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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 2817334 times)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5500 on: March 30, 2014, 08:34:41 PM »
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5501 on: March 30, 2014, 09:37:23 PM »
600k. That's what I'm talkin' about.


Please share if:

1)You had closed any of the previous 2 cards before #3?
2)If yes, what explanation did you give when asked?
3)Were you within 60 days or after?

Thanks


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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5502 on: March 30, 2014, 09:49:22 PM »
Please share if:

1)You had closed any of the previous 2 cards before #3?
2)If yes, what explanation did you give when asked?
3)Were you within 60 days or after?
4) Do you get some sort of preferential treatment as some sort of Citi "ambassador?"

Thanks

Added one.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5503 on: March 30, 2014, 10:50:39 PM »
Dan, did you do any refundables to get the 600k?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5504 on: March 30, 2014, 11:02:18 PM »
You think he's an idiot?  :o
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5505 on: March 30, 2014, 11:06:23 PM »
You think he's an idiot?  :o
And even he is, he is not going to announce it  :P
You can say what you think when you think what you say.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5506 on: March 30, 2014, 11:11:18 PM »
And even he is, he is not going to announce it  :P

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5507 on: March 30, 2014, 11:24:32 PM »
600k. That's what I'm talkin' about.
You mean 660k. Or 720k?! ;D

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5508 on: March 30, 2014, 11:49:13 PM »
How long does it take to go from the 110k earned and 0 transferred to AA to getting it transferred into the new AA account? Meaning in how long will an aadvantage account be opened that I can actually use the points?Thank you

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5509 on: March 31, 2014, 12:40:41 AM »
How long does it take to go from the 110k earned and 0 transferred to AA to getting it transferred into the new AA account? Meaning in how long will an aadvantage account be opened that I can actually use the points?Thank you
I believe this has been discussed a few times, although I can be mistaken.

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5510 on: March 31, 2014, 12:49:06 AM »
I believe this has been discussed a few times, although I can be mistaken.

You're not. I'd be able to retire from the mileage game if I got 1000 miles for every time that question was asked and answered.
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5511 on: March 31, 2014, 09:01:03 AM »
A Citi rep told me today that all the Citi business aa miles that didn't arrive the last couple of months "will arrive tomorrow the 31st" 

A DROPR challenge right there, will wait and see.
Nothing showed up in my account! So much for reps!

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5512 on: March 31, 2014, 09:23:08 AM »
Nothing showed up in my account! So much for reps!
The 31st is still young

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5513 on: March 31, 2014, 10:30:18 AM »
Just got my second card, no problem. :)

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5514 on: March 31, 2014, 10:30:50 AM »
Nothing showed up in my account! So much for reps!

Yah - zilch for me also. 
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5515 on: March 31, 2014, 11:39:55 AM »

Weird thing is mine post with the statement every time while hers take an extra month.
Go figure.
Your wife is not a blogger, correct?
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5516 on: March 31, 2014, 01:44:34 PM »
Just got my second card, no problem. :)
Me too, no mention of my first card. Yet she had to move some credit lines around to get me to 10k

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5517 on: March 31, 2014, 01:47:12 PM »
3 for you 3 for your wife?
anyone go for 4 cards?

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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5518 on: March 31, 2014, 01:54:07 PM »
Your wife is not a blogger, correct?
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Re: Citi AA Master Thread
« Reply #5519 on: March 31, 2014, 02:02:58 PM »
Any success with an AF waiver with Citi?