AMEX NEW YEAR LIMITED TIME OFFER (Referral Bonus) - Valid Till 27-02-2025

[sousnake]

Amex now referring 4k bonus points instead of regular 2k
Referrar gets 12k points now.
Incase someone looking to apply please dm me.

 

[SSV]

Not in 90 days but last year firat quarter, they rejected the application because of tier 3 city. Then in December I applied through airport kiosk.

which card was when ??

 

[creditguru]

which card was when ??

Rejected one was Gold card and approved one is plat travel

 

[creditguru]

Just to clear the air in this thread, I have told @roygarg too, that in any case, I will ensure that he does not end in loss.

 

[genXtechie]

I just applied for MRCC this weekend and received the card today. Does anyone know since when this new 4000 MR bonus came in?

[td]

This program starts from 16 January 2025 & available till 27 February 2025, if you have applied it before 16th Jan. just give a try with customer care for the additional points​

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[Prav]

Just got approved for plat charge by referral (35k point earned by referrer )
How can I close my account before activation and not get annual fee charged?

 

[RkrRkr is verified member.]

Just got approved for plat charge by referral (35k point earned by referrer )
How can I close my account before activation and not get annual fee charged?

Dont do anything....Even don't set PIN also...Within 37 days it will be cancelled automatically for non activation..

 

[350modena]

Dont do anything....Even don't set PIN also...Within 37 days it will be cancelled automatically for non activation..

Do the referral points not get reversed if card is not activated ?

 

[RkrRkr is verified member.]

Do the referral points not get reversed if card is not activated ?

I feel Referal points is given as per approval basis..The day card got approved ,referal point is given to referal member...

But still can't say much in this case whether they reversed or not .

 

[Sriim]

Do the referral points not get reversed if card is not activated ?

They're not reversed

 

[SSV]

Referral points are credited at the same time of approval..
referral points will not be reversed for non activation of the approved card.. but if the same pattern is observed over several occasions then there may be appropriate action by the Amex system for the respective trend…
All the best

 

[_ayush]

What if I refer someone today and the approval takes time? Will I still get 12k points or based whatever offer is going on after 27th Feb?

 

[abhiver]

They keep extending these offers. Better to wait for extension which is round the corner.

 

[SSV]

What if I refer someone today and the approval takes time? Will I still get 12k points or based whatever offer is going on after 27th Feb?

They keep extending these offers. Better to wait for extension which is round the corner.

This is correct, they usually extend their offers.. this time they may extend it for another 2 to 3 weeks…

In case the offer is not extended, yes you will get bonus points as the application was received on before the last date.. see below point 6 in TnCs..

 

[drsel]

Dont do anything....Even don't set PIN also...Within 37 days it will be cancelled automatically for non activation..

Isn't this risky?
Because if you don't do anything, the bill may get generated; and then you will have to pay once a bill is generated.

Isn't it better to phone the call centre and close the card to avoid any risk of the bill getting generated for a huge amount?

 

[RkrRkr is verified member.]

Isn't this risky?
Because if you don't do anything, the bill may get generated; and then you will have to pay once a bill is generated.

Isn't it better to phone the call centre and close the card to avoid any risk of the bill getting generated for a huge amount?

No Doubt...To be on safer side...Better call and reuest for cancellation..

Here is the information for non activation based cancellation.

 

[drsel]

No Doubt...To be on safer side...Better call and reuest for cancellation..

This is more so, because the referror will get 35000 points which is a substantial payout from Amex.

 

[althafvly]

Got the 4000 mr points and 500 welcome gift cashback. My first amex card. It was around 9.6% return after deducting the card joining fee. 🎉 (Yes, i did statement credit).

 

[GGGGGG]

I can't see the referral for the Amex card, I need to refer platinum for my wife. Any input on when the referrals will be back?

Also, are the new applications being processed? Read that new applications are not being processed. How long does it generally take to get the card after application submission if they are being processed?

Happy Ugadi/Gudi padava.

 

[BVCBVC is verified member.]

I can't see the referral for the Amex card, I need to refer platinum for my wife. Any input on when the referrals will be back? Thanks.

Thread 'American Express (AmEx) Pauses All New Card Applications 🚨🚨'

Mar 6, 2025

Seems like AmEx wants to pause and look back into what they've been doing.
They're pausing all new applications for the time being, probably for the next few months under the reason 'strategic business transformations'.



This does not affect current users but only the new applications.

They've been getting dragged for a decline in their quality of customer support, lack of new offers and the overall card value going down.
Do you think they will introspect all of it and come back even better and stronger?

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They have halted the issuance of new cards (new applications and referrals).

For now there is no info when they are resuming the applications.