Emirates Skywards Premium World Elite Mastercard
Credits 2
Every statement credit on this card, how often it comes back and when it resets. Together they’re worth up to $30 a year in cash credits, not counting ones you unlock by spending, points or free nights.
Every year
10,000 bonus Skywards Miles each cardmembership year in which you spend $30,000+; valued at ~0.8 cents/mile.
Condition: $30,000+ in purchases in the cardmembership year
Every few years
Statement credit of up to $120 for a Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application or renewal fee paid with the card; you can get it again 4 years after the last credited fee. Other trusted traveler programs don't count.
Perks 4
Benefits you use rather than credits that post to your statement.
Priority Pass Select with unlimited lounge visits for the primary cardmember and each authorized user, guests included; activate the membership online.
Skywards Gold in the first year, with Emirates lounge access plus a guest and priority check-in and boarding. Keep it by spending $40,000 each cardmembership year; otherwise you drop to Silver while you hold the card.
Earns 1 Skywards Tier Mile for every 4 base Skywards Miles earned on the card, up to 15,000 Tier Miles per card year; welcome and other bonus miles don't count. Emirates can end this at any time.
A cardmember Cash + Miles rate (2,000 miles for AED 70 off) on Emirates flights and select connecting codeshares booked on Emirates' website or app while logged in; not through call centers. Valid for bookings made before March 31, 2027.
Also included
- No foreign transaction fees
- 25% off buying or gifting Skywards Miles
- Miles don't expire while the account is open
Before you apply
Barclays’s application rules, as reported by people who applied. Banks don’t publish most of these. All banks’ rules
Barclays may turn you down if you’ve opened about 6 or more cards at any bank in the last 24 months. Too many recent accounts can lead to a denial, though it isn’t a hard cutoff.
Barclays usually approves about one new personal card every 6 months. Your odds of a denial go up inside that window.
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