried applying for both using Chrome and IE. One was appreoved (Amex) and received an error message for the second one “A system error has caused a delay in processing your application. Be assured that we have received it and there is no need to resubmit. We will contact you at the mailing address you provided as soon as it is processed. Thank you!” – Anyone has idea on this message???
I attempted to purchase 2 x $150 AA gift cards on both cards, but interestingly, the system rejected my purchases, resulting in the $150 that I spent on each card to be refunded. I still got the credit statements. Therefore, I ended up with $300 in cash.
To those of you who got your miles, did they post to your AA account the same day your monthly statement was generated?
@T. Credits should post on your next billing statement. However, last time Citi needed me to “remind” them which caused it to take an additional month. I believe their official policy is that credits can take up to 3 months to post, so just call and remind them if you dont see it on your next statement.
@CCC – Once spend was met the miles posted to my AAdvantage account on the same day the statement was created.
@RK - I’d call the reconsideration line to make sure they have your application.
@Ken – Thanks for the information! My miles posted to my AAdvantage account just today.
I called at the Citi number on the application page…it’s not reconsideration line…they confirmed they have two applications…didn’t say anything..she mentioned that I should be receiving something in 5-7 days. Should I call reconsideration line again??? or wait for the process to complete..
I’ve had a Starwood Preferred Guest AMEX for over a year now. Am I able to have an AA AMEX and and SPG AMEX at the same time?
@Scott – Absolutely.
The links do not work now. It says “he page you requested could not be located.”. Is the offer expired?
Kenny: I just clicked on them all and they all went to an application page just fine for me. (I already have them, so I didn’t actually fill it out — but it certainly took me where it was supposed to.) Are you sure you are clicking on the right links? You want the top two in the section that says “50,000 AAdvantage Miles + 2 Airport Lounge Passes + $150 Statement Credit after $3,000 is spent in first 4 months”. Make sure you aren’t clicking on any of the ones that are crossed out.
But, again, those first three links in that second section (“50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal”, “50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Amex Personal”, and “50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Business”) seem to be working just fine for me.
– John…
Daraius: I’m happy to confirm that the 2-browser trick also works on Citi ThankYou Premier cards. Thanks for providing the application links and your detailed reviews!
Applied for both Amex and Visa using the links above and approved last week.
I got my 100k posted, i was too rush to get the biz card and got declined.
i guess i have to wait for 95 days. well, it doesn’t hurt me so badly as I have a few more cards to apply anyway.
QQ regarding the $150 statement credit, i logged on the AA giftcard website and they charge $4.95 for a $50 gift card, pretty expensive shipping, are we sure I will get $150 back by spending $50+4.95 or you have to spend $150 on gift card? I don’t want to end up with a bunch of crap AA giftcards. LOL.
Ben: If you did the $150 credit deal, then you just have to make ANY AA purchase to get the $150 credit. I bought a $50 gift card and got the full $150 credit. (There is another offer out there with an “up to $100 credit” that only credits you back what you spent — but the $150 one listed here gives you the full $150 credit even if you only spent $50 on AA stuff. For one card, I did the $50 gift card and for the other I did the $20 luggage tags — and got the $150 credit both times!)
Also, just so you know, if you choose the VIRTUAL gift card option, then they email you the number to use and there is no shipping fee. So you can avoid that $4.95 fee if you want.
– John…
Thanks John. much apprecaited. how did you buy the luggage bag? is there a url that i can buy something else instead of buying a giftcard?
Ben: Go to the aa.com site and under the “Products and Gifts” menu (which is the menu that has the Gift Cards link), pick the “Luggage Tags” link. They sell a pair of tags for $20 plus your state tax (so, the charge was $21.20 for me here in Michigan).
– John…
@RK - I’d call the line again! I read your later post where you got updated, so glad it worked out.
@CCC & John… – Thanks so much for helping out!
@Max – Thanks for confirming!
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Hi Darius, thanks for updating the link. My wife and I just applied and was approved for both of the personal cards. How do you confirmed the bonus miles again? We really appreciate all the hard work and time you guys devoted to this site. You are awesome!!!!!!!!!
@Steve – You can confirm the bonus when you call to activate the card. Safe travels!
Daraius, thanks for all the help, keep up the great work
D – quick question – I’d like to take screenshots of the available offers (50K miles $3k 4 months….) but the links take me straight to the application page. Is there anyway you can send me the links to the offer page?
@Steve – You’re welcome!
@aptsea – The application landing page is dead, but the comments indicate that the offer is still working. There is a working landing page on the Citi website, but it is for only 30K points.
FWIW, since I haven’t seen many comments in the way of failures, the two browser trick didn’t work for me. Applied Wednesday, got an email an hour ago about not having duplicate cards. Tried the Visa in Chrome and the Amex in IE, but no luck.
Are they cracking down on repeat users of these offers? I applied for and received the visa and amex in september 2010, 19 months ago. Re-applied for them again this week, but was denied both for:
“This specific offer is valid only for first-time Citi(R)
/ AAdvantage(R) cardmembers.? Our records indicate that
you previously had a Citi(R) / AAdvantage(R) account
with us.”
I agree.. I also orighinally applied 9/2010 and successfully received an AMEX card. I re-applied in January, March and just again last week and was denied again with: “This specific offer is valid only for first-time Citi(R) / AAdvantage(R) cardmembers.? Our records indicate that you previously had a Citi(R) / AAdvantage(R) account with us.”
I truly believe the 18-20 month part has been thrown out the window and I can never get a new card. I even called and asked if I could get a card issued without bonuses just so I could earn pionts and they said NO.
@TT @ek – It has always been a Your Miles May Vary situation with Citi. I suggest waiting a few months and then trying again. It has always been 18+ months with some folks needing 22 or even 24 months.
@KPG – If you were last approved in Sept 2010, 18 months would make it Jan 2012, so I can see why you got denied in Jan. Oftentimes, Customer Service reps say things that are not true. It is unlikely that you will never get another Citi AA cards for the rest of your life!
I had AA personal cards 2 years ago but I did apply and got an AA business card a year ago. Will reapplying for both AA personal cards still work for me or do I need to wait for another 12 months?
Thx.
I am an authorized user on my wife’s AA business and personal cards, never had a citi AA card in my name before. If I apply for my own AA cards using the two browser trick, will it count me as a new user and award me a total of 100,000 bonus miles? Do I need to remove myself as an authorized user first? Credit limit on both cards is very high.
Thanks
@yoyoyo - You should be able to get the 2 AA personal cards again since it has been more than 2 years since your last personal AA card approval. But your miles may vary.
@Tom – Being an authorized user shouldn’t prevent you from getting the cards (& the sign-up bonus) in your name. You could remove your name just to make sure.
Thanks for sharing the two-browser trick to get this awesome AA offer. I havn’t done it so far, since my last credit card application is too close. One thought about the trick is, would it be possible to use two different computers to submit applications at the same time? In this way, I may not need to download a different browser just for one time use.
@vstanley – Sure, that would work as well!
Yours is a very good informative site. I had Amex premier gold previously which I cancelled and miss Amex with all their deals going on recently.
So, I just did the 2 browser trick on the following ones. Got approved on both instantly. Already have Citi Thankyou Premier. I just want to know the spend limits and benefits listed below are the latest ones. Sorry its kinda hard to guess from the post. Just a suggestion: just have a date time stamp added to every change you do on every page? Or I am being noob on the site
. Spending 3K on each is going to be bit harsh soon .. cuz I am already sitting on so many gift cards.
“50,000 AAdvantage Miles + 2 Airport Lounge Passes + $150 Statement Credit after $3,000 is spent in first 4 months:
50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal
50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Amex Personal”
Anyone know if the 50,000 mile reward is still able to be obtained on some of the links still out there even though it says you have to apply by April 30th?
Thanks
I am trying to decide between applying for citi AA cards and US airways card to earn an award ticket to India.
Which airlines have more options(partner airlines) and/or needs less miles to redeem?
Thanks
The links worked for me. Cannot answer the question about post-April 30th applications, as I applied on April 30th (perhaps I got in at the deadline?). I applied for both personal cards on April 30 using the 2 browser trick, was instantly approved for both accounts. Received an email from Citi confirming approval on May 3, but only for the Visa. Received both the Visa and AMEX in the mail on May 7. Activated both in separate calls – representative confirmed sign-up bonuses as 50,000 AA miles, $150 off first AA purchase within 1 year, and two club passes (the passes were only on the Visa, representative did not see the passes for the Amex).
2 browser trick didn’t work for my wife when her application was not approved instantly. After reconsideration calls, they approved Visa yet denied Amex claiming one AA card only.
Well I’ll be damned if I don’t get bonus if it was only till 4/30. In that case, this page should’ve been updated to reflect that. Major website design changes required here (thinking from my IT background that is).
Mike, did you see anything about the Bonus on the webpage when you applied? Cuz I certainly didn’t. It went directly to application page with no info about 50K.
@noob – You can earn 100k miles with AA vs. 40k for US Air.
@Seemit – As far as I know the AA cards don’t have an April 30th stipulation. Maybe another card does?
@Ken: Thanks. Thats a relief.
The main page for the citi AA ad shows the April 30 deadline, don’t see it on the individual apps. Google “citi 50000 AA april 30″ and the first two links show it.
Seemit, No there is no landing page – it goes right into the application. I think that is why Daraius asks us to post our experiences with the links. You just have to have faith since there is nada in writing.
Did you guys try googling the search time I mentioned? Look for the only result that goes direct to the Citi page titled “American Airlines – Citi®”. It shows the page I was talking about with the landing page for 3 different choices for the card, and ALSO mentions the April 30 deadline. How is no one else able to see this?
Deal says $150 off first AA purchase within 1 year. Do you have any suggestion to get this $150 by buying something cheap or giftcard etc.? How did you get this $150 for your and Emilys account?
naresh: See the several posts about that above and the original discussion. He suggests buying a $150 gift card from AA.com. Myself and others have bought smaller gift cards ($50) to get the full $150 credit. You can also buy luggage tags from AA.com for only $20 plus tax and get the $150 credit.
– John…
@John, thanks again for the answers the other day. i purcahsed $50 gftcard on 5/2, how soon does it post on your AA card?
The $150 credit appears to be applied to the statement that the purchase is on. So, for example, I bought my $50 gift card around the middle of April — and that was actually the ONLY purchase on the card that month. So, when the statement came at the end of April, it had a balance of -$100 (i.e. NEGATIVE $100). So, it had the $50 purchase on it and they applied the $150 credit — so I had a negative balance. I can now just charge something and that extra $100 will get applied later — or I could call them and request a check.
So, just check and see when your next statement date is — and the $150 credit should be applied to that statement automatically since it would also have your 5/2 purchase for the gift card on it.
– John…
@ken
Thanks.The reason for asking was it is about 80k US miles vs 90K AA miles(both minimum) to get a roundtrip ticket.With US grand slam et al,i hear you could have over 150K miles without having the requirment to spend 3k per citi card.
Also part of the question was,which airlines is easier as far as redeeming the miles is concerned?
Thanks again.
@Seemit – You can confirm the offer when you call to activate the card, but $3K within 4 months for 50K AA miles appears to still work based on the comments. If you’re having trouble with the minimum spend, perhaps this post can help.
@Shawn – The links aren’t supposed to work since they have expired, but they do, based on reader comments. You can get 30K from the citi website, if you’d prefer to see the landing page and offer details.
@noob - AA miles are good for travel to India because you can fly on British Airways which has lots of availability, but charges fuel surcharges (think $300 for the London – India segment). US Air miles can be used on Star Alliance flights (Lufthansa, Swiss etc.) to India without the fuel surcharges. As always, a mix of miles and points (AA, United, and US Air miles) would give you more options when it is time to book.
@Mike – Thanks for sharing! Very interesting with the passes now showing on the AMEX. Can you let us know if you do actually receive the passes?
@Eric – Thanks for sharing, and sorry it didn’t work out.
@John… @Ken @Mike - Thanks for helping out!
Thanks Daraius. I’ll let you know what happens. Meanwhile I got my United MileagePlus Explorer yesterday. With 50K points after first purchase. I am well aware of how to meet the spending limits on the cards I applied here. But think of me as “Extreme Couponing” type guy. So its difficult to put 3K in 4 months ! Now its 6k for 2 cards !! Guess I need to make more friends and pay for them or just stock 6K in Amex prepaid+Amazon+walmart cards.
@Seemit – Have you looked into Amazon Payments to meet spend?
I was just going to say the same thing. It’s a bit on the “edge” — and I know that Daraius doesn’t want to be telling people to do it so as to not get into any trouble… But I have to say that Amazon Payments is what makes it all work for me.
You’ll want to find “a circle of friends” to work with you on that…
– John…
@seemit – You can use amazonpayments to pay your friends/family members using Credit card and return the cash. I just paid 1K using my new AA card to my wife and it works..
I just used 2 browser trick and got message that I need to call to get instant decision. When I called them they found that I’ve applied for both VISA and AMEX. Agent was great and he approved both the cards for me with full benefits.
@dipak: Did he tell you about the benefits? What are those?
My wife has recently got the Citi Thank You card and just completed the required spend. She also has a Citi Business Mastercard.
She last applied for a Personal Citi AA VISA in December 2010. In a month it will be 18 months since that application.
Can she do the 2-browser trick in a month or is the Thank You card going to get in the way?
Okay, I had success with the Chase Sapphire and am well on my way to the minimum spend already this month. I want to try for the Citi cards using the wto browser trick but I am concerned. When I click the links, it takes me right to the application and there is no mention anyway of any sign-up bonuses. I don’t want to fill out the application without seeing something that talks about the bonuses. Any thoughts on why the bonuses don’t show up? Thanks.
@Seemit – What Ken John… & RK say. See this post…
@Ken @John @RK – Thanks for helping out!
@dipak – Congrats and thanks for sharing.
@Frank - Citi usually allows 2 applications with 65 days, so if she applied for the Thank You in the last 65 days, she likely won’t get both the AA cards. Also, you may want to wait a few extra months for the AA cards since some folks haven’t been able to get the cards after 18 months.
@Brian – The application landing page has expired, but the links to the 50K offer still work (per the comments). If you want to see the offer, you can get a 30K offer on the Citi webpage.
Thanks Ken and Darius. I had forgotten about Amazon Payments. Good that I have so many friends
. But I guess there is a limit of $500/mo to pay with CC for free.
@Seemit – Once you confirm your bank account the limit goes to $1,000/month. I think you can send unlimited amounts but can only receive $1,000 free each month.
And the Amazon Payments just reminded me that I have 500 to do on Venmo also
@Seemit – Venmo now charges 3% fee on CC transactions for new and old users, but there is a $500 grace amount for old members. Once that threshold is passed you pay the 3% like everyone else.
Ken, yep. I had created Venmo way back but still have that 500 grace
. This is what they sent a week or so back.
“You have $500.00 in in free Venmo credit card transactions remaining. Effective immediately, you will be charged a 3% fee on all credit card transactions once you have spent this allowance. Don’t worry, we won’t charge you a fee without confirming it with you first.”
@Seemit – Just wanted to make sure you were aware
But there is a solid way of reaching the spend limit, but needs a rock solid heart to do that too. A refundable International Ticket booking on a future date
. One big shot. Get the ticket, get the points, use cards in a usual way. Cancel the ticket. Sometime it may get flagged. but I wasn’t on 3 occassions. Now I feel bad that I gave my secret out 
.
Thanks Ken. Wish I could gift you a Barbie
One serious question now. I got an email about the Visa, but not about the Amex. Is that normal?
@Seemit – I just checked my email and they sent me emails for both cards on the same day.
Hi D. The links worked perfectly for me and my wife, applied for both of the personal cards on May 2nd, and was instantly approved. Just received the 4 cards today 2 visa signatures and 2 Amex.. Called to activate and all of them was confirmed to have 50,000 bonus miles after 3,000 spend within 4 months. 150 AA statement credit and 2 club passes for all 4 cards. Thanks again for all your help.
A happy update to my previous post. Apparently the email I received about duplicate accounts was due to double clicking the Amex submission or something to that effect, because I was approved for both cards and both came in the mail today. I was only able to confirm the bonus on the Visa, but it was the 50k offer, so I assume the same follows for the Amex.
@Ken: Thanks for letting me know. In call with Citi 800 guy. On hold…!! will update what happened.
I had these AA cards two years ago; I will be 2-browser applying again today. Is there a need to set up a new AA account for the new applications, or am I OK using my current AA account # again?
@Seemit – Purchasing a refundable airline ticket isn’t a secret. Just be careful not to get blacklisted by the airline! Also consider paying a 3% fee for rent, mortgage, student loans etc. so that you can use your credit card. You’d still come out ahead if you get a large sign-on bonus, but pay the 3% fee for the minimum spending requirement.
@Steve @TT - Thanks for confirming that the links still work!
@pianodude - You should be fine with your existing AA FF#
D. Do they black list? If they do, I don’t see a reason for the “refundable tickets” anyway.
@seemit – When airlines refund the money, they will be adding it to same credit card right. At that point, the Credit card company will try to recover those miles right?? Otherwise you can do the same at any store right? Kind of buying something before the statement end date and returning it after the statement is done?
@RK – I made a $55 purchase on my US Air card a few weeks ago and returned the item last week. They credited the original points to my account and now my account shows a -55 balance for those points. I assume once my statement posts they’ll remove 55 points from my US Air miles account as well.
@RK: keep the purchase of tickets. Pay it off. Cancel after a while so that there is negative balance. Use it for daily use. Or close card for a check.
@seemit – Won’t they deduct the miles also when negative balance is created
@Ken – Can you please update once statement is generated if they removed the miles or not..
RK: No. You can always consume points by then. but generally they don’t deduct. once points are credited, they are hardly debited.
Here’s what my account currently reads. Keep in mind I spent over the negative amount today so I won’t be able to see if they deduct points from my US Air account this period.
I don’t know how to embed a picture in a WordPress comment, maybe this will work.
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/superorb/Misc/USAir.jpg
Immediately approved for the Amex and Visa; last had both cards 2 years ago — this is my 3rd churn. Also approved for the Amex Hilton, but waiting to hear on the Chase Ink Bold (targeted 50k @ 1st purchase), Chase Fairmont, and Barclay US Air (still have one open).
@Seemit - If you do it repeatedly and just to earn a bonus, you will get noticed.
@pianodude – That’s great! Emily’s 18 month wait is up as well!
Forgive me if this has been asked elsewhere and I just haven’t seen it, but can my wife apply for both cards and use my AAdvantage number to keep all miles together? Thank you in advance!
@Tommy B – Yes, it has been asked before, but I don’t recommend using a different AAdvantage number. Your wife can book tickets for anyone using her miles, so there’s not a huge benefit in having them all in your account.
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Thank you for this information! AWesome! I met my minimum spends and received the 100k points and 4 admirals club passes. One question: Do I have to be flying AA to use these free passes?
Phil: OFFICIALLY, the rules for use of the Admirals Club passes state this: “One-day pass visitor must hold a same-day ticket for airline travel that allows clearance through security for flight departure and access to the Admirals Club location.”
Technically, it does NOT say that you have to have an AA ticket — it just says that you have to have a ticket that gets you past security and to the location of the Club. I am also told that they don’t ever check for tickets at the club itself — just that you have your one-day pass.
So, I haven’t tested it yet — but from what I read everywhere, no, you don’t need to be flying AA to use the passes — you just have to be able to get to where the lounge is and have your day pass.
– John…
I have just acitivated my 2 AA Citi Cards after the double browser trick. They are different account #’s and different limits. But both appear to be Amex, should i be concerned and call Citi to make sure i’m getting the 100K?
Hi, I have a Citi Bronze AAdvantage Mastercard (member since ’06). Am I able to open a 50,000 AAdvantage Bonus Miles – Visa Personal card and earn the bonus miles even though I already have a Citi AAdvantage account open, or do I have to close my current card first? Thanks!
@Vard: The way to avoid this is by setting up an AA acct before you sign up for the cards. The CC application has a spot to enter an existing AA number. Don’t worry though, you just mneed to call AA and have the accounts linked. I had to do this as well – rookie mistake I guess! I got sent back and forth between CITI and AA before someone at AA eventually knew what to do. Make sure you ask for AA customer service not the regular CS. Good luck!
@Nick: I will call and ask but i could have sworn i used my existing AA account. So when you did this, did they fix the issue and give you the correct second card. So you were ultimately able to get the 100k Miles? Thanks for your help!
@Vard - If you got 2 AMEX cards, you still should be able to get 50K miles on each.
@Kyle – You should be able to get the bonus on both the personal VISA and AMEX if you apply again since it is 18+ months since your last approval for the personal cards.
@MMS: So do you recommend I actually go any futher by calling CITI to ensure that my AA program is linked or if i’m eligble for each of the promotions?
@Vard - It doesn’t hurt to call Citi and confirm that they have your correct AA number and the sign-on bonus.
I followed your advice and called CITI. They told me that both cards are linked with AA. I went the extra step and asked to be transfered to an AA rep. During that converastion AA told me they only see one card linked from my account but they cannot see which ard. I’m hoping that just means both cards show in their system as one account, does this sound right to you folks?
@D: Just wanted to thank you for this. I got cards 3-4 days ago and already spent ~600 on each (Thanks Venmo and AP). Spent $50 AA GC on Amex today for $150 credit. Will wait and see if I do get $150 back. If I do, will use Visa too.
Planning a Vegas trip after getting points
. Hope to see you there.
@Vard – I’d confirm with Citi, not AA that your AAdvantage number is linked to both your cards.
@Seemit – Congrats! And thanks to everyone for helping out!
First of all, you blog is amazing! Thank you for the comprehensive coverage!
I’ve spent all morning searching through all possible sites and links for the 50000 miles that were given by Citi Aadvantage. No luck! I’m getting a system error message any time I’m selecting the application “button” from the advertisement link (the same one posted in your review). When I enter your direct links, I cannot see the actual offer I’m applying for. I’d appreciate any suggestions!
@irene – The offer has officially expired, but folks are still getting the 50K miles (see the comments section)! The official offer on the Citi website is for only 30K miles.