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Citi Rewards Mastercard: 75K Bonus flybuys pts, $100 Kmart eGift Card (Requires $3K Spend in 90 Days; $49 Annual Fee First Year)

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Citi Rewards Mastercard: 75K Bonus flybuys pts, $100 Kmart eGift Card (Requires $3K Spend in 90 Days; $49 Annual Fee First Year)
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ChikenMiester on 10/07/2020 - 11:30 www1.citibank.com.au (3711 clicks)
Last edited 10/10/2020 - 13:32 by 3 other users

Collect 75,000 flybuys BONUS POINTS and a $100 Kmart eGift card when you spend $3,000 in the first 90 days from approval.

I've had a good experience with CitiBank, Points received after a month of spending the criteria back in this 2019 deal & easy online closure of credit card account.

Similar to this deal in terms of $$, if you don't mind Flybuys pts + Kmart vs Qantas pts.

Points earn rate: 1 CitiRward Point per dollar spent on eligible purchases (capped at $10k per statement)
Annual card fee: $49 First Year
Minimum credit limit: $6,000
Minimum income required: $35,000

Offer valid Fri 10 Jul to Wed 30 Sep 2020

*Annual fee of just $49 in the first year, reverting to $149 in subsequent years.

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  • PLIHA5 on 10/07/2020 - 18:38
    +1

    So, I’ve been approved with minimal credit balance. And I was like “how are they going to reward me if I did not provide my flybuys number?” So i contacted Citi bank support and they confirmed that once I’ll meet eligibility criteria, I should receive an email from them and only then I have to provide my flybuys number to receive the rewards.
    Can someone confirm it?

    • [Deactivated] on 10/07/2020 - 20:40
      +2

      it's in the t&c

      We will request your flybuys membership number from you via email within 8 weeks of meeting the spend criteria.

      • PLIHA5 on 10/07/2020 - 20:44

        Thanks mate

    • sicinadan on 26/07/2020 - 12:50
      +1

      From my past experience yes, you will receive an email and tell CITI your flybuys account number.

      Also from the email sent by citi

      We will request your flybuys membership number from you via email within 8 weeks of meeting the spend criteria. The flybuys points will be credited to your flybuys account within 6 weeks from the date we receive your flybuys membership number. If you do not provide us with your flybuys membership number within 8 weeks from us first requesting it, we reserve the right to credit the equivalent amount of Citi reward Points to your Citi Rewards Credit Card.

  • Youi2018 on 10/07/2020 - 19:03

    Great deal . Just not sure if i will be eligible as i had a different citi bank credit card but cancelled it about 6 months ago. Nothing in the terms and conditions

  • gadgetguy on 10/07/2020 - 19:20
    +1

    Be aware, there's an extensive list of merchants/payment types excluded from the eligible transactions required to meet the $3,000 requirement. For example many types of travel are excluded. Extract here (I added the bold):

    "any purchase excluding (but not limited to) Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, Special Promotions, BPAY payments, purchases of foreign currency and travellers cheques, transactions made in operating a business, payments to other Citi accounts, bank fees and charges such as interest and ATM charges, transactions made using Points and government related transactions. Government related transactions include transactions with government or semi-government entities, or relating to services provided by or in connection with government (for example but not limited to transactions made at Australia Post, payments to the Australian Taxation Office, council rates, motor registries, tolls, parking stations and meters, fares on public transport, fines and court related costs). Please note that whether or not a transaction is an Eligible Transaction will be determined based on information provided either by the merchant or the relevant financial institution (including information about the type of business conducted by the merchant). This means that, for example, spend with certain merchants may be characterised as spend with a government related entity and therefore not an Eligible Transaction, even if that merchant is not in fact a government related entity; or"

    Note that what they class as "government-related" is up to them and they won't tell you beforehand if a merchant is in or out of this list.

    • jackofspade on 10/07/2020 - 20:31
      +3

      Government related transactions does count towards the $3000 spend but you won't get any rewards points

    • [Deactivated] on 10/07/2020 - 20:49
      +1

      you've quoted the terms for earning Citi reward Points not qualifying for the bonus flybuys which are

      Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, refunds, Chargebacks, Special Promotions and spend on a Linked Diners Club Card do not contribute to the spend threshold.

    • bobwokeup on 10/07/2020 - 22:02
      +1

      I do agree it's a lot more than most cards. So does government related transactions include water and electricity (in WA both are owned by semi-government entities)? I get reward points on my other credit card for government related transations and council rates/parking stations/public transport as well. It's a good deal to burn and churn though if you can get approved, like a lot of the comments have said.

    • CheaperCharlie on 12/07/2020 - 18:35
      +1

      Don't know why you got downvoted…pretty valid point, read it on their site as well; thinking twice about taking a punt on this card.

      • [Deactivated] on 12/07/2020 - 18:39
        +1

        because it's wrong

  • allyroger on 10/07/2020 - 19:29

    no Google pay functionality?

    • gadgetguy on 10/07/2020 - 19:43

      I don't think any of the Citi credit cards support it e.g. Virgin Money, Coles or Citi-branded cards but I think they support Samsung Pay.

      The online interfaces for all of the card products are pretty crap too though the apps are a little better.

  • Magicmagic on 11/07/2020 - 09:17

    Does anyone know if you can get this card if you have closed a Citi card in the last 12 months?

    • Drakesy on 13/07/2020 - 11:57

      See previous comments, but in short they indicated that you could

  • majikshoe on 11/07/2020 - 09:49

    Good deal. I went to apply and their website crashed after it pre-approved and just before it wanted me to upload docs. No idea whether the application was received, online chat was pretty useless and I don't know whether reapplying will hit my credit file again. Looks like I'll be in the call centre queue on Monday.

    • bobwokeup on 11/07/2020 - 13:37

      Did you get an email at any stage? Mine timed out and I got an email with the application number. Continued with no problems, although timed out again at the last stage. Got a confirmation email though saying to upload my docs.

      • Rachadeal on 11/07/2020 - 14:14

        I didn't receive anything at all. No confirmation email nothing. After u submitted though, it says they will assess and be in contact. Hmmm interesting.

      • majikshoe on 11/07/2020 - 15:06
        +1

        I ended up getting an email with an application number about an hour afterwards, along with a link to log in to upload docs.

  • goodfella on 11/07/2020 - 11:42

    Got instant online rejection. 6 figures income, no CC/mortgage. Though, had ANZ card in March, closed straight after points received, early May. And got Car Next Door inquiry on my credit file last week. Both damaged my credit score from Very Good to Good. Was I too early to apply? Shall I call them or just suck it up and wait for a Credit Score to go up again? Though, how will it go up if there's nothing to show repayment history on? I thought to get this one and repay balance for 3-4 months to improve my score…

    • jedimaster on 21/08/2020 - 10:12

      definitely call to get it reviewed. i did and the only reason they initially rejected me was they thought i was a temporary resident with visa expiring in august 🤦‍♂️

  • maiuspala on 11/07/2020 - 14:11

    What other transfer partners does flybuys have besides velocity? Not keen on transferring to velocity atm

    • nightelves on 11/07/2020 - 15:55

      Flybuys travel?

      • maiuspala on 11/07/2020 - 17:01

        Is it like amex travel with very bad points to $ ratio?

    • JohnSy on 15/07/2020 - 22:39
      +1

      Personally I will be converting the 75,000 points into $375 flybuy dollars and spending in Coles supermarkets, Coles Express, Kmart, or Target.

      When converted into flybuy dollars there are a bit like eftpos - I could buy $200 at coles and pay for the whole amount using flybuy dollars (it acts a bit like eftpos which a flybuys dollars balance) - perhaps look it up if you not familiar.

    • sicinadan on 26/07/2020 - 12:53

      Or you can just have citi rewards equivalents in your account.. :D

  • chintu123 on 11/07/2020 - 17:00

    Anybody knows if this comes with priority passes?

  • Kush Hariya on 12/07/2020 - 03:03

    What If I pay my rent with this card? Will that be counted towards the 3000 spend limit?

    • klownvandamn on 27/07/2020 - 22:00

      you pay rent by credit card?

    • sicinadan on 29/07/2020 - 09:39

      If they accept CC then yes, but Citi payall dose not count

  • snensnay on 12/07/2020 - 20:02
    +1

    Applied, conditionally approved, uploaded payslips and received reference number online. Only took a few minutes and email received 10 minutes later.

    • hotdish on 14/07/2020 - 01:09

      Ditto here. Very quick turnaround and approval.

    • JohnSy on 21/07/2020 - 17:46

      Quick approval for me also - card has not turned up yet however.

  • KaiKai on 13/07/2020 - 17:05

    Applied Friday afternoon and got approved email just now.

    • bobwokeup on 13/07/2020 - 19:10

      Yeah same here.

  • Kafkaesque on 13/07/2020 - 19:35

    Where in the application do you put in your flybuys number?

    • bobwokeup on 13/07/2020 - 23:23

      You don’t…need to be approved first and then you’d add your Flybuys number once you get the card I guess.

      • UrMumsOnlyFan on 14/07/2020 - 08:09
        +2

        Already addressed in the first page of comments. No need to guess.

        • bobwokeup on 14/07/2020 - 11:28

          Thanks for that. I wonder why my comment was negged 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • muncan on 14/07/2020 - 06:05

    Ha. After receiving an approval notification, I was sent a change of address notification. They removed my suburb from my address. I don’t even.. 🤦‍♂️

    • UrMumsOnlyFan on 14/07/2020 - 08:19
      +4

      I can beat that - according to Citibank my middle name is made up of numbers.

      • nightelves on 14/07/2020 - 09:52

        I can beat that also - according to Citibank I'm now a mrs.

        • UrMumsOnlyFan on 14/07/2020 - 23:37
          +2

          Could be a warning if you don't pay your bill on time.

      • mise23 on 14/07/2020 - 11:31

        Do you have an apostrophe in your surname?
        For example O'D can come out on online forms as O#@%)(D.

        • UrMumsOnlyFan on 14/07/2020 - 23:30

          Nope, no symbols.

          No numbers either, until Citibank had their way with me.

    • muncan on 15/07/2020 - 08:34
      +1

      FFS they acknowledged my card was sent to wrong address and issued a new one. But not before removing my suburb again. I give up.

  • movieman on 15/07/2020 - 17:55

    Thanks OP.

    Applied. Submitted the docs,.and approved within 6hrs.

    Now to setup a flybuys account….

    • nightelves on 16/07/2020 - 09:30
      -2

      Where does one input their flybuys?

      • [Deactivated] on 17/07/2020 - 07:40
        +2

        post it as a comment on ozbargain

      • Titus Canby on 18/07/2020 - 16:31

        @nightelves, if you are approved, you then convert your Citi rewards points to flybuys

        How do I convert my Citi reward Points to flybuys points?
        Sign in to Citibank Online and visit Rewards > Citi Rewards
        In Citirewards.com, select Travel > Points Transfer and choose flybuys
        Select the number of Points you would like to transfer and confirm your flybuys details
        Read and accept the terms and conditions.
        Your flybuys points will appear in your account within 21 days.

  • MrCAMEL on 20/07/2020 - 17:09
    +2

    They called me today because their system seems to have not taken my document, despite me uploading in. She said we will give you an extra 5k flybuys for uploading my documents. Sounds good.

    • MrCAMEL on 21/07/2020 - 12:36

      Sounds like a other commenters in the thread. They decided not to approve me. Strange. Maybe they knew they weren't going to get anything out of me.

  • john_conner on 21/07/2020 - 10:44

    Hi all, approx how many days from approval until card arrival? Have some bills I wanted to put on the card 🙂

    • dvsx on 21/07/2020 - 17:09

      Just got my card today, approved last Monday

      • john_conner on 21/07/2020 - 19:41

        Thanks! Sounds promising.
        I managed to get an extension on insurance renewal which will help as well.

    • JohnSy on 22/07/2020 - 01:42
      +1

      I got my card today. Applied on July 10th. Approved on July 13th.

      • john_conner on 28/07/2020 - 19:56

        Thanks. Ended up taking 7-8 days from approval/card in mail email to delivery. Pretty fast. I guess card emboss (print in this case) is pretty speedy.

  • snensnay on 26/07/2020 - 19:48

    Do Woolworths gift cards (cashrewards) count towards spend you reckon? Can't see anywhere saying otherwise

    • svr on 26/07/2020 - 23:13
      +2

      Yeah, should be alright, I have used it too for a recent purchase of 500 ww gift card, it earned the normal citi rewards after the transaction got processed.

  • Drakesy on 27/07/2020 - 10:55
    +2

    rejected with a $100k salary, no mortgage or other credit cards. If i can't get one not sure who can

    Citibank you've done it again👏👏👏

    • desparito on 27/07/2020 - 11:28

      You are no good to them as chances are you wont ever default on payments because you dont have any mortgages or credit cards to your name.

    • Roosterman65 on 28/07/2020 - 16:36
      +1

      Got approved, sent a card and rejected all at the same time. Must have seen how much money I made from them from on their Coles card last year and thought twice about it lol. Can't see any other reason either.

      • Drakesy on 28/07/2020 - 16:38

        yeah, I took advantage of that as well.

        Classic citibank

        • Mrgreenz on 29/07/2020 - 23:58

          So sounds like you've made a fair bit of coin from citi, yet your stil salty?

          • Drakesy on 30/07/2020 - 00:06

            @Mrgreenz: Not salty, Never upset anz, St George or westpac and have taken out multiple cards with each with an application getting approved this week.

            More confused about the inconsistency with citibank.

    • jedimaster on 18/08/2020 - 12:05

      @Drakesy: are you a permanent resident or citizen?
      they have no idea how the visa system works in Australia and i got rejected because of that.
      have asked for review now and gave them more documents.

      • Drakesy on 18/08/2020 - 17:12

        Yep citizen

  • Scorn on 29/07/2020 - 19:56

    Received both cards, activated, but cant add Diners Club card to Paypal. Has anyone has success with this? Not sure the Diners Club card will get any use if i cant use via Paypal.

    • muncan on 30/07/2020 - 17:53
      -2

      Do you eat out?
      (not your missus, I mean dining out)

      • Scorn on 30/07/2020 - 20:17

        Not with Covid

        • muncan on 31/07/2020 - 07:43
          -1

          Citizens of Victoria Ignoring Directions?

          • Scorn on 31/07/2020 - 11:57

            @muncan: Sydney here. Not seeing much use for Diners Club.

            • muncan on 31/07/2020 - 14:19
              -1

              @Scorn: Because of some Citizens of Victoria? (Ignoring Directions)

              • Scorn on 31/07/2020 - 20:05

                @muncan: Sorry. I have no idea how Victoria is related? Im in Sydney, and don't see any options to use Diners Club… Thats if Victoria is locked down or not?

    • sicinadan on 02/08/2020 - 12:18

      Can you use DC to pay on PP? I have tried a few times still no luck.

  • gotz on 07/08/2020 - 19:06
    +1

    Is there a way to track that this promotion has actually been applied? It isn't mentioned anywhere in Internet Banking or my signup emails.

    • muncan on 08/08/2020 - 10:34

      📞 13 24 84

    • JohnSy on 14/08/2020 - 10:33

      Please let us know how you go - I also don't have the promotion mentioned anywhere.

      • snensnay on 14/08/2020 - 12:48
        +1

        I confirmed with them that I had met the spend via online chat and took screenshot

    • svr on 23/08/2020 - 04:00
      +1

      If you still haven't, wait for your 1st statement, if it's charged you $49.00, it's all good!

  • gidxg03 on 14/08/2020 - 12:24

    Easy online application process requiring only one payslip (applied to ANZ the other day and they required 3 months of payslips). Also FYI this card has apple pay.

    Note from the small print can be up to 14 weeks before the credit the points:

    Cash Advances, Balance Transfers, refunds, Chargebacks, Special Promotions and spend on a Linked Diners Club Card do not contribute to the spend threshold.

    75,000 flybuys bonus points: We will request your flybuys membership number from you via email within 8 weeks of meeting the spend criteria. The flybuys points will be credited to your flybuys account within 6 weeks from the date we receive your flybuys membership number.

    $100 Kmart eGift Card: The Kmart eGift card will be sent to you within 8–10 weeks of meeting the spend criteria, to the email address maintained with your credit card account.

  • Mrgreenz on 14/08/2020 - 13:45

    First statememt came in, charged $199 instead of $49, didn't seem like I would be on for the bonus either.

    Support seemed clueless, hopefully will be rectified in 3-5 buisness days

    • TomGum on 14/08/2020 - 14:26

      Did you have a Citi card in the past 12 months?

  • Ozbargainasaurus on 14/08/2020 - 23:33

    Thanks op. Applied yesterday, approved today. Have both the Coles and kogan credit cards

  • unity1 on 17/08/2020 - 10:57

    How long after approval do you receive the card?

    • svr on 23/08/2020 - 03:57

      I got it in 3 days. Sydney area.

  • timhn on 17/08/2020 - 12:50

    Just applied and 30 min later I have an alert for my credit check from credit savvy.

    • timhn on 17/08/2020 - 14:19

      Wow, got a call from Citibank to confirm few details and an hour later I received the SMS to let me know that the application has been approved. Pretty impressive with the speed of the whole process.

  • jedimaster on 18/08/2020 - 12:03

    I got rejected for the card with a 465K loan and 2k limit in another card.
    I though maybe due to my existing loan so i paid off 60k on the loan and called for a review today.
    The rep told me that it was because I was not a permanent resident of Australia and my visa is expiring on 19th August 2020! Dafuk!
    Informed them that with PR, I can stay indefinitely in the country as long as I don't leave.
    I had shared a copy of my visa in the application and they said it was company sponsored (it's a skilled migrant 189) visa. Hilarious!
    They are based out of Mumbai, India and clearly have no idea about visa system or how PR works in Australia!!!

    Have sent them my citizenship application copy and receipt to verify my claims which I shouldn't even have to do. Hopefully they approve now.

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