@thummel wrote:
I'm curious about this too as I might be moving out of the us in the future. I know someone on here from Canada that moved to the us was able to do a global transfer to here.
I *love* Amex for this program. Anyone who ever thinks they MIGHT one day move to another country should go open an Amex right now. Stop reading this message. Go apply.
It's fantastic.
I moved to the US from Canada and used this program to kick-start my US credit history. I started out on day 1 with a $10k Amex which I have since CLI'd up to $25k. And not some crappy card. They gave me the BCE out of the gate--that's a decent card! I put a lot of spending through it in my first year and still use it for groceries. I had that plus a crappy card I was able to get from my Canadian bank's US subsidiary--nice to have a second bank card, but basially no rewards. Never really used it. Amex though--awesome!
Moving to the US and using this program they wanted two things from my to prove I was really in the US: They wanted my SSN, and they wanted a statement or something from my bank showing my US address. I would expect some sort of similar requirement in other countries--I think the actual requirements are on their website.
I didn't actually have a bank statement yet in my first month so Amex's CSR--being so incredibly awesome about these things--sat on hold with me on a call to my bank for 45 min until my useless Canadian bank finally answered the phone and confirmed my address.
Yes, you read right: the Amex CSR stayed on the line with me for FORTY FIVE MINUTES listening to "your call is important to us, please wait" in the hold queue so that I wouldn't have to wait a month for a statement to cut with my address on it. Finally my bank answered, Amex CSR confirmed my address with the bank's CSR and issued the card right away.
Really. They are that awesome.
Oh--and I wasn't even a great customer in Canada. My Canadian Amex sat in my sock drawer without getting any use for at least five years before I used it through the transfer program. Didn't matter. I was a customer.
I know that people have other gripes about Amex but for me because of this experience they will always be great.
