Strategy to obtain US Amex

[Ko0l]

Hey my barclays aviator card arrived at friends address. He sent me a photo of it. Did you have any fraud issues using it on mobile wallet? I might add it to google wallet and try one transaction to get the bonus points but dont want to trigger fraud via mobile wallet usage only..

No issues. Don't think I've ever used the card. I added to mobile wallet and used it there.

But I added to my US google account and used a VPN. Not sure if there will be any issues with Aust google account and without VPN.

 

[Tiki]

Hey my barclays aviator card arrived at friends address. He sent me a photo of it. Did you have any fraud issues using it on mobile wallet? I might add it to google wallet and try one transaction to get the bonus points but dont want to trigger fraud via mobile wallet usage only..

I took Blacksultan's advice and used it to load money on my Planet Express account, worked a treat. I haven't added it to Apple Pay but I did use it to pay for a Kuwait visa online (have a day transit there) and it was fine.

 

[blacksultan]

Hey my barclays aviator card arrived at friends address. He sent me a photo of it. Did you have any fraud issues using it on mobile wallet? I might add it to google wallet and try one transaction to get the bonus points but dont want to trigger fraud via mobile wallet usage only..

Yes fraud issues . Few times . Try online purchase .
Also card only works with insert and not with tap or swipe .

 

[nthd_nthd]

Best practice recommendation please

Hoping to get your opinion on when to apply for a new card with Amex and Chase after failed application? - New application would be for different cards. Do I need 30 days in between?

 

[georgie23]

Best practice recommendation please

Hoping to get your opinion on when to apply for a new card with Amex and Chase after failed application? - New application would be for different cards. Do I need 30 days in between?

depends if Business vs personal - general rule is 30 days is best
Chase will do HP on each application I presume but Amex wont - I certainly have done 2 amex in a month and approved - only one Chase card so limited experience

 

[nthd_nthd]

depends if Business vs personal - general rule is 30 days is best
Chase will do HP on each application I presume but Amex wont - I certainly have done 2 amex in a month and approved - only one Chase card so limited experience

Got rejected for the new Saphire Biz card - even after 3 recon. Reason too much credit and recent Ink in May. Hoping to get another Biz so I am hoping to see if I can apply again for another INK.

What do you all think? Or should I look elsewhere - like Bank of America with Alaska Biz (- I have their checking account)? Is this showing up for 5/24?

 

[Dangj]

Hello
Anyone here have reff link for green card that more than public WB ?

 

[Triben]

Hello
Anyone here have reff link for green card that more than public WB ?

just pm you

 

[georgie23]

Got rejected for the new Saphire Biz card - even after 3 recon. Reason too much credit and recent Ink in May. Hoping to get another Biz so I am hoping to see if I can apply again for another INK.

What do you all think? Or should I look elsewhere - like Bank of America with Alaska Biz (- I have their checking account)? Is this showing up for 5/24?

Can you offer to reduce some of your credit to contribute to new CSRB? - I'm sure you have offered
Alaska Biz - go for it - does NOT count to 5/24 according to below

Alaska Atmos Business card 85K offer

When the new Alaska Atmos Ascent and Atmos Business credit cards launched, the initial welcome offers we saw were to earn 80,000 Atmos Rewards points after meeting minimum spending requirements on each of them. We have since updated that initial post to indicate that there is an 85K offer...

frequentmiler.com

 

[nthd_nthd]

reduce some of your credit to contribute to new CSRB

Yes I did that too. But still got rejected saying I just got Ink in May. It's over 3 months, maybe I should not choose that 200k bonus but the lower Ink ones. Who knows?

 

[georgie23]

Yes I did that too. But still got rejected saying I just got Ink in May. It's over 3 months, maybe I should not choose that 200k bonus but the lower Ink ones. Who knows?

So hard - I dont have an Ink - doing one as soon as my next statement cuts - was thinking of a double application of Ink and CSRB but your experiewnce suggests that will be a no go for me

 

[nthd_nthd]

So hard - I dont have an Ink - doing one as soon as my next statement cuts - was thinking of a double application of Ink and CSRB but your experiewnce suggests that will be a no go for me

Try one if approved then apply for next immediately. If not auto approved at 1st then just focus on that to get approved. Now you need to decide on which has priority

 

[georgie23]

Thanks - that was kind of the my thinking - I think will try a INK first as most likely to get autoapproved - and then work on CSRB if I strike lucky

 

[_TheTraveller_]

C1 giveth and C1 taketh.

VX shut down by C1 for no reason that I and the fraud team can see. I called C1 and they weren't sure either. They went through my transactions and didn't see anything odd. It wasn't a full shut down as I have other cards still open from C1.

Lost around 100K points so mindful with C1....!

 

[georgie23]

C1 giveth and C1 taketh.

VX shut down by C1 for no reason that I and the fraud team can see. I called C1 and they weren't sure either. They went through my transactions and didn't see anything odd. It wasn't a full shut down as I have other cards still open from C1.

Lost around 100K points so mindful with C1....!

Damn - lots of DP recently on reddit about C1 closing down and fraud blocking lots of people - its really becoming difficult for non us people to have their accounts - not sure if at KYC thing but it makes me think is it worth burning a 5/24 spot for C1 when odds you may not get to keep it

 

[_TheTraveller_]

Damn - lots of DP recently on reddit about C1 closing down and fraud blocking lots of people - its really becoming difficult for non us people to have their accounts - not sure if at KYC thing but it makes me think is it worth burning a 5/24 spot for C1 when odds you may not get to keep it

If you have other cards, definitely not worth it. I've burnt 2/24 slots and am kinda pissed at myself.

 

[georgie23]

If you have other cards, definitely not worth it. I've burnt 2/24 slots and am kinda pissed at myself.

I have Amex and Chase - going to apply for Ink in next week but looking at Atmos - although DP suggest that is just as hard to get approved as well from outside US

 

[_TheTraveller_]

I have Amex and Chase - going to apply for Ink in next week but looking at Atmos - although DP suggest that is just as hard to get approved as well from outside US

With BoA, I highly recommend that you have a BoA checking account before applying.

 

[georgie23]

With BoA, I highly recommend that you have a BoA checking account before applying.

unfortunately not happening at moment for me as won't be visiting US

 

[nthd_nthd]

unfortunately not happening at moment for me as won't be visiting US

Stay with Chase then. Try the 2 cards as you plan and be our DP thanks