Strategy to obtain US Amex

[_TheTraveller_]

Very interesting if they do accept with AU DL. Do you have a decent score and credit file? I’m only 6 months into the game so I think I’d be an outright no even with the above

I stopped checking my score because I have no way of doing so! Last time I tried MyFICO it split my credit file.

From what I've heard, the people verifying the documents have no consistency. Some accept a foreign passport, some accept a foreign DL but it's a mixed bag. Apparently Canadians have the same issue!

It's been almost 3 years since my 1st GT.

 

[djchuckles]

Amex GT question - can the first GT have your ITIN or should you wait until the 2nd?

Related - any difference between nova credit w/ITIN and GT with regard to acceptance?

To my understanding going GT means no US credit check whatsoever. They claim to look at your AU history but I assume unless that’s Wful (with Amex themselves) you’d not have an AU hit on your file either. Though I believe Amex AU regularly hit to update their own records

I guess you could add ITIN on first GT but I don’t think it would change how they assess

 

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To my understanding going GT means no US credit check whatsoever. They claim to look at your AU history but I assume unless that’s Wful (with Amex themselves) you’d not have an AU hit on your file either. Though I believe Amex AU regularly hit to update their own records

I guess you could add ITIN on first GT but I don’t think it would change how they assess

Don't know if anyone else has experienced this, I received my green card today, I had it resent to a hotel in LA were I am currently. Resend was sent in an "Extremely urgent" UPS parcel and tracking showed it arrived overnight, although their (amex's) computer says it would take about a week

I activated card online and setup the account this morning. Used it for 5 smallish <$150 usd purchases, grocery store, fuel some shopping, all successful, totalling about $350

But tonight, I tried to use it at the citadel outlet, for a $300 usd purchase, but it was declined, attempted a small purchase, but it looks like a block was put on the card. Call Amex and was told I now need to do a notarycam, and would take an estimated 24hrs to clear up, and I return in 2 days, was going to knock out the whole SUB in one go

Anyone else have to do a verification post approval?

I applied with a myus address and ITIN.