Strategy to obtain US Amex

[_TheTraveller_]

I've been patiently waiting to see if the doc review passes without intervention, as success rates from calling seem to be next to zero - so far that strategy is not working! The review is still "in progress"... I'll give it a few more days before running the gauntlet with the call centre.

From what I've read the call centre is useless. C1 is so algo centric that they don't even have recon.

 

[scibo10]

Foreign passports or other id won’t work .

The reason I asked is that I was able to get approved for a Savor card using my AU passport and my ITIN. But my account got restricted after approval and to unrestrict it, I had to rescan my AU passport and ITIN letter, provide AU payslips, the CVV on the back of my card and do a 3-way with BofA where I have a checking account.

I was curious to see if they tightened their rules and don't allow AU passports at all now.

My thinking is if you get an instant approval, C1 allows for just sending AU passport and ITIN letter. If it requires manual review, then ID requirements may be more restrictive.

And if your account gets restricted after approval, then you deal with the fraud team instead that I believe does accept AU passport to verify ID.

 

[Ko0l]

I've never sent passport to C1 during the application process. Sent my NSW Driver License instead and was approved. This was for the Spark plus card late last year.

My account was restricted in April this year and they're accepted my Australian passport after multiple calls. (The letter they sent said foreign passports can be used in lieu of govt issued ID if you're a foreign citizen but their customer service was adamant that foreign passports was not accepted.)

Either way I don't think cap1 is good for long term usage. Apply for the SUB and sock draw the card afterwards. They are trigger happy to restrict cards if you are abroad often and the required verification documents can be difficult for people living in Australia to obtain.

 

[maverick1]

I got the HSBC Premier world card when the AF was 0 and was planning to keep it as it's my oldest card with 2yrs of credit history but now they have started charging AF of 95. Has anyone been able to get the AF waived as at time of signup the card came with no AF?

 

[Grrr]

My account was restricted in April this year

What sort (amounts/location) of spending are you guys doing to get your cards restricted ?

 

[blacksultan]

I got the HSBC Premier world card when the AF was 0 and was planning to keep it as it's my oldest card with 2yrs of credit history but now they have started charging AF of 95. Has anyone been able to get the AF waived as at time of signup the card came with no AF?

You can redeem reward points to redeem for AF .
And if you don’t have enough points they will credit you some or all required
I had the AF waived for both cards with all points credited by them .

 

[maverick1]

You can redeem reward points to redeem for AF .
And if you don’t have enough points they will credit you some or all required
I had the AF waived for both cards with all points credited by them .

Naah I don't pay any fees to them. How did you contact them for the fee waiver?

 

[blacksultan]

Naah I don't pay any fees to them. How did you contact them for the fee waiver?

Chat online .

 

[Ko0l]

What sort (amounts/location) of spending are you guys doing to get your cards restricted ?

The card was barely used for a couple of months. It was just a generic kyc email requesting to confirm details and if not they will restrict the account.

Sent in my passport and they restricted my account anyways.

 

[Grrr]

The card was barely used for a couple of months

Perhaps that was it.

I was gifted a $500 limit (!) to start with. After 5 months of diligently using close to $500/month, they auto-upgraded me to $2k.

I’m hoping they will continue to auto increase my limit if I continue to use the card

Interestingly the letter notifying me of the increase said that regularly updating your income was helpful. My initial income on application was actually based on my real Au income…

I’m wondering whether it will be detrimental to drop it back to the internet approved US$80k/year income at some point. I figure with that they are less likely to ask for proof of income again, however the risk might be that they question why my income has dropped ?

 

[georgie23]

The card was barely used for a couple of months. It was just a generic kyc email requesting to confirm details and if not they will restrict the account.

Sent in my passport and they restricted my account anyways.

sounds painful - there is the current deal of v with 300 TC - I am 2 years now and looking at getting a card but would prefer to get the preapproval to hope I can slightly improve my odds of getting ID checks working - seems people wtih checking may have a better experience but maybe not
thanks for sharing

 

[ithongy]

Not top 5 . 50 k Alaska points .l which I can use for J biz partner award . Most importantly as a biz card does not take up 5/24 . Also finding it difficult to get approved elsewhere .

Hmmm... Things have changed? Know that Chase Business Card do not count towards 5/24 card total but is governed by the unofficial 5/24 rule.