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Get up to 51,000 Virgin Points for opening a Virgin Money Stocks & Shares ISA

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Virgin Money is offering an impressive bonus of up to 50,000 Virgin Points to anyone who is new to Virgin Money and opens a Stocks & Shares ISA.

There is a small additional bonus for existing Virgin Money customers too.

See here for full details.

The offer runs until 30th April, so you could take advantage in either the current or the next tax year. Remember that the current tax year ends on 5th April.

8000 Virgin Points opening Virgin Money ISA

This is what you can earn:

New customers to Virgin Money

Being a ‘new customer’ means that you have none of the following with Virgin Money:  a Stocks and Shares ISA, a personal current account, personal savings account, personal credit card, Investment Account, cash ISA, personal mortgage, personal loan or pension.

  • £2,000 – £4,999 – 1,000 Virgin Points
  • £5,000 – £9,999 – 2,000 Virgin Points
  • £10,000 – £19,999 – 10,000 Virgin Points
  • £20,000 – £49,999 – 20,000 Virgin Points
  • £50,000+ – 50,000 Virgin Points

Existing Virgin Money customers

If you had a Stocks and Shares ISA, a personal current account, personal savings account, personal credit card, Investment Account, cash ISA, personal mortgage, personal loan or pension on 15th January 2024, you can earn AN ADDITIONAL:

  • £2,000+ – 1,000 Virgin Points

…. for a total bonus of up to 51,000 Virgin Points.

The rules

Here are the full rules for the offer:

  • you must open your Stocks & Shares ISA by 30th April
  • you must invest at least £2,000 by that date OR submit a transfer application to your current provider by 30th April (transfer must complete by 31st July)
  • you must keep your deposit in place until 31st October
  • you will be emailed a promo code for your Virgin Points in November 2024 which you need to activate via the Virgin Red app

Obviously the maximum amount of new money you can invest in one tax year is £20,000. Anyone who wants to transfer £50,000 to receive the full bonus must transfer an existing ISA.

This is obviously an investment and so could lead to the loss of your capital.

As always with financial issues, take proper advice if necessary.

You can apply here.

If you want to earn more Virgin Points, our review of the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard credit card is here (15,000 bonus points) and our review of the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard credit card is here.


How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2024)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 15,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

A generous earning rate for a free card at 0.75 points per £1 Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.

The Platinum Card from American Express

40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points

(Want to earn more Virgin Points?  Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)

Comments (24)

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  • IanT says:

    I love him really, but I really wish Rob wouldn’t pump these investment products.

  • Brian says:

    Was actually happy to read this as I was planning on opening up a Virgin Money ISA to then transfer a substantial amount into in April anyway so the points would be an added bonus.

    I then realised it was their S&S ISA only which then quickly put an end to my enthusiasm.

  • broomy23 says:

    Don’t let the tail wag the dog…

  • Track says:

    If only Virgin Money S&S ISA had 2 more choice of funds… clear UK Gilts/bonds?

  • Geoff says:

    I already have a stocks and shares ISA with Virgin Money and invest monthly. From which date is the £2k counted from? 15th January to 30th April?

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