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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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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9240 on: February 26, 2016, 02:29:39 PM »


The bonus is mentioned on the approval letter. Typically arrives a few days before the card.


Didn't get it

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9241 on: February 26, 2016, 02:30:32 PM »
Didn't get it
The letter or the bonus?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9242 on: February 26, 2016, 02:32:09 PM »
The letter or the bonus?
Letter. Unless I threw it out. I've been getting so many offers lately. Today alone I got two offers from citi

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9243 on: February 26, 2016, 02:43:49 PM »
Letter. Unless I threw it out. I've been getting so many offers lately. Today alone I got two offers from citi
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9244 on: February 26, 2016, 02:59:26 PM »
Letter. Unless I threw it out. I've been getting so many offers lately. Today alone I got two offers from citi
I never throw those letters out until the bonus posts.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9245 on: February 26, 2016, 03:13:50 PM »
I never throw those letters out until the bonus posts.
If I threw it out, I didn't know what it was.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9246 on: February 26, 2016, 03:19:07 PM »
I never throw those letters out until the bonus posts.

 I even save them after bonus posts, to enjoy looking at them   :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9247 on: February 27, 2016, 11:54:12 AM »
Strange.  There's nothing mentioned about them sending me a new card on my summary page, but when I use the other method from the FTW it says
"Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select®
Account ending in XXXX
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...which implies it's a WE.  My actual card is definitely a W though.

I have another 60k offer that came in my name that expires 3/15 that I want to use.  The language states "If you are an existing Citi/AAdvantage cardmember you are not eligible for this offer on your existing account."  Is that enforced?  Would a new FFN help?


ETA:  Apparently a bunch of conversions happened on 2/23.  I'm wondering if I was converted but they haven't mailed out the card yet.

You're card is a WE.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9248 on: February 27, 2016, 11:55:48 AM »
Fair enough.  But the offer was sent to me and references my existing point balance.  I'll try and see if I can change the FFN on it once I confirm my conversion took place.

Citi bonuses have nothing to do with a new FFN. If you're eligible for the bonus, you'll get it on your old FFN, if you're not eligible for the bonus, you won't get it even on a new FFN.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9249 on: February 27, 2016, 11:57:25 AM »
Letter. Unless I threw it out. I've been getting so many offers lately. Today alone I got two offers from citi

Every new Citi AA card comes with welcome letter, so you most definitely got one.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9250 on: February 27, 2016, 01:08:33 PM »
Data point:

Applied for AA Plat after my old one went WE on 2/19. Got letter today stating 50k after 3k spend.


Can you tell me which link you used to apply? Thanks .

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9251 on: February 27, 2016, 07:06:42 PM »

Can you tell me which link you used to apply? Thanks .

It was 4d but from experience I know that others have not gotten the bonus using 4d.

I can now confirm after receiving the cards and creating logins that the bonus tracker is there as well.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9252 on: February 27, 2016, 08:05:25 PM »
Got the card and did the spend, statement not closing for another  2 weeks. I have something on hold with AA, anyway to get them to book it before I get the points?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9253 on: February 28, 2016, 12:34:11 AM »
Got the card and did the spend, statement not closing for another  2 weeks. I have something on hold with AA, anyway to get them to book it before I get the points?

I believe you can pay to have citi expedite the points. But it isn't instant.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9254 on: February 28, 2016, 12:59:39 AM »
I believe you can pay to have citi expedite the points. But it isn't instant.

Bonus as well?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9255 on: February 28, 2016, 02:33:08 AM »
It was 4d but from experience I know that others have not gotten the bonus using 4d.

I can now confirm after receiving the cards and creating logins that the bonus tracker is there as well.

Your previous card was also using link 4d?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9256 on: February 28, 2016, 07:16:46 AM »
Your previous card was also using link 4d?

The ones before did not use a FT link.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9257 on: February 28, 2016, 07:22:37 AM »
The ones before did not use a FT link.

Huge data point. Thanks.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9258 on: February 28, 2016, 11:45:49 AM »
Why can't I access my Citi AA Biz card on the Android app? Is there a separate app for biz cards that I can't find?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9259 on: February 28, 2016, 12:07:41 PM »
Why can't I access my Citi AA Biz card on the Android app? Is there a separate app for biz cards that I can't find?

Did you create a log in for it?