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Azurik
Azurik (@guest_570944)
March 16, 2018 12:28

I just received the $300 bonus – a little after 3 months of account opening. Pretty fast without calling in to verify anything. It looks like Citi is becoming better at this. Thanks!

Datapoint
Datapoint (@guest_517668)
November 17, 2017 08:49

Can CITI account be closed as soon as the 300 posts ?

Jim
Jim (@guest_527123)
November 29, 2017 23:37

Yep, I’ve done this exactly the past 2-3 times, just ACH pulled out the funds and called them to close. Secure message also works, but I called to make sure the last time

Nopers
Nopers (@guest_476551)
September 13, 2017 19:16

This no longer appears to involve a debit card purchase.

Dan
Dan (@guest_474042)
September 9, 2017 07:20

Got my bonus confirmation today. Woo hoo!

DP:

Account open: April 29
DD: Fidelity ACH over 3 months – May, June, July
Bonus email: Sept 9

kirk
kirk (@guest_474065)
September 9, 2017 08:52

nice! and huge thanks for the Fidelity DD DP update!

i setup my employer’s DD (ADP) but it takes 2 bi-weekly cycles and this offer states ‘within 30 days’. idk if citi has any grace period but my real dd wouldn’t have made it on time. so i did a bunch of $25.xx transfers – Alliant, Fidelity, Chase, Discover and soon WF. knowing that Fidelity works is kind of a relief.

Dan
Dan (@guest_474118)
September 9, 2017 12:03

You’re welcome. 🙂 You’ve certainly covered your DD bases so there shouldn’t be a problem getting your bonus.

zjts
zjts (@guest_530981)
December 5, 2017 18:18

any idea if Alliant worked?

kirk
kirk (@guest_531027)
December 5, 2017 19:52

no idea. haven’t really seen dp for alliant. i’ve seen positive dps for chase, fidelity, paypal and capital one though but as always, ymmv.

kirk
kirk (@guest_473934)
September 8, 2017 22:34

got an email today with subject line: “Don’t Miss Out on Your Checking Bonus. — Dear XxX, Thank you for choosing Citi for your banking needs, and congratulations on your enrollment in the Citibank $300 Checking Offer (“Offer”).”

basically same verbiage as the offer details here. so rather than wait and encounter the ‘W-9-form-not-submitted-bonus-denial’ headache, i went to chat today inquiring about W-9 form and how to submit it. at first, he said to submit it thru mail and that the address is on my welcome kit. i replied that i can’t seem to find anything about w-9 form on my kit (welcome kit was probably returned to sender as i don’t get regular mails on my physical address. i asked and had them expedited me my debit card and pin thru fedex and ups ground) and that i’ve only read about it on my email – “To be eligible for the bonus, a U.S. person must have a valid Form W-9 on file”. he paused for a few seconds and came back with “By looking at your account, the account is now W9 certified. No need to fill up another w9 form, XxX.”

take it with a grain of salt but i hope i won’t need to contact them again after fulfilling all the requirements. rare, but i did read some DPs about people getting the bonus without ‘fighting’ them or even contacting them. wish me luck! 😀

noturbizniss
noturbizniss (@guest_473855)
September 8, 2017 17:52

Anyone have the June promo code? Citi says I didn’t meet requirements and stupid csr can’t find the bonus code

Mr. PTM
Mr. PTM (@guest_476244)
September 13, 2017 10:29

CZXC

I also applied in June so assume it’s the same.

Vadim
Vadim (@guest_468998)
August 30, 2017 22:38

Does anyone knows when Citi changed fine print for this bonus? Opened account in July and moved out money after 30 days, but now I see requirement is to keep money for 60 days:

$300 Offer Citibank Account Package:
To qualify to earn a $300 cash bonus, you must open a new eligible consumer checking account in The Citibank Account Package between 7/01/17 – 9/30/17 and complete the following within thirty (30) days of opening the new account:
1. Make a qualifying deposit of $15,000 or more in new-to-Citibank funds into the new checking account or an existing Citibank Savings Plus Account or a new or existing Citi Savings Account, and maintain a minimum balance of $15,000 for sixty (60) consecutive calendar days following the date when you made the qualifying deposit.
AND
2. 1 qualifying Direct Deposit* must post to the new checking Account each month for 2 consecutive months after opening the new checking account.

The first Qualifying Direct Deposit must post to the Eligible Checking Account within thirty (30) calendar days of the opening of the Eligible Checking Account. Qualifying Direct Deposits are Automated Clearing House (ACH) credits, which may include payroll, pension or government payments (such as Social Security) by your employer, or an outside agency.

Yet Another Redditor
Yet Another Redditor (@guest_469004)
August 30, 2017 23:04

After April 14. It was 30 days till then
The offer from April 15- Jun 30 had the 60 days language and I am guessing the subsequent ones too.

Roger Ipswitch
Roger Ipswitch (@guest_471706)
September 5, 2017 04:08

Yeah also note that they dropped the requirement (or option) of the $250 debit purchase…

NoonRadar
NoonRadar (@guest_466812)
August 27, 2017 18:24

Anyone with an existing Citi user/pass try to churn this again using the same user/pass?

I did this bonus last year and because people were having issues with Citi being Citi, I created a dedicated user/pass for the checking account, which is still active. Tried to use it at the beginning of the app, upon login didn’t show the bonus terms, just the option to open a new account. Tried to use it towards the end of the app (where it asks you to create a user/pass or tells you to click if existing user), it gave me an error with no way to go back. I probably should have created yet a new user/pass, might do that in the future, for now figured I’ll wait in case Citi decides to process the app despite me not getting to hit the button to apply on the final stage of the app.

MM Dallas
MM Dallas (@guest_463890)
August 23, 2017 13:30

Applied online to open the Interest Checking Account to get $300 bonus. Received an email saying the application is being processed. called up Customer care to confirm the application and she said the application has been declined. o_o

She did not tell any reason and said I will receive a letter in 7 days about it. Wondering what can be the reason for the rejection. 🙁

PS: I have a Citi Prestige, opened last year, did a lot of spending in it. My Wife residing at the same address has a Citi Prestige, opened last month and also a Citi AAdvantage Platinum. we received Bonus on all the three Cards. As far as I see, we have a good relation with Citi.

KS
KS (@guest_457629)
August 12, 2017 18:21

DP: (under terms just prior to the new ones)

04/14: opened
08/08: bonus posted

All requirements met in June.

Initially deposited $15k and removed $5k after 30 days.

DD option used (can be any ACH source), rather than purchase.

kw
kw (@guest_474040)
September 9, 2017 07:14
  KS

Hi! Did you use actual payroll or fake DD like Discover, paypal, etc? Thanks.