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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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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9560 on: May 02, 2016, 10:02:29 PM »
If you want an educated guess, @ FT the latest consensus is that downgrading is viewed as opening or closing a card , so its fair to assume YES

Data point: was able to open a card a few weeks after downgrading another.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9561 on: May 02, 2016, 10:03:05 PM »
Agent says you can only downgrade Platinum to Gold (and not Bronze) -- HUCA or is that the conventional wisdom these days?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9562 on: May 02, 2016, 10:21:28 PM »
Data point: was able to open a card a few weeks after downgrading another.
And receive bonus?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9563 on: May 02, 2016, 11:03:51 PM »
Agent says you can only downgrade Platinum to Gold (and not Bronze) -- HUCA or is that the conventional wisdom these days?
HUCA.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9564 on: May 04, 2016, 05:53:30 PM »
how can i get them to overnight the executive card?
They overnighted a dumb letter saying im approved...
Also is there any way to get a virtual number before i get the card?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9565 on: May 04, 2016, 07:08:00 PM »
When does the annual fee post for the executive card?

Does the t&c or card member agreement specify the policy in regards to having the annual fee refunded if you cancel within 30 days? i dont see it anywhere

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9566 on: May 11, 2016, 09:46:31 AM »
Canceled Citi AA World today that I've had for 7 years that they waived the annual fee every year (tried a couple times to get fee waived but no go this year). I had gotten a 2nd one about a month ago and finished the spending - should I just cancel or convert it now since the 2 year mark starts today?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9567 on: May 11, 2016, 10:13:35 AM »
Are the 3 months for spending an actual three months?  Or first three statements?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9568 on: May 11, 2016, 12:46:48 PM »
Are the 3 months for spending an actual three months?  Or first three statements?

Citi usually allows approximately an extra 14 days , but the exact date can be seen on your online login.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9569 on: May 13, 2016, 08:01:42 AM »
My latest card has no points graph for the signup bonus. Does that mean it's over?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9570 on: May 13, 2016, 08:05:44 AM »
My latest card has no points graph for the signup bonus. Does that mean it's over?
No. Send them an SM asking when the spending deadline is.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9571 on: May 13, 2016, 08:07:52 AM »
My latest card has no points graph for the signup bonus. Does that mean it's over?

That means there won't be one to 100% IME. Id be happy for SM to prove me wrong but every report I have seen without graph meant no bonus.
Work hard, Play harder!

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9572 on: May 13, 2016, 08:35:12 AM »
That means there won't be one to 100% IME. Id be happy for SM to prove me wrong but every report I have seen without graph meant no bonus.
I've seen reports otherwise.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9573 on: May 13, 2016, 08:36:26 AM »
Work hard, Play harder!

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Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9575 on: May 13, 2016, 08:54:29 AM »
Work hard, Play harder!

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9576 on: May 13, 2016, 01:48:42 PM »
My latest card has no points graph for the signup bonus. Does that mean it's over?
What link did you use to apply?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9577 on: May 14, 2016, 02:10:44 PM »
What link did you use to apply?
Don't remember.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9578 on: May 14, 2016, 08:30:42 PM »
Looks like its somehow restricted to viewing for me.

It's a level two thread. Need mod approval.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #9579 on: May 16, 2016, 08:43:08 PM »
Any recent data points on applying through pre qual link?