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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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Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7920 on: December 31, 2014, 07:46:56 PM »
So just have to apply for new cards until I hit the limit and then shuffle during recon?
Definitely an option..

ETA: Even then you'll only be able to move CL to the new card in order to get it approved.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7921 on: January 04, 2015, 04:47:06 PM »
When do AA points expire?  Does activity on an AA card keep old points alive?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7922 on: January 04, 2015, 04:47:59 PM »
When do AA points expire?  Does activity on an AA card keep old points alive?
18 months.

Yes

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7923 on: January 04, 2015, 05:10:24 PM »
AA didn't approve my AA Platinum card because I have the executive card, they say I can't have two AA cards.

If I close the executive will I get the platinum?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7924 on: January 04, 2015, 05:14:50 PM »
AA didn't approve my AA Platinum card because I have the executive card, they say I can't have two AA cards.

If I close the executive will I get the platinum?
No. You need to wait 18 months from when you got the executive card in order to get the platinum card. (See FT WIKI for more details.)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7925 on: January 04, 2015, 05:32:16 PM »
Any way to consolidate credit lines in Citi without a credit pull? Manager is saying they can't.
Manager is wrong.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7926 on: January 04, 2015, 06:40:53 PM »
wish to know who is the right manger. as much as i tried i couldn't move lines from one card to another the only time i know you can move CL is when getting approved for a new card   

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7927 on: January 04, 2015, 06:46:34 PM »

Manager is wrong.
He's wrong too??
+1
Now you're up against a manager + employee.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7928 on: January 04, 2015, 06:49:52 PM »
Now you're up against a manager + employee.
Is that different from being up against a whole forum?  :P
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7929 on: January 04, 2015, 06:54:28 PM »

Is that different from being up against a whole forum?  :P
Touché.
For certain people not

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7930 on: January 04, 2015, 07:24:01 PM »
I was just plus-oneing that's what I've encountered managers saying too

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7931 on: January 04, 2015, 07:39:52 PM »
I was just plus-oneing that's what I've encountered managers saying too
I understand that. Certain mangers can do it without a pull. BTDT more than once.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7932 on: January 04, 2015, 07:44:16 PM »
Decreasing/closing to open a new account, or decreasing/closing to increase line on existing account? Or both.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7933 on: January 04, 2015, 07:48:58 PM »
On instant approval moving CL after I received card and moving CL between two cards.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7934 on: January 04, 2015, 08:01:53 PM »
News to me thanks :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7935 on: January 04, 2015, 08:53:23 PM »
On instant approval moving CL after I received card and moving CL between two cards.
i guess some can and some can't  ;)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7936 on: January 05, 2015, 02:56:15 PM »
IIRC Citi Executive doesn't give the 10% bonus on your AA redemption.
I just made an AA redemption, if I apply some time soon for the Plat. Select will I get 10% back from the beginning of this year even before I had the card? (I doubt it but just want to know.)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7937 on: January 05, 2015, 11:55:50 PM »
Am i able to link my AA number to my wife's application in order to have all points in one account?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7938 on: January 06, 2015, 12:04:57 AM »
The $30,000 spending requirement to qualify for the $100 statement credit is that for the first year as well? Or do they give it as part of the sign up bonus?
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #7939 on: January 06, 2015, 05:54:11 AM »
Am i able to link my AA number to my wife's application in order to have all points in one account?
No.