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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.
« Last edited by Yhgfkj on August 26, 2016, 12:49:48 AM »

Author Topic: Citi AA Master Thread  (Read 2815025 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5240 on: March 23, 2014, 09:44:45 PM »
did anyone try to cancel after 30 days and got the AF back ?
Yes.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5241 on: March 23, 2014, 11:16:44 PM »

how long after the 30 days did u cancel ? And did u pay it and then they credit u back?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5242 on: March 23, 2014, 11:24:33 PM »
how long after the 30 days did u cancel ? And did u pay it and then they credit u back?
31 days after getting charged, someone up-thread mentioned that the max is 37 days.
Yes.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5243 on: March 24, 2014, 01:25:41 AM »
Was informed tonight about s/o who's account was shutdown without even booking a flight with his points. Spending was legit but he closed  his account to avoid af. Any other reports of this happening ?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5244 on: March 24, 2014, 01:26:53 AM »
Was informed tonight about s/o who's account was shutdown without even booking a flight with his points. Spending was legit but he closed  his account to avoid af. Any other reports of this happening ?
BS. POIDH.
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 #5245 on: March 24, 2014, 01:59:31 AM »
BS. POIDH.
Will have more info tomorrow - not sure if u saw my story I posted about bro but maybe that would explain y he got flagged..

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5246 on: March 24, 2014, 06:55:36 AM »
Will have more info tomorrow - not sure if u saw my story I posted about bro but maybe that would explain y he got flagged..
First it it's your brother, then yourself, then "someone"... a man of multiple identities :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5247 on: March 24, 2014, 07:27:21 AM »
First it it's your brother, then yourself, then "someone"... a man of multiple identities :)
I do my whole family's cards ( far from the first I would imagine on this forum ) and S/o in the "business" that I told my story to texted me last night that story..

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5248 on: March 24, 2014, 09:06:45 AM »
Mine seems ok...

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5249 on: March 24, 2014, 09:59:03 AM »
Mine seems ok...

Last week closed 2 out of 4 (wife and myself) so far to avoid AF and BE"H seems okay as well

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5250 on: March 24, 2014, 10:10:24 AM »

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5251 on: March 24, 2014, 10:39:01 AM »
Will have more info tomorrow - not sure if u saw my story I posted about bro but maybe that would explain y he got flagged..

Probably closing everyone's account you've touched?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5252 on: March 24, 2014, 10:46:48 AM »
Last week closed 2 out of 4 (wife and myself) so far to avoid AF and BE"H seems okay as well
i did same with mom and no issue but maybe some ppl r getting flagged.. will post if i hear more details

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5253 on: March 24, 2014, 01:52:14 PM »
i got 220k so far, cancelled 1st card got 450 back now contemplating to cancel 2nd card,
safe or just leave the 2 card open?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5254 on: March 24, 2014, 02:11:59 PM »
And the emails came.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5255 on: March 24, 2014, 02:14:56 PM »
Cancelation dept only offers 5k miles or $100, but not able to downgrade at all within first year of card...

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5256 on: March 24, 2014, 02:18:15 PM »
If I got A/Aed by AA and they cancelled my ticket I booked, will they refund the taxes they charged to my CC? Or am I out of luck?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5257 on: March 24, 2014, 02:25:43 PM »
And the emails came.
 :)
Does "the emails came" mean what I think it means? Then why the  :)? Isn't it a  :'( >:( :(?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5258 on: March 24, 2014, 02:46:30 PM »
can I cancel my acct via SM?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5259 on: March 24, 2014, 02:47:19 PM »