@CreditCuriousity wrote:Some things in the credit world you just can't speed up... Just going to have to play by their rules, sorry.. I am impatient as well and know your pain, not on this card but others.
Agree. I guess I would be the patient one 
OP, Citi can move slow with the additional verification items - just FYI. Let's see which one lands in your mailbox before year-end... Ritz or Prestige. As of recent, I haven't heard of Prestige being overnighted (let alone expedited).
Citigold checking is sitting open.
I may open a savings and fund it with Arrival+
I had sock-drawered the Arrival+ ever since they bumped the redemption threshold but a healthy "miles" balance I could likely use up for a hotel stay or something.
it's still weird how Citi doesn't have my SSA form received yet. And i faxed it on Saturday.
Called Citi again to confirm if form 89 was received (faxed on the weekend) and nothing. Not even attached to an app/profile in their system/
i hope this is the norm.
WOOOOW. Citi is SLOOOW
Called today and they confirmed that the faxed SSA-89 was received (as of yesrterday-- faxed in on Saturay)
When asked for a time frame they give themselves SEVEN days from day of receipt. yesterday.
I received the snail main citi request for ssa-89. Their request letter says that by submitting the form i consent to doing ANOTHER credit pull. Any experiences? I froze my CRs after the initial HP/app.
@FinStar wrote:
@CreditCuriousity wrote:Some things in the credit world you just can't speed up... Just going to have to play by their rules, sorry.. I am impatient as well and know your pain, not on this card but others.
Agree. I guess I would be the patient one
OP, Citi can move slow with the additional verification items - just FYI. Let's see which one lands in your mailbox before year-end... Ritz or Prestige. As of recent, I haven't heard of Prestige being overnighted (let alone expedited).
Both mine and my DW's new Prestige cards (opened 12/15) were send FedEx Standard Overnight a day after approval, with no special request to do so. The cardmember agreements came UPS Next Day Air the day after the cards arrived.