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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]


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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

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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 3022537 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10080 on: June 09, 2020, 09:07:56 PM »
does the tickets have to be purchased on the citi aadvantage card in order
to get the free baggage?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10081 on: June 09, 2020, 09:20:43 PM »
does the tickets have to be purchased on the citi aadvantage card in order
to get the free baggage?
No
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10082 on: June 10, 2020, 03:26:20 PM »
i have a citi aa card , just got hit with the AF  im assuming i can close it and i will still have my points?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10083 on: June 10, 2020, 03:38:46 PM »
i have a citi aa card , just got hit with the AF  im assuming i can close it and i will still have my points?
Yes

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10084 on: June 10, 2020, 04:36:25 PM »
Yes
thanks.
closed, they tried getting me to spend $1000 in 3 months to waive the AF, not worth it for me

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10085 on: July 07, 2020, 11:25:31 AM »
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fraudsters-bilked-american-airlines-citibank-120037177.html

“Lest there be any doubt, American Airlines now makes it clear that the company has the ability to track accounts using details like address, phone number, email and more,” Seth Miller, an airline industry analyst, wrote on his website.

In this case, American also used voice recordings of phone calls to show how the family perpetuated its scheme.

“If you’re gaming the program it seems the biggest lesson is that the airlines are (or can be when properly motivated) far better equipped to track fraud than many give them credit for,” Miller said. “And they really do record the calls and use those recordings when it is useful for responding to challenging situations.”
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10086 on: July 09, 2020, 11:31:25 AM »
Since Citi changed their signup bonus rules from:

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American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles are not available if you have had any Citi / AAdvantage card (other than a CitiBusiness/AAdvantage card) opened or closed in the past 24 months.

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American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles are not available if you have received a new account bonus for a Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® account in the past 48 months.

Does that mean that I can downgrade an AA card to a Citi Double Cash today and apply for a Citi AA card next week and get the bonus now (assuming I haven't received a bonus w/in 48 months)?

Previously a PC/downgrade restarted the clock, but the new terms seem to have moved away from that.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10087 on: July 16, 2020, 08:25:33 PM »
do I need to wait 48 months after receiving a SUB on CitiBusiness platinum card (sole prop) to get another SUB for a CitiBusiness platinum card (under a different business name) since both under my name/ss or not since they are different businesses?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10088 on: August 13, 2020, 10:17:21 AM »
in case anyone is wondering - Citi is approving sole prop business cards, while barclays and chase are not. at least for me.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10089 on: August 13, 2020, 08:05:59 PM »
in case anyone is wondering - Citi is approving sole prop business cards, while barclays and chase are not. at least for me.
Barclays yes

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10090 on: August 13, 2020, 08:46:26 PM »
Barclays yes

what type of business? how long in existence?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10091 on: September 14, 2020, 01:02:43 PM »
Does Citi AA Business provide pro-rated refund if closing the card? If so, is there a deadline?

Does Citi AA Business provide pro-rated refund if downgrading the card? If so, is there a deadline?

Same questions for Citi AA personal.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10092 on: September 18, 2020, 07:52:01 PM »
I just got a call from AA asking if I received my new card and if it was activated, because the old one is expiring.
Seemed weird to me. Wouldn't citi call if anyone?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10093 on: September 20, 2020, 10:55:45 PM »
I just got a call from AA asking if I received my new card and if it was activated, because the old one is expiring.
Seemed weird to me. Wouldn't citi call if anyone?
Sounds scammy

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10094 on: October 18, 2020, 11:51:53 PM »
any advice on how to proceed?

my story: I signed up and received a SUB on CitiBusiness platinum card for business #1 (sole prop no business name). A year later I was interested in getting the same card & SUB for business #2 (business name w/ EIN), so checked with Citi knowing the 48 month rule. Via chat that I still have a copy of, the representative confirmed I would in fact get a bonus on card for business #2 since now applying under a legal business name (despite already having the citibusiness card). With that information, I applied and reached spend amount on card. As feared, bonus never showed and now Citi is refusing to honor their reps statement saying "it was a mistake".

tried HUCA via chat and phone. spoke to "supervisors" and nothing.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10095 on: October 19, 2020, 12:10:10 AM »
any advice on how to proceed?

my story: I signed up and received a SUB on CitiBusiness platinum card for business #1 (sole prop no business name). A year later I was interested in getting the same card & SUB for business #2 (business name w/ EIN), so checked with Citi knowing the 48 month rule. Via chat that I still have a copy of, the representative confirmed I would in fact get a bonus on card for business #2 since now applying under a legal business name (despite already having the citibusiness card). With that information, I applied and reached spend amount on card. As feared, bonus never showed and now Citi is refusing to honor their reps statement saying "it was a mistake".

tried HUCA via chat and phone. spoke to "supervisors" and nothing.
You're probably SOL TBH but you can try to keep pushing up the chain.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10096 on: October 19, 2020, 12:28:09 AM »
You're probably SOL TBH but you can try to keep pushing up the chain.

How push up the chain?

No government agency to complain to i.e. DoT for airline tickets?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10097 on: October 19, 2020, 12:30:00 AM »
How push up the chain?

No government agency to complain to i.e. DoT for airline tickets?
Just keep asking for people's superiors. You can also SM and send a letter to the office of the CEO, that sometimes works.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10098 on: October 19, 2020, 08:26:11 AM »
Just keep asking for people's superiors. You can also SM and send a letter to the office of the CEO, that sometimes works.

I already tried and hit a wall on the former as the response is "i am a floor supervisor".

Will try your other idea, but do you have the contact info for "Office of the CEO"?

I really thought Citi would honor the SUB, considering I have a transcript of their rep confirming I will receive it, and which Citi can confirm on their end.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #10099 on: October 19, 2020, 08:33:13 AM »
any advice on how to proceed?

my story: I signed up and received a SUB on CitiBusiness platinum card for business #1 (sole prop no business name). A year later I was interested in getting the same card & SUB for business #2 (business name w/ EIN), so checked with Citi knowing the 48 month rule. Via chat that I still have a copy of, the representative confirmed I would in fact get a bonus on card for business #2 since now applying under a legal business name (despite already having the citibusiness card). With that information, I applied and reached spend amount on card. As feared, bonus never showed and now Citi is refusing to honor their reps statement saying "it was a mistake".

tried HUCA via chat and phone. spoke to "supervisors" and nothing.
at least we have the answer to the question that numerous people have asked about if you can get the bonus with another ein.
Though it's possible that there is some trick how it's done and that's why no one answered