KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card extends 25,000 miles sign-up offer; adds cap

Back in February 2023, UOB launched a rarely-seen uncapped sign-up offer for the KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card, offering 25,000 bonus miles with a minimum spend of S$2,000 in the first 60 days of approval.

Unfortunately, from April 2024 onwards UOB added a “first 100” cap per month, which turned this once decent offer into basically a gamble. Roll the dice if you want to, but nothing’s guaranteed!

KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card 25,000 miles sign-up bonus

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From 1-31 May 2024, new-to-UOB customers who apply and are approved for a KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card will enjoy up to 25,000 bonus miles when they spend at least S$2,000 in the first 60 days of approval.

This is broken down into:

5,000 miles will be awarded to cardholders who make their first spend of at least S$5. 

20,000 miles will be awarded to the first 100 applicants who spend at least S$2,000 within the first 60 days of approval. 

The first year’s annual fee of S$196.20 is automatically waived, so assuming you have spend coming up, these bonus miles are essentially “free”.

Do note that UOB markets this offer as “up to 31,000 miles”. Where do the extra 6,000 miles come from? It assumes the entire S$2,000 minimum spend is clocked on 3 mpd categories, such as:

• Singapore Airlines
• Scoot
• KrisShop
• Kris+
• “Accelerated Miles” categories such as dining, food delivery, online shopping & travel, transport (with a minimum SIA Group spend of S$800 in a membership year)

Assuming you spent the S$2,000 elsewhere (in Singapore dollars), you’d earn 2,400 base miles (@ 1.2 mpd), for a total of 27,400 miles. 

When will the bonus be credited?

The 5,000 bonus miles for the first spend bonus will be credited in the following month after the first transaction is made.

The 20,000 bonus miles for the sign-up offer will be credited according to the following timeline.

All miles will be credited directly to the linked KrisFlyer account, with no transfer fees applicable.

What counts as qualifying spend?

Approved cardholders will need to spend a minimum of S$2,000 in the first 60 days of approval. The full list of exclusions can be found in the T&Cs (point 1.6), but the key ones to note are:

• Charitable donations
• Education
• Government transactions
• GrabPay top-ups
• Hospitals
• ipaymy
• Medical services
• Insurance premiums
• Utilities

For avoidance of doubt, CardUp spending will count towards the minimum spend.

Terms & Conditions

The full T&Cs of this sign-up offer can be found here.

How does this compare to the UOB PRVI Miles offer?

For many months now, UOB has been running a concurrent new-to-bank offer for the UOB PRVI Miles Card, which offers 45,200 bonus miles, split into:

• 20,000 miles for paying the S$261.60 annual fee
• 25,200 miles for spending S$1,000 per month for two consecutive months

The main difference between this and the KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card offer is that you must pay the UOB PRVI Miles’ annual fee, and your spending must be S$1,000 per month for two consecutive months (instead of S$2,000 within 60 days). And of course, the PRVI Miles offer has no first 100 cap, so I’d probably take it for that reason alone.

Read more about the UOB PRVI Miles offer in the article below.

Extended: UOB PRVI Miles Card uncapped 45,200 miles sign-up bonus

Overview: KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card

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Income Req.	S$30,000 p.a.	Points Validity	3 years
Annual Fee	S$196.20 (First Year Free)	Min. Transfer	N/A
Miles with Annual Fee	10,000	Transfer Partners	SIA
FCY Fee	3.25%	Transfer Fee	N/A
Local Earn	1.2 mpd	Points Pool?	N/A
FCY Earn	1.2 mpd	Lounge Access?	No
Special Earn	3 mpd on SIA Group, dining, online shopping & travel, transport	Airport Limo?	No
Cardholder Terms and Conditions

The KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card comes with a first year fee waiver. Cardholders earn 1.2 mpd on local and overseas spend, and 3 mpd on Singapore Airlines, Scoot, KrisShop (collectively known as SIA Group transactions) and Kris+.

If they spend at least S$800 on SIA Group transactions in a membership year, they will earn an uncapped 3 mpd on:

Cardholders also receive instant KrisShopper Insider status (provided they’re not already KrisShopper members), which awards an extra 2.5 mpd on KrisShop purchases. 

For a review of the KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card, check out the post below.

Review: KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card

Conclusion

The KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card has extended its 25,000 bonus miles sign-up offer to 31 May 2024, but unfortunately a first 100 cap now exists.

Cardholders can look forward to an uncapped 3 mpd on dining, food delivery, online shopping and travel, and transport, plus Singapore Airlines and Scoot tickets (particularly useful now that the DBS Altitude Card’s bonus on air tickets has been nerfed).

It’s true you could earn 4 mpd on most of these categories, but if you’re making a big-ticket purchase that would bust the cap on a higher-earning card, then the KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card is definitely something to consider.