American Express everything you need to know about the introduce-a-friend offer
We have talked many times about how bonuses can quickly raise the points you accumulate through your [...]
We have talked many times about how bonuses can quickly raise the points you accumulate through your credit card. For American Express holders it is essential to scientifically use the Refer a Friend offer.
This article is up to date with all the news for April 2022
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What is the Refer a Friend Offer
The ability for a cardholder to invite a friend to become a cardholder of the American Express circuit. Through the app or the restricted area on the Amex website, one gets a link that can be shared with friends, family, colleagues.
The best bonuses
Depending on the type of card held by the presenter and the card requested by the presenter both will receive a bonus in terms of Membership points, Payback or cashback.
How the offer works and what the rules are
The presenter will get the bonus a few days after the card is issued to the introduced friend. Conversely, the new holder will have to complete what is in the offer to get the welcome bonus.
- The presenter will still receive the bonus even if the presenter never activates or uses the credit card.
- The friend receiving the link will be able to change the type of card from the one shown when the link is opened.
- Nothing will be received if the presenter is already a holder of the same type of credit card
- You can't self-present
How many maximum points can you earn
As is well known, membership points are personal and combine all cards, except Alitalia cards, into one wallet. This means that if you introduce friends using the cards Traditional American express will accumulate MR points, conversely if you generate the invitation with an Alitalia card you will accumulate millemile points.
Every (calendar) year can be accumulated:
- A maximum of 300 thousand MR points
- A maximum of 120 thousand Payback points
- 40€ re-credit only For those who use the Blue Card
What is new for 2022 is precisely that the maximum limit of MR points that can be accumulated each year has risen from 175k to 300k per user.
How many points I earn for each friend I introduce
Determining the value of the points you earn as a presenter and the bonus of the friend presented is the credit card held by the presenter. So be careful which card you use to generate the code to send to the friend, colleague, relative. Getting the wrong card could mean earning thousands of points less.
The introduced friend may decide to apply for a different Card, choosing from among the other Cards suggested on the description page he finds at the link sent to him by the presenter, if any. The bonus points or miles offer for the friend presented is determined by the type of Card requested.
Here is the table with standard bonuses, updated as of 02/23/2022. Very often, however, there are promotions that allow presenter and presented to accumulate many more points. The advice then is to wait for these times to convince friends and relatives to sign up for the card.
| Product presenter | The award for the presenter | Product requested by friend submitted | The friend award presented |
| Green Card | 10,000 points | Green Card | 30,000 points by spending 1,000 within 3 months of issue |
| Gold Card | 15,000 points | Gold Card | 50,000 points by spending 1,500 within 3 months of issue |
| Platinum Card | 35,000 points* | Platinum Card | 90,000 points by spending 3,000 within 3 months of issue |
| Explora Card | 5,000 points | Explora Card | 5,000 points on first expenditure within 3 months of issue |
| Italo Paper | 10,000 points | Italo Paper | 10,000 points on first expenditure within 3 months of issue |
| PAYBACK Card | 5,000 points | PAYBACK Card | 12,000 points by spending 1,000 within 3 months of issue |
| Blue American Express | 40€ re-credit on account statement1 | Blue American Express | 5% re-credit on the first €3,000 of purchases made with Card in the first 6 months after issuance. When this threshold is exceeded, the re-credit will be 1%. |
How to access the offer
Simply enter the dedicated area of the site (or app) enter the appropriate section and generate the link. Link that can be shared via email, whatsapp or SMS with the submitted friend.
How to use bonus points? we have given many too many examples To be put into one article.