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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 #3480 on: February 18, 2014, 01:11:36 AM »
What are you planning to do about the AF on the second (and third and fourth) card(s)? Just pay it? Is it worth the $250 for you? For the first card, I can justify that I really do want the lounge access.
I'll probably cancel second card in order not to pay AF

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3481 on: February 18, 2014, 01:17:07 AM »
Maybe if I were selling it would be poshut, but I'm not.
Last summer you could get 100k by opening two 50k cards with an annual fee of $75.
::)

2 years ago Amex was matching offers.  One phone call made you 50k MR . 

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3482 on: February 18, 2014, 01:45:17 AM »
Citi is telling me for my second card they cant approve me because i have that exact offer already and even if i were to get approved i wouldn't get the bonus is this true ??

any advice ?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3483 on: February 18, 2014, 01:47:28 AM »
Citi is telling me for my second card they cant approve me because i have that exact offer already and even if i were to get approved i wouldn't get the bonus is this true ??

any advice ?
too many guys on this forum r reporting having it done. hone your convincing skills. talk about dividing different types of spending etc.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3484 on: February 18, 2014, 01:48:26 AM »
too many guys on this forum r reporting having it done. hone your convincing skills. talk about dividing different types of spending etc.
tried that i guess ill try again :) its all about HUCA

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3485 on: February 18, 2014, 01:56:34 AM »
Maybe if I were selling it would be poshut, but I'm not.
Last summer you could get 100k by opening two 50k cards with an annual fee of $75.

Never fly within the US even? I would pay 250 for 4 rt flights

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3486 on: February 18, 2014, 02:39:28 AM »

too many guys on this forum r reporting having it done. hone your convincing skills. talk about dividing different types of spending etc.
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Once they came back with a no, due to a duplicate account, you can HUCA until you are blue in the face, and nothing will change.
Probably better to stork it.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3487 on: February 18, 2014, 02:41:30 AM »

Is that an assumption or is that based on experience?
Meshug+Citi=Bad Information

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3488 on: February 18, 2014, 09:55:43 AM »
What could be the reason that for some people they decline a second application?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3489 on: February 18, 2014, 10:00:33 AM »
I would ask the opposite....

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3490 on: February 18, 2014, 10:01:35 AM »
I would ask the opposite....
??? Meaning

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3491 on: February 18, 2014, 10:09:13 AM »
??? Meaning
He's saying it's funny that they approve anyone, not that they didn't approve you. Everyone else needs the reason.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3492 on: February 18, 2014, 10:16:04 AM »
But most reports are from people getting approved.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3493 on: February 18, 2014, 10:59:57 AM »
No problems at all!! Instant approval bigger CL than first card..
Wow gotta try this myself... Did it take any convincing on your part?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3494 on: February 18, 2014, 11:04:05 AM »
Wow gotta try this myself... Did it take any convincing on your part?
they didn't ask a single question regarding credit or anything else

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3496 on: February 18, 2014, 11:19:08 AM »
Add me to the camp of "110K earned, but 0 reported to AA."
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3497 on: February 18, 2014, 11:19:51 AM »
Add me to the camp of "110K earned, but 0 reported to AA."
care to explain?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #3498 on: February 18, 2014, 11:20:09 AM »
Add me to the camp of "110K earned, but 0 reported to AA."
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« Reply #3499 on: February 18, 2014, 11:20:46 AM »
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