Nicole is asking about the chase sapphire reserve card which offers a statement credit of up to 100 every four years when you charge a global entry or tsa precheck application fee to your card.
Chase sapphire reserve global entry fee.
Sapphire reserve authorized user accounts don t get an extra 300 in annual travel credits or another tsa precheck global entry fee credit.
Is it still worthwhile to open the card.
The chase sapphire reserve annual fee is going up to 550 starting january 12 2020 a 100 increase.
Chase sapphire reserve has a 550 annual fee which is above average.
100 application fee credit for global entry or tsa precheck.
To be eligible for this statement credit you must use your chase sapphire reserve card to either complete the global entry application and pay the 100 application fee or complete the tsa precheck application and pay the 85 application fee.
The benefit terms don t mention sentri or nexus but the language implies that the credit doesn t apply to those two programs and anecdotal evidence backs that up.
Here is how the new chase sapphire reserve perks will apply to authorized users.
However it has a total annual value of 408 when redeemed for travel and a 300 annual travel credit.
The card is worth it for cardholders who can take advantage of these features.
Up to 100 application fee credit for global entry or tsa pre.
Updated thu aug 27 2020.
To be eligible for this statement credit you must use your chase sapphire reserve card to either complete the global entry application and pay the 100 application fee or complete the tsa precheck application and pay the application fee reimbursed up to 85 maximum.
You can use this perk for yourself or someone else you just have to pay for it with the card and they ll credit you.
The question then is whether the rest of.
300 annual travel credit.
So assuming you can use the entire 300 credit that brings the effective annual fee on the sapphire reserve down from 550 to 250 a significant drop.