Finally - Some Answers and Approval For Arrival World!

[Changingmantra]

After - going around and around with Barclay for weeks just trying to get consistent responses to some questions - two phone calls and 4 CSRs today alone - I finally got someone on the phone who told me what was true and not true about what I had been previously told by other CSRs.   She encouraged me to go ahead and apply for the card outright so that I could get the World benefits and sign-on bonuses, that I could not get when I PCed from US Airways Plat.  to Arrival (Plat.) at the end of Aug.

Applied -  Instant approval $7,500.  I have logged into my account, and the original Arrival Plat AND the new Arrival  WORLD MC  are listed.

[hot4u]

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@Changingmantra wrote:

After - going around and around with Barclay for weeks just trying to get a consistent responses to some questions - two phone calls and 4 CSRs today alone - I finally got someone on the phone who told me what was true and not true about what I had been previously told by other CSRs.  She was actually very animated in explaining everything.  She said - It is ABSOLUTELY NOT the case that I could not have two Arrival cards - just apply - and call the credit department if I needed to after I applied, since the system could deny the application as a fraud protection, etc.  

Applied -  Instant approval $7,500.  I have logged into my account, and the WORLD MC and the PLAT Arrival - are listed!  

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Congrats on the WMC.

Help me out ..

You first got the Plat.. What changed so you were able to get WMC on second card..I must of missed reading something.

[9CLINE]

WTG......nice card and limit !!!!!!!

[Changingmantra]

@hot4u - http://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/AAAUUUUGH-Barclay-Card-CS-Circus/td-p/2514697

Thanks!  Essentially - I was trying to save myself a HP by PCing to Arrival instead of applying for it outright.  Because I already had a US Airways Plat MC with them with a $6200 CL, I figured I would get the World MC.  However, I ended up with a Plat Arrival - that did not carry the sign-up bonus, lower APR, and some other benefits.   All last month, and even several times yesterday, I was told in order to get those, I had to reapply, which I was not convinced was worth doing.  

However, with the holidays coming up and my needing to purchase a flight ticket in the next couple of weeks - 1. I will meet the $1000 spending requirement quickly and 2. I certainly can use $400 back in rewards, so I started to consider just applying for the card outright.

I called yesterday to ask some follow-up questions - and after multiple frustrating conversations - I finally got a woman on the phone who said - that even if I DID reapply - and were approved - I still would not be eligible for the sign-up bonus as that is ONLY for people who have never had an Arrival Card; my PCed Plat Arrival disqualified me from those bonuses.   

I tried one more time today - and another CSR let me know which bits of information were and were not true of all the things I had been previously told.  She encouraged me to apply for the card, saying: if I were approved at the World level, I would definitely get the bonuses, I can combine the limits of the two accounts, and if it were denied - it might be due to a security / fraud alert since I already have the Plat. Arrival- just call the credit department to get things processed,  Barclay does allow two of the same type of cards (not that I want to keep them both), and if I combined the two, I do keep my account history with the bank.  She said it would be better to apply on line.

After I was approved, I called back to confirm everyting and was told that the 40,000 bonus option is there - I absolutely can combine the CLs when I am ready to do so, and I did receive a lower APR!   Rep was not sure about what would happen with my current points or if I could keep the account history.  That is OK, I will deal with that when I pay off the balance on the Platinum card in a few months from now, and combine the limits.

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@hot4u wrote:

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@Changingmantra wrote:

After - going around and around with Barclay for weeks just trying to get a consistent responses to some questions - two phone calls and 4 CSRs today alone - I finally got someone on the phone who told me what was true and not true about what I had been previously told by other CSRs.  She was actually very animated in explaining everything.  She said - It is ABSOLUTELY NOT the case that I could not have two Arrival cards - just apply - and call the credit department if I needed to after I applied, since the system could deny the application as a fraud protection, etc.  

Applied -  Instant approval $7,500.  I have logged into my account, and the WORLD MC and the PLAT Arrival - are listed!  

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Congrats on the WMC.

Help me out ..

You first got the Plat.. What changed so you were able to get WMC on second card..I must of missed reading something.

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[Changingmantra]

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@9CLINE wrote:

WTG......nice card and limit !!!!!!!

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Thanks -9CLINE - Much appreciate it -

[B335is]

Congrats! So is this your 2nd Barclays card?

[Changingmantra]

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@B335is wrote:
Congrats! So is this your 2nd Barclays card?

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Thank You - Yes, I have both the PCed - US Airways to Arrival Platinum (no fee)  and the Arrival World ($89).  No need to keep them both; I will combine the lines once I pay off the Plat - which has a $2300  balance. 

[B335is]

Sounds like your plan finally came together! Congrats, persistence is paying off.

[MsLadyRover]

Congrats OP!