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Update 10/8/21: Most 100K public offers have ended, but the refer-a-friend offer for the Sapphire Preferred card is still good for 100,000 points! We’ve updated our card page to link to a refer-a-friend offer: Chase Sapphire Preferred.
Update 10/5/21: All good things must come to an end and it looks like that includes the 100,000 welcome offer on the Chase Sapphire Preferred card.
There have been online ads in recent days suggesting that it was due to end shortly and Dan’s Deals has received confirmation that it’s ending October 6. I’d taken that to mean that it’s ending the night of October 6, but his post says there’s less than 24 hours left which suggests it’s ending tonight (October 5). If you’re interested in this 100,000 bonus points offer and are under 5/24, it’d therefore be best to apply ASAP.
There’s a chance that refer-a-friend links for 100,000 points will still work after affiliate links die. If that’s the case, we’ll update the link on our Best Offers page as we always ensure you can sign up for the best possible deal regardless of whether there’s commission available for it or not.
Chase has increased the welcome bonus for the $95 Sapphire Preferred card to 100,000 points after $4K spend in 3 months. This is the best offer ever for this card! 100,000 points can be used to pay for $1,250 worth of travel booked through Chase, or redeemed against certain types of charges at that same value via Pay Yourself Back. Even better, you can transfer points 1 to 1 to valuable transfer partners like Hyatt, United, Virgin Atlantic, etc in order to book even more valuable awards. Alternatively, keep the points for a year and then upgrade to the Sapphire Reserve in order to get $1,500 of value from the same points.
This is a seriously awesome offer!
Questions?
Please see: Sapphire Preferred 100K Q&A: Everything you need to know
For even more information, please click to our Chase Sapphire Preferred Card page. On that page, you’ll find both the link to the offer as well as a Sapphire Preferred Guide which includes all of the following information:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Application Tips
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Perks
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Earn Points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Redeem Points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Manage Points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred Lifecycle
- Related Cards
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Hey Nick, Greg and team! I just clicked on you CSP link at the top of this article to complete the refer-a-friend offer, and it was showing the new (lower) 60k offer instead of 100k. Am I looking at the right page or are you still seeing 100k on your website? Thanks a bunch!!
I’ve had this card for about 4 years now. If I cancel the account, do I have to wait 48 months to re-apply to get the points? or would I be able to apply within a few months after I close the account since it has been more than 48 months since I received the award points? so to simplify the question. 48 months after account closed or 48 months after the the you received the award points?
48 months from when you received the bonus. Conventional wisdom is that you need to wait about a week after closing or product changing before you can open the same card again (have to give the system time to realize you’re no longer a cardholder as that takes a couple days).
Personally, I wouldn’t cancel. I’d product change your CSP to a Freedom Unlimited or Freedom Flex. Then wait a week (or two or three if you want to be extra careful) and apply for the CSP. There’s usually no sense in closing out the account. If your CSP doesn’t get instantly approved, you can then call reconsideration and offer to move some of the credit line from your Freedom Unlimited / Freedom Flex to open the new CSP.
I had a working 100k referral link yesterday morning. At some point yesterday that link died, and now I can only refer for 60k. Is Chase killing the 100k referrals now?
Do we know or can we guess how long the refer link 100K bonus will last ? I am still waiting for Chase system to clear my Sapphire status.
I spaced on this and just downgraded today. Rep told me I had to wait 30 days to apply for CSP. Has anyone had luck applying a day or two after downgrading and getting approved? I know… I should have jumped on this earlier as I have had the CSR since 2016.
2 business days seems to be the number now. I PC’d to Freedom Ultimate from CSR (Tuesday 10/5) and tried to apply on 10/6 (instant denial without credit pull). On 10/7 I reapplied, and Chase did the hard pull on my credit and gave me the “we need more time to review” message. Called Recon, and I was approved after moving credit limits around.
Thanks, thought I missed out, but just nabbed the 100k offer for my player 2
It’s still alive for 100,000 points – as long as it’s through a referral. Just checked it.
I am happy to offer my referral code …
My renewal fee for this card just came up and I’m planning to cancel it. Then I guess I can wait a year or two and reapply if I want it again. It is a nice offer for those that can get it.
A few stray thoughts here …
I’ve been working through reconsideration for 3.5 weeks and I hope they honor it and it gets approved since I can’t reapply before 10/6.
Is it possible to know up front without going through hoops of 48 months to see if one is eligible for 100k points ? If one applies and gets approved, does that mean you will get points. Not sure how long ago my spouse had Sapphire reserve.
FYI. My wife signed up for the card 2 days before the upgrade to 100K. I called up and the rep said call back when we reach the required spending $$ and they will add the extra 20K. We’ll see.
Don’t worry they will and done that for me a couple of times. Their hoping u forget to call.
My wife applied for the 80K card a few days ago and her application is pending (not auto approved). Any chance once it gets approved (I think they’ll just want to move credit limit over from other Chase cards), we can secure message them and have them match the current offer as technically the approval would come after that was public?
Not much chance, no. Instead, she should consider calling to withdraw the application. If she tells the rep why, maybe the rep can resubmit the application under the new terms. I don’t know. But if not, it’s easy enough to then apply again once the original was withdrawn.
Thanks for the feedback! Will give that a go. Which number should I call? The reconsideration line? Will a second app not get auto denied given how close it would be?
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Any workarounds to get this sub if I currently have a csp card that I signed up for only 11 mos ago? I presume no but thought I’d check
You need to wait 48 months since your last Sapphire bonus, so you are not qualified for the Sapphire bonus for at least another 37 months.
Thank you for reporting this when it first broke, rather than staying silent until the affiliate link was set up. This shows how FM acts in its readers interest when other don’t. Once my 48 month clock is up I will be clicking through your link.
any idea how long this offer will be around?
Good on ya for posting this offer before affiliate links are available. Truly a reader-first move. I’m surprised (but also not surprised) this “BEST EVER!%!!!&@!!!” offer hasn’t even hit the other blogger accounts.