Activate Offer, Apply for a Select Credit Card, Meet Min. Spend & Get up to 30,000 Bonus Velocity Points @ Velocity Freq Flyer

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Activate Offer, Apply for a Select Credit Card, Meet Min. Spend & Get up to 30,000 Bonus Velocity Points @ Velocity Freq Flyer
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me1stt on 06/03/2025 - 11:01 velocityfrequentflyer.com (8565 clicks)
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Up to 30,000 bonus Points offer:

To be eligible to receive up to 30,000 bonus Velocity Points, you must (a) be a Velocity Frequent Flyer member, (b) Activate the Points offer by visiting here between 12:01am (AEST) 6 March 2025 and 11:59pm (AEST) 30 April 2025 (“Promotion Period”) (prior to the card application) (c) apply for a participating Velocity Points earning card (listed below), during the Promotion Period and (d) be approved and meet the minimum spend criteria for the eligible offer associated with the individual card if the application is successful. Minimum spend, card fees and eligibility requirements vary by card. For full terms and conditions visit here.

The number of bonus Velocity Points on offer depends on the Velocity Points Earning card applied for, which are:

30,000 bonus Velocity Points for American Express® Velocity Platinum Card, American Express Velocity Business Card, and Virgin Australia Velocity High Flyer Card;

20,000 bonus Velocity Points for Westpac Altitude Platinum credit card, Westpac Altitude Black credit card, and Virgin Australia Velocity Flyer Card;

10,000 bonus Velocity Points for American Express® Velocity Escape Plus Card. 

Bonus Velocity Points will be allocated to your Velocity account in accordance with, and subject to the Velocity membership Terms and Conditions 4-6 weeks after you meet the minimum spend criteria for the eligible offer associated with the individual card. 

This bonus Points offer cannot be used in conjunction with other bonus Points offers provided by Velocity Frequent Flyer in respect of credit cards. For the avoidance of doubt, if you have applied for and been approved for one of the above listed credit cards outside the Promotion Period, you will not be eligible to earn bonus Points as part of this promotion. 

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Comments

  • johnn on 06/03/2025 - 11:03
    +4

    Yessss, been waiting forever for this deal to come up again. Last time was June last year.

    But not as good this time..

    • erd on 06/03/2025 - 11:44

      same, a bit meh this time. 20K less for virgin cards

      • bohn on 24/03/2025 - 10:31

        also the virgin flyer annual fee was always lower for the first year, now it's $149 for the first year.

        In fact, up until recently the first year annual fee was only $64, and $129 in the second. So that's a bit of an increase, and a decrease on the points.

    • bk1973 on 06/03/2025 - 13:34

      Same!! They had it in Feb last year, so when it didn't happen last month, I thought it might not ever happen again.

      The timing is perfect as my 24-month wait since my last Westpac card just finished.

  • focussash on 06/03/2025 - 11:07
    +11

    looks like they nerfed the virgin flyer card (imo the best value and no waiting periods) from 60k to 50k points

    • erd on 06/03/2025 - 11:17

      Same with the high flyer

    • parisian on 06/03/2025 - 11:19

      Yes and now only 20k bonus from Velocity.

      • Spooke512 on 06/03/2025 - 11:27
        +3

        In the T's and C's it mentions that the first year annual fee of Virgin Flyer is $74. Point number 38.

        • johnn on 06/03/2025 - 11:33
          +2

          Ah yeah you're right, sadly I can't edit my comment now so I'll unpublish and repost here:

          As a comparison to the next best card:

          Virgin Flyer
          - 50k Velocity Points ($1.5k spend/month for 2 months)
          - $74 Annual Fee
          - $129 Virgin Gift Voucher

          Westpac Altitude Platinum
          - 60k Velocity Points ($4k spend in 90 days)
          - $194 Annual Fee ($124 for existing Westpac customers)
          - 2 Virgin Economy X Seat Upgrade Vouchers

          As you've mentioned though, no set waiting periods for existing Virgin Flyer cardholders compared to a whopping 24 months for Westpac cardholders.

          • Lifetimedeal on 09/04/2025 - 09:59

            @johnn: First month's statement came out - they charged $149

            • jdizzles on 10/04/2025 - 17:56

              @Lifetimedeal: I’m in the same boat, not much luck when I rang up and had to raise a complaint.

  • Javin on 06/03/2025 - 11:16
    +4

    Virgin credit card application does not proceed ,unsure if they have blocked credit card churners ?

    • AnyFurtherDiscount on 06/03/2025 - 11:22
      +1

      Declined me too

      • Javin on 06/03/2025 - 11:28

        Anyone successfully applied every year?

        • Mugsy on 06/03/2025 - 11:39

          I've successfully gotten the Virgin Flyer on the last two of these promos (I think they've only done two). But the last one was an absolute shit show with getting the points.

          I'll probably cancel my Virgin Flyer and if I cannot reapply, I'll just get myself an Amex Velocity… take a nice domestic holiday whilst I'm at it.

          • grilled-omlette on 15/03/2025 - 17:01
            +1

            @Mugsy: successfully declined, first ever card rejection

            • meowmeowmeow on 15/03/2025 - 17:44

              @grilled-omlette: I got declined my Amex and virgin on the one day lol. Applied to ANZ a couple days later and got approved. Not sure what virgin's issue is, although I have had a few nab issued cards in succession so maybe I pushed it too far. I hadn't been declined in years before now.

    • nightelves on 06/03/2025 - 11:36

      What do you mean you can’t proceed? Like it wouldn’t allow you to fill in anything?

    • xiaozaocha on 06/03/2025 - 12:01

      no luck with the $35000 earning card. I assume they did forbid us lol

    • Duskjase08 on 06/03/2025 - 12:26
      +1

      That's unlucky. I closed my 1st card with them and reapplied 3 months later and got approved. Got the bonus points too.

    • griffy on 06/03/2025 - 12:30
      +1

      Yeah, both me and my partner got denied separately even when we were spacing out our applications. We both haven't held one in the last 6 months.

  • Mugsy on 06/03/2025 - 11:17

    Time to cancel my Virgin Flyer… then reapply it seems!

  • Selectious on 06/03/2025 - 11:21
    -2

    That looks cool

  • bio on 06/03/2025 - 11:31
    +5

    Note that you might have to chase them for the bonus points. I was only awarded the points after emailing them a few times, even though I did everything right. Screenshot the T&Cs and every step of your application.

  • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 11:43
    +1

    Looks like they're not accepting churners… got a very quick 'declined' email after receiving a 'conditionally approved' after filling out the application minutes earlier…

    • nightelves on 06/03/2025 - 11:56

      How long did you last apply for this?

      • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 11:57
        +1

        About 9 months ago

        • nightelves on 06/03/2025 - 12:01

          Crap so they are cracking down on churners. Probably why I got instant rejection from Suncorp.

    • CodeXD on 06/03/2025 - 12:03

      Virgin velocity card?

      • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 12:31

        Yes sorry, I forgot to include that in initial post… wasn't able to edit it now

    • firestint on 06/03/2025 - 14:20
      +8

      Just to add on (for Velocity Flyer card), I applied yesterday and got the auto rejection email. Emailed asking for a manual reassessment (which is what I did previously and got approved), received the rejection email again. Called in to ask, guy from the verification team didn't want to (or wasn't allowed to) give a specific reason, just asked me to apply again after 90 days.

      For the record, I've held this card 2x before, both within a year. Last applied in Aug-24, closed in Oct-24. Looks like all banks are cracking down on churners hard.

      • Kromek on 31/03/2025 - 08:04

        What email address did you use when asking for manual reassessment? I have been auto declined too :(

    • gembel on 06/03/2025 - 18:09

      same thing with the velocity flyer card.
      conditionally approved then immediately declined email..
      got my hopes up!

      Applied CBA smart awards card after that, got conditionally approved.

    • gembel on 10/03/2025 - 23:56

      FYI, i applied again now I received "Your application is being processed" email. Not declined email this time. Fingers crossed gets approved this time!
      Won't hurt applying again.

      • meowmeowmeow on 11/03/2025 - 07:57

        Let us know how you go

        • gembel on 13/03/2025 - 11:02

          application cancelled due to too many applications submitted they said :(

  • Opaquer on 06/03/2025 - 12:03

    My wife has a credit card application that she submitted recently through Westpac for the Platinum card, but hasn't been approved yet. If she activates this before being approved will she get the bonus points? Or does the application have to be submitted as of today? It's our first time doing anything with cards and all the T&Cs are extremely confusing so I just want to make sure we know what we're doing! The T&Cs definitely say that the application has to be done after the offer is applied, but just checking if it's worth activating it or not?

    • Coops1 on 06/03/2025 - 12:33
      +1

      I would activate and you mihht get lucky! If you dont activate it you will never know!

      • Opaquer on 06/03/2025 - 12:36

        I suppose that's a good point! We're new to this so didn't even think to activate it if we're not eligible! Thanks, we'll give it a shot and see what happens!

    • blue21 on 06/03/2025 - 21:57
      +1

      in the same boat, applied for a Westpac card just a couple of days ago. Hope we get the points!

      • Opaquer on 06/03/2025 - 22:05

        Good luck!

    • Ibz on 16/03/2025 - 14:34
      +1

      With the similar Qantas deal, it was actually based on when you first got points into your velocity account. That happens after getting the card, spending for 30 days, paying the bill, and then waiting for points to be credited. So (yet again this was with Qantas, ymmv) you should just enrol into the deal. With the Qantas one, I enrolled almost a month after applying, but before points were credits from my bank to my Qantas frequent flyer account, and I got the bonus

      • Opaquer on 16/03/2025 - 15:18

        Amazing! We've done it, so we'll see what happens!

  • cathalm8 on 06/03/2025 - 12:08
    +1

    Yeah I churned these cards hard over last 3 years but last 6 months ive been declined, they're finally cracking down even know there is nothing in terms and conditions about exclusion period unless the terms have been updated recently..

    • nightelves on 06/03/2025 - 12:14

      Seems they’re cracking down now.

    • vetopower on 06/03/2025 - 13:53

      Yep NAB turning the screws on churners.

  • bugsbunny on 06/03/2025 - 12:17

    I applied last week.

    Does this mean I miss out?

    I’ve activated it anyway.

    • nightelves on 06/03/2025 - 12:39
      +3

      You should be ok as Velocity doesn’t know when the credit card application was applied only when the points was credited. If credited within the time frame then you’re good.

      • bugsbunny on 06/03/2025 - 12:43

        Sweet. Thanks heaps

      • Planes are cool on 06/03/2025 - 22:23

        I'm in the same boat but have already got 1000 points credited into my account last week as I applied for the card 2 weeks ago, soi assume they'd notice my points came in too early for it to work for me?

  • Schumi5 on 06/03/2025 - 12:18

    Recent history suggests if you apply for a Citi based card consecutively you are likely to be declined.
    Last year I went form citi card to virgin money who is backed by Citi also. Automatic rejected , had to wait 3-4 months to apply again and be approved.

    • a1234my on 06/03/2025 - 13:09

      Look like that Nab base card is getting harder

  • igorekh on 06/03/2025 - 12:30

    For a moment, I thought "30k points per month" was back on VA Velocity Flyer card🥲
    screenshot

    • firestint on 06/03/2025 - 12:42

      They also haven't updated the annual fee, it's now $149 regardless of whether it's first year or not (listed as $74 first year in the T&Cs)

      • littlesoldier on 06/03/2025 - 12:46

        so a bit confuse, as $149 refers to point 38 in T&C
        where T&C says first year to be $74

        • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 12:47

          Take a screenshot / PDF of that and when you get charged $149 I think you have a good leg to stand on to get the difference refunded!

          • firestint on 06/03/2025 - 13:12
            +1

            @FatGPT: I would refer to the official website which states $149 and 25k points per month, here.

            Just seems like Velocity hasn't updated their own page fully.

            • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 13:24
              +1

              @firestint: Oh yes, 100% - I'm sure $149 is the correct annual fee and they will charge it… but reckon you'd have a chance of a 'good will' refund of the difference if you point out there was out of date content on the Velocity page… but definitely wouldn't bank on it

      • phoonzl63 on 01/04/2025 - 22:59

        Has anyone been successful in applying for the Velocity Flyer card and been charged the annual fee? Just trying to see if they charged $74 or $149. Thanks!

        • mellowmello on 09/04/2025 - 20:19
          +1

          they have confirmed to me they will charge $149. A complaint and see how it goes. Website still shows 149.

  • Mlapa on 06/03/2025 - 12:38

    No nab this time around?

    • bk1973 on 06/03/2025 - 13:43

      With wait periods for churning with AMEX and Westpac, this hurts as we need churning options. Probably only a matter of time until Virgin has wait periods.

  • AriesB on 06/03/2025 - 12:43
    +1

    Both virgin and Amex rejected lol

    • FatGPT on 06/03/2025 - 12:48
      +1

      Sorry to hear that :(

  • mc85 on 06/03/2025 - 12:49

    What if you refer someone…

    Eg: American Express Velocity Platinum Card
    30k referral for you
    100k for them
    + 30k extra for them?

    • bk1973 on 06/03/2025 - 13:45

      Quite sure it would work, but not 100%. You don't need to use the link on the offer page to apply for the card, but you do need to ACTIVATE the offer on that page. So if you activate there, then sign up on referral, it could work. Only AMEX does referrals I think, so maybe some people have an answer from last Feb or June on whether it worked or not.

      • starburstyellow on 06/03/2025 - 14:53

        Are you sure? I tried last year using a special link (120k) to get extra amex. When I contacted them they mentioned I didn't use the exact card listed (100k). I didnt push further to get the points and just gave up.

        • bk1973 on 06/03/2025 - 15:49

          OK. I didn't think you had to apply using the link they provided, just activate with what's on their page. Maybe the use of a "special link" was the issue, as this wasn't a public link on the AMEX website. Perhaps referrals won't work then as they are not public links. In my case, I believe I applied for the card on Virgin's website several days after activating the promotion.

          • starburstyellow on 06/03/2025 - 16:00

            @bk1973: Ya I had the same thinking as you ie double dip!! It could be however I might have been valid but I didn't push hard enough.

  • hattori9x on 06/03/2025 - 13:14
    +1

    I just cancelled my platinum amex last July, so still have to wait until 2026 to re-apply :(

  • Minidough on 06/03/2025 - 13:35

    is there no terms and conditions outlining exclusion periods? I cancelled my virgin money card last February, can I still attempt to apply now?

    • starburstyellow on 06/03/2025 - 14:54

      Feb 2024? If so you're good. Citibank backed cards has an unspoken 3-6 month wait period. Nothing official.

      • Minidough on 06/03/2025 - 15:22

        yes Feb 2024 I cancelled, I'll apply soon and hopefully no rejections… thank you!

  • cker on 06/03/2025 - 13:42

    Am I eligible for the 30k bonus points if I apply and get approved before 30 April, even if the minimum spend hasn't been met yet? How will Velocity know if I've been approved for a credit card before 30 April when no points are credited yet?

  • Lexie123 on 06/03/2025 - 14:05
    -2

    Declined…..no more easy points…need some fake IDs

    • Food on 06/03/2025 - 14:09
      +1

      Please ensure to mention with whom you are being declined for, there are multiple providers in this post.

  • No Child Support on 06/03/2025 - 14:53

    Yikes - alot of rejections here, does it hurt your credit rating if you get rejected?

    • starburstyellow on 06/03/2025 - 14:56

      From experience it doesn't. I check getcreditscore before I apply. Then if I'm approved or declined, check again month after. Normally don't see any hit to my "score".

    • ginger-gin on 06/03/2025 - 15:31
      -1

      no show of approve or decline but my credit got minus point for any provider checking my profile so my assumption is as long as any providers check your credit, it will be affected

    • haemolysis on 07/03/2025 - 02:17
      -2

      Yes, all credit issuers will see the applications for credit, and that’s what they go off - they don’t actually care if your number is high, if you have recent applications they will avoid you.

  • Lexie123 on 06/03/2025 - 15:20

    Basic virgin money card

  • evasive on 06/03/2025 - 15:24

    What’s the best one to get if you can’t get the Amex ones?

  • coolc on 06/03/2025 - 17:09

    Do you gwt bonus points with Amex if you already have different amex card ?

  • Chickenleg on 06/03/2025 - 19:34

    Far out, how long has Westpac had a 24 month since last card term? Closed one in May 2023 thinking that would be plenty of time but just checked the t&cs 🫤

    • Brick50 on 07/03/2025 - 08:21
      +1

      Since around October last year I believe, my 18 month anniversary date would have been start of this year

  • Lange on 06/03/2025 - 21:30
    +2

    Rejected from virgin and citi few weeks back too.

    Surprisingly, when I pulled my credit report from equifax - both companies did not do a credit enquiry on me.

    Might try virgin again after I got my points from NAB.

  • Planes are cool on 06/03/2025 - 22:00
    +7

    FYI, I believe I have found a possible way to get up to 160,000 bonus points, (130,000 through the method below + the 30,000 from OPs post) with the AMEX velocity platinum card.
    I am unsure if these offers stack however.

    I have found this card available with a 130,000 points bonus while booking a flight last night.
    Keep in mind I assume this one is targeted so may not show up on everyone's account.

    I do not have a direct link as it seems I can only find this deal by following specific steps. I'll list them here,
    1. first go to virgin australia app (ONLY the mobile app seems to work for this, not the browser) and go through as if you were making a booking.
    2. follow the steps as if you were making a booking, I used CBR to BNE on a random day in April for example, and go through until you get to the payment page
    3. once on the payment page, do not actually pay for the flight or enter any payment details and instead scroll down to the bottom of the screen and the 130,000 points offer shows up for me with a button to go to the offer, (I'd assume this is targeted so may not show up for others!)

    Two screenshots as to what I'm seeing with 130,000 pts (however i now see the spend criteria is $3500, not $3000)
    Do let me know if it shows up on your account or not please! I'm really curious now

    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/430622/120142/screensh…

    https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/430622/120141/screensh…

    • johnn on 07/03/2025 - 00:29
      +2

      I got the 130k offer without even using the app, came up in the browser.

      Whether I get approved as a churner is another question (unlikely) but the offer came up at Virgin checkout as you've mentioned.

      • Planes are cool on 07/03/2025 - 07:00

        Ah good to know, as it didn't show up on a browser for me, must be random. And yeah doesn't seem like many churners are getting approved by the comments, hopefully you're licky and do though!

    • shiggaz on 07/03/2025 - 09:22
      +1

      I am seeing an offer for 120,000 points for signing up here
      https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/credit-cards/velocity-…

      edit: posted here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/891472

    • Succulent CN Meal on 07/03/2025 - 11:17
      +3

      Thanks Planes, I followed your steps and applied for the 130k. Got approved instantly. Fingers crossed for the further 30k from OPs post.

      • Planes are cool on 07/03/2025 - 12:37
        +2

        No worries, happy to help! I unfortunately cannot apply myself as already applied for the 120k a few weeks ago so probably missed out on the extra 30k as well but i'm glad someone else can get them

      • Schumi5 on 07/03/2025 - 12:44

        Had you opened or cancelled any cards recently? Trying to see what the method to their madness is of rejecting so many people yet approving so few

        • Succulent CN Meal on 07/03/2025 - 13:46

          Nah im not really in the cards game, last card i had opened was in 2023.

    • nicegaryy on 13/03/2025 - 09:16
      +1

      Have tried this a bunch of times now across different browsers and keep getting either 100k or 120k when clicking into link via the amex 130k banner. Anyone else with the same issue?

      • edisonAU on 13/03/2025 - 09:54
        +1

        Same for me. Only 120K points on offer.

      • ozpoz on 15/03/2025 - 14:54
        +1

        Same for me, just 120k upon clicking the Amex 130k banner

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