Not entirely on-topic for an Oz forum but I know there are a bunch of people here who keep an eye on this sort of thing, so...
I have a sizeable chunk of money still in the USA from when I used to live there, and some significant upcoming expenses (replace current car, house renovations) which I intend to use it for over the next 3-6 months.
It has occurred to me that a potentially advantageous way to bring that money back to Australia is by charging it to a US-based credit card, which may also come along with the fringe benefits of a) signup bonuses and b) earning points and/or %age cashback on transactions (I remember these as being fairly common when I was living there - are they still ?).
So can anyone recommend any US-based cards that I might be able to use for this ? Must-have is obviously no charges for foreign transactions, should-have area either "cashback" or points earning (preferably in a way I can consume the points from Australia) and nice-to-have is a decent signon bonus.
(I still have a Chase BA Visa from when I was living there, which will obviously earn Avios, and from memory it doesn't have any international transaction fees.)
EDIT: I should probably be clear that I don't anticipate major problems in applying for the card itself - I've done it before since coming home and I have an excellent (US) credit rating, SSN and US-based address and phone number I can use. What I'm after are specific card recommendations.
I have a sizeable chunk of money still in the USA from when I used to live there, and some significant upcoming expenses (replace current car, house renovations) which I intend to use it for over the next 3-6 months.
It has occurred to me that a potentially advantageous way to bring that money back to Australia is by charging it to a US-based credit card, which may also come along with the fringe benefits of a) signup bonuses and b) earning points and/or %age cashback on transactions (I remember these as being fairly common when I was living there - are they still ?).
So can anyone recommend any US-based cards that I might be able to use for this ? Must-have is obviously no charges for foreign transactions, should-have area either "cashback" or points earning (preferably in a way I can consume the points from Australia) and nice-to-have is a decent signon bonus.
(I still have a Chase BA Visa from when I was living there, which will obviously earn Avios, and from memory it doesn't have any international transaction fees.)
EDIT: I should probably be clear that I don't anticipate major problems in applying for the card itself - I've done it before since coming home and I have an excellent (US) credit rating, SSN and US-based address and phone number I can use. What I'm after are specific card recommendations.
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