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Chase Sapphire Reserve BENEFITS master thread

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There are multiple instances reported on this very thread of someone who was way over 5/24 and did not have PC and who got approval after recon.


The information below no longer applies for 2016/2017 but should still be useful for 2017/2018

Can you still get a 2016 travel credit if you apply now for a Sapphire Reserve card?

People have been reporting various due dates in January. If you get a due date between the 6th to the 25th then your bill will close between December 9th-28th and you will have time to spend the $300 in 2016 travel credit.

It is definitely still possible to get those due dates, but there’s no guarantee. If you do apply then be sure to call reconsideration to see if you can get approved today.
You may also be able to change your payment due date to generate a December statement if your due date is earlier than January 6 or later than January 25th. Just call to have you due date changed to January 25th to have your statement close on December 28th.

From here. Hopefully this will stop the constant questions.

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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4800 on: February 03, 2019, 07:50:37 AM »
I wish. If I get a retention worth over $100 I'll seriously consider keeping the card.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4801 on: February 06, 2019, 03:17:07 PM »
not sure if this was mentioned before, but my annual credit renewed- and for the first time, I did not earn points on the transactions that were subsequently credited back to me.

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« Reply #4802 on: February 06, 2019, 04:07:33 PM »
not sure if this was mentioned before, but my annual credit renewed- and for the first time, I did not earn points on the transactions that were subsequently credited back to me.
They changed that in the t&cs a while ago
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« Reply #4803 on: February 06, 2019, 04:19:48 PM »
not sure if this was mentioned before, but my annual credit renewed- and for the first time, I did not earn points on the transactions that were subsequently credited back to me.
Same here. They got smart.
On a similar note, a few months ago I bought an airline ticket and of course got 3/$. Afterwards I had to cancel and the airline returned a portion of the price. The refund had a slightly different business name than the original purchase and showed like regular merchandise - not travel - so the triple points didn't get pulled back. I though I did really well on that. However, in subsequent months I noticed that my travel purchases were not receiving any points. When inquiring I was told that due to that earlier refund, until my new travel purchases reached the amount refunded, I would not earn new travel category points. Indeed once I finished spending that amount, travel purchases once again began earning 3x.

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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4804 on: February 12, 2019, 03:07:08 PM »
If I signed up for my csr in middle of April last year and my first AF posted on May 1.   When will my new 300$ travel credit start for the next year if my statements close on the 19th of the month?? Will it be April 20th ?         

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« Reply #4805 on: February 12, 2019, 11:10:41 PM »
If I signed up for my csr in middle of April last year and my first AF posted on May 1.   When will my new 300$ travel credit start for the next year if my statements close on the 19th of the month?? Will it be April 20th ?       
AF doesn't determine the cardmember anniversary. I believe the account is considered active whenever the card was approved, and your TC will be reset when the prior statement closes. You can always check it manually to see when it resets.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4806 on: February 14, 2019, 12:58:20 AM »
AF doesn't determine the cardmember anniversary. I believe the account is considered active whenever the card was approved, and your TC will be reset when the prior statement closes. You can always check it manually to see when it resets.

Thanks. Im asking this because I have some travel spending to do a few days before my new cardmember year should be starting. You think if  move the statement close date a few days earlier that will make the TC reset earlier?

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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4807 on: February 14, 2019, 01:05:44 AM »
AF doesn't determine the cardmember anniversary. I believe the account is considered active whenever the card was approved, and your TC will be reset when the prior statement closes. You can always check it manually to see when it resets.
Thanks. Im asking this because I have some travel spending to do a few days before my new cardmember year should be starting. You think if  move the statement close date a few days earlier that will make the TC reset earlier?
Also- I want to downgrade my CSR after I get my travel credit-is that something I shouldnt do-since theyre cracking down on people lately? Or is that fine?

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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4808 on: February 15, 2019, 01:13:18 AM »
If I signed up for my csr in middle of April last year and my first AF posted on May 1.   When will my new 300$ travel credit start for the next year if my statements close on the 19th of the month?? Will it be April 20th ?       
I think the credit goes by calendar year - not member year. 
Check out the wiki re applying in Dec.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4809 on: February 15, 2019, 05:09:56 AM »
I think the credit goes by calendar year - not member year. 
Check out the wiki re applying in Dec.
Think that was only if you got the card in the first year it came out
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4810 on: February 15, 2019, 01:13:59 PM »
It's still December statement date for travel credit reset, right?

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« Reply #4811 on: February 15, 2019, 03:58:22 PM »
It's still December statement date for travel credit reset, right?
Yes, assuming that it always was for you.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4812 on: February 15, 2019, 04:16:26 PM »
Yes, assuming that it always was for you.
Hmm what if it was a card (freedom etc) converted recently (or that I will convert soon)? Does it matter if the freedom was originally opened prior to a certain cutoff date?

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« Reply #4813 on: February 15, 2019, 04:32:03 PM »
Hmm what if it was a card (freedom etc) converted recently (or that I will convert soon)? Does it matter if the freedom was originally opened prior to a certain cutoff date?
I can't answer that with certainty, but my guess would be, that it is determined by the product, not the account. So when it became/becomes a SR will be the deciding factor.
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« Reply #4814 on: February 15, 2019, 04:40:12 PM »
I can't answer that with certainty, but my guess would be, that it is determined by the product, not the account. So when it became/becomes a SR will be the deciding factor.
OK - and what is the new rule? For new CSR - it is calendar based (1/1 reset) instead of Dec statement reset?

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« Reply #4815 on: February 15, 2019, 04:44:53 PM »
OK - and what is the new rule? For new CSR - it is calendar based (1/1 reset) instead of Dec statement reset?
Sorry, I misunderstood what you were asking. As far as I know, it's never 1/1. For grandfathered members, it resets on your January statement, and for newer members, it resets on the first statement of each card anniversary. So if you sign up today, it will reset at the close of your 2/20 statement.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4816 on: February 25, 2019, 03:27:39 PM »
I asked about this last week- but now I clarified my dates.
I opened my CSR end of last april. My first statement closed on like may 20th.   
My UR page says that the 300$ travel credit will restart when my statement closes in 05/2019. 
What is the earliest possible date I can get my travel credit restarted if I move up my statement closing dates?

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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4817 on: February 25, 2019, 04:35:29 PM »
I’m sorry to be off point from this post. I currently have the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card which i have for about 4-5 years now along with a Chase ink business and Chase freedom unlimited. Should I close my preferred card and then apply for a reserve card or should I downgrade my preferred to a Chase freedom card and then apply for a new reserve card?
Please help!

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« Reply #4818 on: February 25, 2019, 09:48:34 PM »
I asked about this last week- but now I clarified my dates.
I opened my CSR end of last april. My first statement closed on like may 20th.   
My UR page says that the 300$ travel credit will restart when my statement closes in 05/2019. 
What is the earliest possible date I can get my travel credit restarted if I move up my statement closing dates?
April 2 or 1, I suppose.
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Re: Chase Sapphire Reserve
« Reply #4819 on: February 27, 2019, 02:52:00 PM »
April 2 or 1, I suppose.
Do you mean May or do you mean April?