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Million Mile Secrets reader Kay (thanks!) commented to let me know that the Chase United 60,000 mile credit card offer is now available to most folks!
Update: This offer is still working and is now a 65,000 mile offer.
This is GREAT news, because you can get the 1st 50,000 United miles after spending $1,000 within 3 months with the 1st year annual fee waived!
United 60,000 Mile Offer Is Back!
You get the remaining 10,000 miles after spending $25,000 within a calendar year which is a lot of spending, so I consider this as a card with a 55,000 mile sign-up bonus.
However, you may need to have a few United miles in your Mileage Plus (United’s frequent flyer program) account to get to see the 55,000 mile offer. If you don’t have United miles in your Mileage Plus account you may get the 30,000 mile offer instead.
Here’s how to get to the United 60,000 mile credit card offer.
1. I have United miles in my MileagePlus account
Step 1
Sign into your United Mileage Plus account.
Step 2
Click on the link below, after logging into your United Mileage Plus account, to get to the Chase United 65,000 mile + $50 statement credit offer.
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/sso/Login.aspx?return_to=thatsaplus
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPConsumer60k50AFWIC.aspx
https://www.theexplorercard.com/MPYoureIn60kAFW.aspx
http://united.com/2013explorercard
Interestingly, I was able to see the United 60,000 mile offer AFTER signing into my United account and clicking the link above, but the offer changed to the regular United 40,000 mile offer when I logged out.
2. What if I already have a previous United credit card?
Emily currently has the MileagePlus Visa card while I don’t. When I logged in to Emily’s MileagePlus account and clicked on the link above, I wasn’t able to see the United 60,000 mile offer.
However, when I pasted the link above into my browser I was able to get to the 60,000 mile offer after 2 tries.
3. I don’t have any United miles in my MileagePlus account?
I transferred miles from my United account to my Continental account and then tried accessing the United 60,000 mile credit card offer.
But I was only offered 40,000 miles when I had NO United miles in my Mileage Plus account.
If you don’t have any United miles, you could:
a. Link your Continental & United accounts and transfer miles from your Continental account to United for free.
b. Transfer miles from Chase Ultimate Rewards if you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred or the Chase Ink Bold. As of now, you can transfer Chase Ultimate Reward points to anyone’s account!
c. Sign-up for the United dining program, spend $50 in a participating restaurant, and complete a survey to receive 1,000 bonus United miles
Please note that there have been few reports on FlyerTalk of folks who have NOT been able to access the 60,000 mile offer even though they have United miles in their account.
So transferring miles to your United account may or may not unlock the 60,000 mile offer. But it is worth a try!
4. What if none of the above steps work?
You could apply for the regular 30,000 mile United Explorer and send Chase a secure message asking to be bumped to the 55,000 mile version along with the $50 statement credit. Readers have reported success getting bumped to the 55,000 mile version.
If you decide to apply
Take lots of screen shots (hopefully you won’t need them) and apply for the card!
I just got the Chase Southwest card with 50,000 miles which got me a Southwest Companion Pass (or 1 year of Emily flying free with me!) so I will pass on this card.
But I do wish that I wasn’t limited to only 4 to 5 Chase personal cards a year!
Will I get the Bonus miles if I have/had a Chase United card?
In general, you can get the sign-on bonus once per card type for Chase credit cards.
However the terms and conditions of the United Explore card say:
“Previous and existing United Airlines cardmembers/accounts are not eligible for this bonus offer.”
I’m not sure if this will be enforced, but you should know about it before applying.
Read my previous post on the Chase United and Continental credit card strategy for more information on the credit cards.
Card Benefits
50,000 United miles will get you 2 domestic tickets within the US or to Canada at the low mileage level. 60,000 United miles will get you a coach ticket to Europe or 100,000 miles will get you to Europe in business class using either United or other Star Alliance airlines.
In addition, you will get 1 free checked bag ($25 value) for up to 2 persons on the reservation, access to last minute seats (for double the amount of miles needed) and 2 free lounge passes after your 1st anniversary.
Bottom Line: There has been much speculation about a new and improved United offer. But 50,000 mile after your 1st purchase is the best offer for the Chase United credit card which I’ve seen!
Please comment if you were able to see the 60,000 mile offer and if you had miles in your United account.
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@Do it – Thanks for using our link! If you applied for credit from the dealer, there should be a credit inquiry. If you declined the dealer financing and the dealer still ran a credit inquiry, you can dispute it the credit bureau. Here’s a post on sending a secure message.
It’s unclear how recent the “Still Working” claim is on this post, but from the comments, it looks like it has been several months since anyone has claimed to see an offer higher than 30K. All the links are showing 30K for me. Asking for them to bump the bonus is not the same as actually applying under a 50K (or 60K, or 65K) offer. I need some United miles and would sign up if offered 50K or more, but not 30K. Now trying to decide if it’s worth the headache of signing up for the dining program and all that just to get some miles in my account (currently at 0).
@Jim - You should be able to get matched to the 55K offer if you can’t see it.
I agree with Jim
I only get the 30K offer after login to my account.
How do I get matched to the 50K (though you said 55K) offer
@RobertB - It is actually 50K + 5K for adding an authorized user to the card. You can send a secure message after applying to get matched to the 55K version.
what would be the argument to get matched to the 55K version?
I just applied. It worked! It’s an 50,000 bonus offer. I just didn’t see the $50 statement credit tho.
@Alex – That you saw a targeted 50K offer available.
@Elizabeth – Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Applied directly from Chase, spent $2K added a user and collected instantly 55K miles, my spouse did the same at the same time and also collected 55K miles. As a Chase private client we also applied for the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and got another 50K points each that can be exchanged 1/1 for United/Continental miles. Go Chase.
Hi,
I am new to the site but would like to know how to take advantage of the 55000 UNMP explorer card offer. My wife and I have United Mileage Plus Select Visa Signature cards and are both authorized users on each others accounts. I just applied on line for the 30000 miles + 5000 miles when a 2nd authorized user is added. There was a place on the application to add an authorized user so I did this on both of our new applications. Does this qualify us for the additional 5000 mile each or should I have waited until the cards were issued and then added the authorized user?
2. Both the original Select Signature cards are active with mileage accounts. Will this disqualify us for the new Explorer card bonus mile offers on 2 new accounts?
3. Is it possible to ask for the 55000 mile upgrade while in the application process?
4. Should we wait to see if the new explorer cards with 35000 miles are approved and then ask for the upgrade to 55000 miles?
5. What is the best procedure for asking for the additional miles if that is an option?
I would appreciate any help with my questions. It is a little confusing on what the best options are to take advantage of the current offer of 55000 bonus miles, if you already have existing Visa Select Signature cards and want to upgrade to Explorer cards.
@Denis – Very nice!
@Ken M - I’d do #4 after you are approved. You can send a secure message. Upgrading to the Explorer card won’t get you the bonus, but you can cancel your existing United cards (if they aren’t your oldest cards) if you get approved for the Explorer card.
I’m only seeing 30k offers. How do you find a 50k? Asking to get pumped to a 50k based on seeing it elsewhere won’t work if they asy you where you saw it, will it?
They’re redirecting to 30,000 offers… too bad. I’m ditching Delta, and 65,000 miles on top of the 25,000 or so that i have will be a nice start.
I’m getting the same offer June 3 (labeled as 50,000 after $2,000 spend plus the 5000 authorized user plus 10,000 if I spend $25K). I don’t understand if it counts towards elite though. In one place it says does not count towards Premier, in another (on the United website) is says Chase offers only count up to Platinum. A bonus 50K would but me into Platinum so definetely worth it if it counts! BTW, off topic, but last week got my Southwest Companion Pass awarded from the two credit card offer!!