Strategy to obtain US Amex

[Grrr]

How did others who got to "yes" with C1 get there? Do you have US issued ID?

Was never asked for anything other than Aus passport. No idea why they are doing this to you

 

[georgie23]

Does anyone know if purchases at Qantas marketplace will code as purchase at an airline for Amex biz platinum ?

No only the personal platinum

 

[zainman]

Just received my ITIN as well. The W7 was sent to the IRS on 13 March so just under the 7 week timeline (although for the IRS that it is impressively quick given that is tax season).

I used someone off Fiverr who was exceptional and was cheaper than SH Studios. If anyone is interested, DM me and I will share a link to his ad and a referral.

Question in the meantime, should I still apply for my first Amex using GT and not quote my ITIN? My plan is to apply for a Personal Gold using GT and then apply for a Hilton Amex (probably the free one or Surpass) using my ITIN 3 months later (unless anyone thinks it’s worthwhile applying sooner).

Can’t DM you as your profile is restricted?

Can you DM me the details for the ITIN please happy to use your referral. Thanks

 

[N0mad]

Can’t DM you as your profile is restricted?

Can you DM me the details for the ITIN please happy to use your referral. Thanks

I'd be interested as well thanks, are you able to disclose or DM the fee you paid as well?

 

[DAC1]

DMs incoming!

 

[wilflare]

DMs incoming!

Could you share the details with me too? haha might be useful for future P2 or P3

 

[blacksultan]

Surprised that I was just approved for the Citi as world elite biz card for 11 k .
Is it risky to use Citi cards thru e wallets when they are new ?

 

[wilflare]

Surprised that I was just approved for the Citi as world elite biz card for 11 k .
Is it risky to use Citi cards thru e wallets when they are new ?

wow! is this your first Citi card? I tried applying recently and got rejected.

still trying to get my Chase CSP approved

 

[blacksultan]

wow! is this your first Citi card? I tried applying recently and got rejected.

still trying to get my Chase CSP approved

No my first Citi biz card for. I got the Citi premier in nov 23 .

 

[lunne]

For the people who have AU and US HSBC Premier accounts, is HSBC Global transfer recommended or is Wise cheaper for AUD to USD transfers?

I've only used Wise, so don't know how the HSBC FX rates stack up. Is there a way for me to compare?

 

[georgie23]

For the people who have AU and US HSBC Premier accounts, is HSBC Global transfer recommended or is Wise cheaper?

I've only used Wise for AUD to USD transfers, so don't know how the HSBC FX rates stack up. Is there a way for me to compare?

Wise is generally way cheaper - only thing cheaper is IBKR for large amounts - but WISE allows flexibility on rate movements eg AUD went from 0.6 to 0.64 in a month so with wise could change at any time in any amounts

 

[blacksultan]

Has anyone transferred to avios from hsbc rewards ? If so how long to does it take to credit ?
Also can one transfer to an account in another name ?

 

[DC3]

No my first Citi biz card for. I got the Citi premier in nov 23 .

Certainly not your first rodeo.

 

[Voele]

Has anyone transferred to avios from hsbc rewards ? If so how long to does it take to credit ?
Also can one transfer to an account in another name ?

All transfers from HSBC have been instant for me so far (BA Avios and Flying blue)

 

[albyd]

Was never asked for anything other than Aus passport. No idea why they are doing this to you

Thanks for confirming. Was it just a matter of lobbying them to accept your AU passport or they just accepted it when you said you didn't have a US government issued ID? I told them that and that it's impractical to get a drivers license in NYC so I wasn't planning to bother with it. That isn't washing.

 

[Grrr]

Thanks for confirming. Was it just a matter of lobbying them to accept your AU passport or they just accepted it when you said you didn't have a US government issued ID?

They never asked for a US ID

 

[DC3]

I just received a call back from C1 …. They won't budge with me for either consumer or "Business" cards.

Maybe you’ve been flagged. I recall that C1 previously shut down your checking account.

They shut down my checking account as well. They seem to have a curious matrix when it comes to “fraud” detection, when there is no fraud whatsoever. There are plenty of reviews on-line about similar issues with C1. I decided to move on from C1.

 

[georgie23]

Maybe you’ve been flagged. I recall that C1 previously shut down your checking account.

They shut down my checking account as well. They seem to have a curious matrix when it comes to “fraud” detection, when there is no fraud whatsoever. There are plenty of reviews on-line about similar issues with C1. I decided to move on from C1.

With your C1 closure - is that checking or CC or both?

 

[DC3]

With your C1 closure - is that checking or CC or both?

I had a C1 checking account for a few months.The idea was to then open a C1 cc. However, once the checking account was shut down, for no obvious reason, I dropped the idea of trying to deal with C1 after that.