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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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Author Topic: Citi AA Master Thread  (Read 2786702 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #980 on: September 08, 2013, 01:00:00 AM »
Biz and personal?
That wouldn't be a chidush...

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #981 on: September 08, 2013, 01:01:55 AM »
Did a 2BM a few weeks ago. 1 card approved by shifting over credit from an existing AA card, denied the 2nd card for more than 1 app on the same day.

Wrote a letter to the stork and got a call saying the 2nd card has been approved.
What was the gist of the letter?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #982 on: September 08, 2013, 01:03:59 AM »
Biz and personal?
2 personal visa.

1 pull or 2 pulls
Didn't check yet.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #983 on: September 08, 2013, 01:04:27 AM »
What was the gist of the letter?
Pretty please with a cherry on top.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #984 on: September 08, 2013, 01:05:12 AM »
This would be the first since 8/25 , I guess nobody had such luck on ddf and on ft

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #985 on: September 08, 2013, 01:13:37 AM »
Pretty please with a cherry on top.
Thanks! I'll copy/paste that. :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #986 on: September 08, 2013, 01:41:42 AM »
Wrote a letter to the stork and got a call saying the 2nd card has been approved.
Who did you write the letter to?

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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 #988 on: September 08, 2013, 02:06:23 AM »
where can i find my AA number?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #989 on: September 08, 2013, 05:01:56 AM »
Did a 2BM a few weeks ago. 1 card approved by shifting over credit from an existing AA card, denied the 2nd card for more than 1 app on the same day.

Wrote a letter to the stork and got a call saying the 2nd card has been approved.
how many personal citi cards do you have now?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #990 on: September 08, 2013, 07:46:02 AM »
What was the gist of the letter?
Pretty please with a cherry on top.
You need to give a seminar just on people skills. It plays such a big part in getting things done.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #991 on: September 08, 2013, 08:32:30 AM »
Not always the case. Sometimes there are those secret arguments... ;)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #992 on: September 08, 2013, 08:41:47 AM »
Not always the case. Sometimes there are those secret arguments... ;)
I said "a big part" not "only part".  :)
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #993 on: September 08, 2013, 10:18:47 AM »
Did you give a reason?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #994 on: September 08, 2013, 11:29:14 AM »
Good customer, HSA, etc.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #995 on: September 08, 2013, 12:20:27 PM »
what is HSA?
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #997 on: September 08, 2013, 12:22:35 PM »
thanks saw that, wasn't sure what it has to do w asking to be approved for a new card
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #998 on: September 08, 2013, 12:24:28 PM »
Had the same issue and it's been about 10 days.  Don't think it's a matter of waiting any more.  Seems more like a genuine issue.  Just wondering if you got this resolved.  I just sent a SM and they are saying it will take 10-15 days to get back to me.

Has this happened to anyone else? Kind of disturbing

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #999 on: September 08, 2013, 12:25:07 PM »
thanks saw that, wasn't sure what it has to do w asking to be approved for a new card
I imagine that the reason Dan said he wanted another identical card was the need to separate HSA expenses from other expenses.