Each credit card issuer has its own set of restrictions It is used to guide the approvals and determine the eligibility of the welcome offer. The criteria include the number of cards you can request, the time of your applications and how often you can obtain a welcome bonus on the same card.
With American Airlines offering substantial welcome offers in your card alignment, those of you who have had one of your cards in the past may ask if they are eligible for a second bonus.
At the moment, both Citi and Barclays issue AADVANTAGE credit cards, so there are multiple sets of application restrictions to take into account if you are considering adding another American Airlines card to your arsenal. This is what should take into account.
AADVANTAGE CREDIT CARDS
Let’s start with the card options line.
| Credit card | Welcome Bonus | Annual rate | Welcome Bonus Value (Based on TPG April in April 2025 Valuations) |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AADVANTAGE® Mileup®*
|
Gane 15,000 miles after spending $ 500 on purchases within the first three months of opening the account. | $ 0 | $ 248 |
| AADVANTAGE® AVIATOR® Red World Elite Mastercard®* | Gane 60,000 miles after making a purchase and pay the annual rate within the first 90 days of opening the account. | $ 99 | $ 990 |
| CITI® / Aadvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite MasterCard®*
|
He wins 50,000 miles after spending $ 2,500 in the first three months of opening the account. | $ 99 (annual introductory rate of $ 0 for the first year) | $ 825 |
| CITI® / Aadvantage Business ™ World Elite MasterCard® (see rates and rates) | Gane 75,000 miles after spending $ 5,000 on purchases within the first five months of opening the account. | $ 99 (annual introductory rate of $ 0 for the first year) | $ 1,238 |
| CITI® / AADVANTAGE® Executive Executive Mastercard® Executive (see rates and rates) | He wins 70,000 miles after spending $ 7,000 within the first three months of opening the account. | $ 595 | $ 1,155 |
*The information for these cards has been collected independently by the type of points. The details of the card on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
CITI / AADVANTAGE card application restrictions
If you have won an Aadvantage welcome bonus on a specific citi / aadvantage card, it will not be eligible for Win the bonus again for another 48 months.
Here is the small print in the link of the card application for the CITI / AADVANTAGE Executive World Elite Mastercard:
American Airlines AADVANTAGE® Bonus thousands are not available if you have received a new account account for an executive account Citi® / Aadvantage® in the last 48 months or if you converted another CITI credit card account in which you obtained a new account account in the last 48 months in an executive account Citi® / AADVANTAGE®.
The terms are applied for each individual card, unlike the entire family of the Citi / Aadvantage card. For example, if you recently requested the Citi Platinum selection, you do not need to wait 48 months to request an Executive Citi Mastercard to receive the welcome bonus of that card.
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The only exception is whether you change your card to another AADVANTAGE card after winning the welcome bonus. For example, if he changed his platinum selection to an Executive Citi Mastercard, he should still wait 48 months since he obtained his welcome bonus at Platinum Select to win one in the Executive.
An important distinction that you should know is that the 48 -month waiting period begins when you “Receive a new account bonus“For a specific citi / aadvantage card. That is not the same as when it was” approved for the card “,” received the card “,” activated a card “and other common phrases that you can see from a sender.
In this case, the semantics is important because the bond published in its Aadvantage account may have published several months after You were approved for the card itself.
Related: Choose the best card for American Airlines Flyers
BARCLAYS AADVANTAGE AVIATOR Card Application Restrictions
Barclays is a bit more vague than Citi when it comes to welcoming bonus restrictions. Keep in mind that Barclays currently accepts applications for one of its Aadvantage cards, the network aviator.
According to our data points, if you have closed a card, you must generally wait six months to be eligible for the welcome offer again. However, some pages of application, such as the one in the Aadvantage Red aviator, indicate the following:
It is possible that it is not eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously have an account with us in this program.
In this case, the “may not” in this sentence means that it could be approved for a new card as head of the previous card, meet the minimum expenditure requirement and still lose the welcome bonus. Again, its mileage can vary, particularly with Barclays.
Citi and Barclays are separate emitters, so it is allowed to open a AADVANTAGE credit card with both issuers while receiving the welcome bonus. TPG credit card writer Danyal Ahmed He obtained the welcome bonus both in Citi Aadvantage Platinum Select and Barclays Aadvantage Aviator Red.
Note that Citi will become the AADVANTAGE Credit Card Issuer In 2026. If you have exhausted your CITI card options, consider a AADVANTAGE card issued by Barclay while you can still.
Related: The many flavors of the Aadvantage de Barclays credit cards
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Citi and Barclays have different rules with respect to application approvals and the eligibility of welcome bonus for their Aadvantage credit cards.
While Citi is less vague with restrictions, he also imposes a long waiting period of at least 48 months before he can receive another welcome bonus. Barclays rules are much more subjective, which gives the company more power to deny approval or bonus if you consider your application not worthy.
In any case, if you are approved and eligible for a welcome bonus, be sure Complete the minimum expenditure requirements within the assigned period. Welcome bonds can make a difference between making the trip of their dreams or being trapped at home, so it is important to win them when I can.
Related: How to redeem miles with the American Airlines Aadvantage
