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I have an amex platinum issued in the UK. I have moved to the Netherlands, have an NL bank account etc but keep an address in the UK. Can I apply for the Dutch local cards (flying blue) but still keep my UK card on the same account?
I’d prefer to keep the UK version of the platinum rather than the Dutch equivalent and don’t really want to risk compromising my ability to keep my uk card. The Amex website doesn’t make it clear as to what happens to your existing cards if you move abroad
Interesting question – I’d like to know the answer to this as well.
I know that some banks, especially the challenger banks, require a UK address. But if my current UK home is rented out, with it be ok to keep the address for that home on the account?
@wsmith are you not maintaiing a UK address at all? friends/family? if you have one then that should be straightforward. the NL Amex cards seems such low value with no real perks especially since the enlistment for the fast track for british passports is still not open
Yeh I have a UK address but am not resident for tax purposes. I’ve seen the requirements on the Amex site do not say I need to be resident to have a card but it’s a bit woolly. I still do a self assessment tax return but my remaining UK income alone would not make me eligible to open an Amex. With my Dutch salary it’s not a problem
I’m mainly interested in the flying blue gold Amex, the 30xp you get is the difference between silver and gold status with klm for me and the skyteam lounge access would pay for itself
Yes you can keep your UK card(s), Global Transfer helps open a new one, doesn’t close any existing ones, 100% certain from experience (not NL, but UK/US/AU).
Keep your uk cards with uk address where possible. Apply for NL cards with NL address.
Using foreign addresses can cause confusion with loyalty programs, though usually MR cards are ok.You can keep your uk cards as long as possible. But you might not be approved for new uk cards, even if you use your old uk address, as your local income may not be sufficient.
You can change the phone number while retaining the uk address. In case you don’t want to keep your uk mobile connection.
If you are going to be flying a lot from AMS, then the Platinum card may be worth it simply for the Privium account. If you have a partner, and even at €10 a month, the the Privium Partner card with it would be very worthwhile on top of the additional benefits the Platinum card holds over the Gold card.
Privium enrollemtn is still susupended for UK passport holders Afaik
Privium enrollemtn is still susupended for UK passport holders Afaik
An EU, Swiss or EEC passport yes. However, an ID card is also suitable such as a driving licence from those countries. Not sure what other ID cards would be valid.
As a NL citizen who moved to the UK 2 years ago, I kept my Dutch AMEX card, with my pre-existing dutch address and opened a UK Amex card, even before I arrived with global transfer. Naturally the UK Amex now has a UK address. After you have opened the account, my understanding is that they don’t really care anymore about your “ongoing” eligibility – as long as you keep a local address and ideally a local number for future correspondence. Unless they do a ad-hoc financial review – in which case then I don’t know anymore.
Both the NL and UK Amex are pretty much the same, except that the NL one comes with Schiphol Privium (basically Amsterdam airport fast pass). Every month I travel between UK and NL so I can’t live without it. And correct, UK nationals no longer qualify for it after Brexit. (UK nationals who moved here pre brexit, and have a residence permit can though).
I don’t have a partner, so I don’t care about the supplementary platinum card, which seems to be NL only tho. Not UK or US.
As a NL citizen who moved to the UK 2 years ago, I kept my Dutch AMEX card, with my pre-existing dutch address and opened a UK Amex card, even before I arrived with global transfer. Naturally the UK Amex now has a UK address. After you have opened the account, my understanding is that they don’t really care anymore about your “ongoing” eligibility – as long as you keep a local address and ideally a local number for future correspondence. Unless they do a ad-hoc financial review – in which case then I don’t know anymore.
Both the NL and UK Amex are pretty much the same, except that the NL one comes with Schiphol Privium (basically Amsterdam airport fast pass). Every month I travel between UK and NL so I can’t live without it. And correct, UK nationals no longer qualify for it after Brexit. (UK nationals who moved here pre brexit, and have a residence permit can though).
I don’t have a partner, so I don’t care about the supplementary platinum card, which seems to be NL only tho. Not UK or US.
This is really useful, thanks. Do you have separate logins or is everything under one account?
This is really useful, thanks. Do you have separate logins or is everything under one account?
In my experience, AMEX in different countries requires different accounts and these are managed separately (although you can transfer MR points between countries, once per year I believe, which can be advantageous depending on exchange rates).
I maintain accounts in the UK and US. One AMEX never asks about the other. I’ve never used the Global Transfer process though; I’ve always just applied as normal through the website for any of my cards.
A friend of mine….
Held a Platinum in the UK, then moved to a EU country and applied for Gold. He got denied twice then accepted a year later. The year on his card says ‘Member since’ and the year he opened his Plat.
I maintain accounts in the UK and US. One AMEX never asks about the other. I’ve never used the Global Transfer process though; I’ve always just applied as normal through the website for any of my cards.
When you apply for cards the normal way, nowadays there is a question asking you if you hold Amex cards in another country. Not sure if it’s a legal requirement.
A friend of mine….
Held a Platinum in the UK, then moved to a EU country and applied for Gold. He got denied twice then accepted a year later. The year on his card says ‘Member since’ and the year he opened his Plat.
I guess he didn’t do a global transfer?
Denied when applying normally is expected as your friend wouldn’t have local credit history. The whole point of having a global transfer is to rely on credit history in the first country.A friend of mine….
Held a Platinum in the UK, then moved to a EU country and applied for Gold. He got denied twice then accepted a year later. The year on his card says ‘Member since’ and the year he opened his Plat.
I guess he didn’t do a global transfer?
Denied when applying normally is expected as your friend wouldn’t have local credit history. The whole point of having a global transfer is to rely on credit history in the first country.No didn’t do a global transfer. He just applied, waited a 6 months, applied again etc
He has two separate logins for his UK plat and EU Gold. Annoying as the Amex apps seem locked in on Android so he had to side load the EU Amex app.
When you apply for cards the normal way, nowadays there is a question asking you if you hold Amex cards in another country. Not sure if it’s a legal requirement.
Yes, on my last AMEX UK application, there was a question about cards in other countries and I listed my AMEX US card info. They don’t make clear what they do with this information, however, and I don’t think this is related to Global Transfer (and I’d already been an AMEX UK customer for a number of years with established UK credit history, so didn’t need to avail of Global Transfer). The only thing that I could see that happened after listing my US card info was that my “Member Since” information was updated.
I don’t think there is a corresponding question for AMEX US applications about cards held in other countries.
As a NL citizen who moved to the UK 2 years ago, I kept my Dutch AMEX card, with my pre-existing dutch address and opened a UK Amex card, even before I arrived with global transfer. Naturally the UK Amex now has a UK address. After you have opened the account, my understanding is that they don’t really care anymore about your “ongoing” eligibility – as long as you keep a local address and ideally a local number for future correspondence. Unless they do a ad-hoc financial review – in which case then I don’t know anymore.
Both the NL and UK Amex are pretty much the same, except that the NL one comes with Schiphol Privium (basically Amsterdam airport fast pass). Every month I travel between UK and NL so I can’t live without it. And correct, UK nationals no longer qualify for it after Brexit. (UK nationals who moved here pre brexit, and have a residence permit can though).
I don’t have a partner, so I don’t care about the supplementary platinum card, which seems to be NL only tho. Not UK or US.
This is really useful, thanks. Do you have separate logins or is everything under one account?
Correct.
I have done global transfers many times and it seems manual/ hit or miss. I did that with one Hong Kong card, and the agent said this is not allowed saying the new country must have the same card as your original country. So I had to apply as a local resident, approved but with a very low limit. After a year I applied a second card in Hong Kong, filled in my original country’s card number, and then I got a ridiculously high limit. I presume the second time the back end approval officer finally saw my home country’s credit history. So the whole system feels a bit meh…
I have done global transfers many times and it seems manual/ hit or miss. I did that with one Hong Kong card, and the agent said this is not allowed saying the new country must have the same card as your original country. So I had to apply as a local resident, approved but with a very low limit. After a year I applied a second card in Hong Kong, filled in my original country’s card number, and then I got a ridiculously high limit. I presume the second time the back end approval officer finally saw my home country’s credit history. So the whole system feels a bit meh…
The credit limit is in line with the channel you applied, so not sure whats surprising there? You had very little local credit history and got approved for a small limit. When you used your home country’s history, you got a bigger limit – isnt that what you’d expect logically?
The agent suggesting you cannot use global transfer due to a different card is altogether a different question and I doubt thats correct. Card types and levels depend on the market and jurisdiction, therefore one cannot same cards in every market. You could’ve tried another agent or called up the amex customer service. Not many agents are knowledgeable on this.
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