If you are self-employed, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are the best options for getting premium credit cards.
- HDFC Bank: If you open a current account with HDFC Bank, you can easily get the BizBlack credit card.
- ICICI Bank: The Times Black credit card is relatively easier to obtain. Additionally, the Emeralde (plastic version) might be available as a lifetime free card based on your income tax returns (ITR).
- Emeralde Private Metal Edition: If you somehow upgrade your ICICI account to Private Banking, you may also be eligible for the Emeralde Private Metal Edition card.
Other banks also offer good credit cards, but approvals largely depend on your ITR. Nowadays,
super-premium cards are rarely issued on a "card-to-card" basis. While banks allow applications via this method, approvals are still based on your
ITR and credit score (CIBIL), making the "card-to-card" method mostly ineffective.
I am sharing this based on my personal experience, as I recently faced the same situation.