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http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/earnMiles/beyondTravel/creditDebit/citi-business.jsp
Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
The new 18 month language isn't on this application

50k WMC Plat level offer page
Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening. American Airlines AAdvantage®
bonus miles are not available if you have had a Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® Card opened or closed (meaning opened a new card no matter it's current statues) in the past 18 months.

From FlyerTalk Old Citi Executive AA 50k after $5k spend link. The new 18 month language isn't on this application.[/url]


35K WMC consumer and business offer page
$1.5k spending in 3 months

Citibank Contacts:
Application status – https://www.accountonline.com/cards/acq/CardApplicationStatus.do?screenID=3187
(800) 695-5171 – Personal Application Status and Reconsideration Line with live rep
(888) 201-4523 – Application status
(866) 606-2961 – Reconsideration Line
(800) 763-9795 – General Personal Application Inquiries with live rep
(800) 645-7240 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
(800) 288-4653 – Business Application Status and Reconsideration Line, dial option 3 then option 1 for application status
(866) 606-2787 – General Application and Account Questions with live rep

Many people have also had better luck writing to the office of the President for reconsideration on Citi cards:
Mr. Ken Stork
Office of the President
PO Box 6000
Sioux Falls, SD 57117

HT: FT

Citi in NY pulls from either Equifax or Experian or both. YMMV even by the same person.

If you live in NJ or NY, you should freeze your Experian. They will only pull Equifax then. Otherwise, YMMV.

FOR MORE INFO, READ FT'S WIKI - IT IS PHENOMENAL, FT WIKI

Quote from the above mentioned FT WIKI:
For the most part, freezing Experian, or another bureau, will not cause Citi to pull a different bureau. They will almost certainly require you to unfreeze the bureau they wish to pull or deny your application. Some people have been successful providing the PIN but others have not. Mostly, freezing a credit bureau in an attempt to force Citi to pull a different one seems to waste time, money, and effort for little result. But YMMV.

DDF data points (As of 10/2015)
NY- pulls both EQ/EX, can still get instant approval with EX frozen
CA, OH, PA, TX- ONLY EX. Citi will refuse to pull other bureau

Benefits:..
New no forex fees starting Nov.'15

From FT Wiki:"Important exception: If you receive a Platinum World MC which is later converted to a World Elite MC (as indicated on the back of the card), the opening of that card will no longer count for purposes of the 18-month rule. This is true not only for conversions in early 2015, but also for those in more recent months.
Note: It makes no difference when (or whether) you activate the World Elite card. If you have the WE card in hand, then the conversion on Citi's books is already complete. There is nothing magical about activating it.
There are a few reports that some Gold World MC are being converted to Gold World Elite MC and that will no longer count for purposes of the 18-month rule."
UPDATE: As of 02/18/2016 (for applications after 02/09/2016), the W>WE loophole may be dead.
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Author Topic: Citi AA Master Thread  (Read 3061159 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3100 on: February 10, 2014, 11:16:34 AM »
Complaining about boxes now?

Lame

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3101 on: February 10, 2014, 11:30:39 AM »
Called AA to ask them to link the accounts, they weren't very helpful. Just obsessed about merging my current AA accounts and told me to wait for citi.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3102 on: February 10, 2014, 11:53:41 AM »
Complaining about boxes now?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3103 on: February 10, 2014, 12:04:45 PM »

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3104 on: February 10, 2014, 02:54:09 PM »
Question,
So did the $10000+ spend. See the $10000 online.  Statement due date shows 2/15, closing date shows 2/19.  Is it advantageous to pay the bill up front?  Or wait until the bill prints?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3106 on: February 10, 2014, 02:58:41 PM »
Question,
So did the $10000+ spend. See the $10000 online.  Statement due date shows 2/15, closing date shows 2/19.  Is it advantageous to pay the bill up front?  Or wait until the bill prints?
Always better to pay before the statement prints to show lower utilization. If you read earlier in the thread thats covered as well as the beginner credit card threads.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3107 on: February 10, 2014, 05:45:57 PM »
How long does it take to get the $200 credit after you start spending?

Does it show up right away or do you have to wait a few weeks. TIA
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3108 on: February 10, 2014, 06:03:11 PM »
How long does it take to get the $200 credit after you start spending?

Does it show up right away or do you have to wait a few weeks. TIA
My spending was done more then a week ago, still no credit and statement didn't close yet.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3109 on: February 10, 2014, 06:09:10 PM »
How long does it take to get the $200 credit after you start spending?

Does it show up right away or do you have to wait a few weeks. TIA
It has been mentioned up thread that the statement credit posts when your  statement closes.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3111 on: February 10, 2014, 06:40:30 PM »
Just picked up another 2 100k offers from the admirals lounge

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3112 on: February 10, 2014, 06:55:48 PM »
With a citi AA card I get 10% miles back on any award flights or only select routes?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3113 on: February 10, 2014, 07:15:21 PM »
With a citi AA card I get 10% miles back on any award flights or only select routes?
on all routes max 10,000 a year

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3114 on: February 10, 2014, 08:10:22 PM »
this is a newbie question... but how do you guys all plan on meeting the $10k spend limit in only 3 months? (I didn't get the card, but that is what scared me off)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3115 on: February 10, 2014, 08:15:06 PM »
this is a newbie question... but how do you guys all plan on meeting the $10k spend limit in only 3 months? (I didn't get the card, but that is what scared me off)
I did it in les than a week with a 8k cl... VR is your answer...

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3116 on: February 10, 2014, 08:29:02 PM »
thanks, is there a DD link on tips/how to reach spending limits via vanilla reload? So I don't feel dumb next time :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3117 on: February 10, 2014, 08:30:31 PM »
this is a newbie question... but how do you guys all plan on meeting the $10k spend limit in only 3 months? (I didn't get the card, but that is what scared me off)
You don't have a reliable friend who could use some extra cash flow in his business for a few weeks?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3118 on: February 10, 2014, 08:38:56 PM »
thanks, is there a DD link on tips/how to reach spending limits via vanilla reload? So I don't feel dumb next time :)
google "your key word question" then add "site:dansdeals"

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3119 on: February 10, 2014, 08:45:47 PM »
thanks! found it. I feel dumb for wimping out on the 10k threshold now.