I moved to Puerto Rico last April for the generous tax benefits (see Despacito! TPOL Is Moving to Puerto Rico! Effective Inmediatamente). What I did not expect was a new world of churning. While limited, there are options available to Puerto Rican residents. I recently applied for a United card, not with Chase, but with Santander. The sign-up bonus is only 32.5k but the spend is negligible at 1k. I received this message after applying:
Estimado(a) cliente: Hemos recibido su formulario para tarjeta de crédito y/o préstamo personal. Deseamos indicarle que el mismo será procesado y verificado por nuestros oficiales. De ser necesario podríamos estar comunicándonos con usted en alguno de los números provistos. Más adelante usted estará recibiendo contestación por correo y/o a través de una llamada telefónica. Si tiene alguna duda o desea información adicional de nuestros productos o servicios, puede acceder a través de www.santander.pr o a través de la Superlínea Santander al 787-281-3000
The problem is that TPOL the Polyglot is not fluent enough to call recon in Spanish. If I am approved perhaps it’s time to try Banco Popular’s Avianca card one more time.
If no taxes, beach, and golf aren’t reasons enough to move here, how about a new opportunity to churn?
You can also get the only AA card that offers 1.5 AA per dollar in PR.
Nice. Let’s see if this one works
I opened this post because I thought you’d list some options. Very short post. Any update? I guess I expected a bit more.