Credit Card
Chase United Explorer Bonus — Up to 75,000 Miles + 5,000 miles
Apply to Chase United Explorer Bonus and earn up to $1,200 in combined sign-up and referral bonuses.
Qualifying Period
3 months from account opening
Payout
6-8 weeks after qualifying
Requirements
- ✓Spend $3,000 on purchases in first 3 months
- ✓Add authorized user in first 3 months (for additional 10,000 miles)
- ✓$3,000 in purchases within first 3 months
- ✓Add authorized user within first 3 months (for 10,000 bonus miles)
- ✓$3,000 in purchases within 3 months from account opening
- ✓Add an authorized user within 3 months for additional 10,000 miles
- ✓Add authorized user within first 3 months for additional 10,000 miles
- ✓Use United agent's promotional code for additional 5,000 miles (targeted)
- ✓Add authorized user in first 3 months for additional 5,000 miles
- ✓Add authorized user within 3 months for additional 10,000 miles
- ✓Spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months
- ✓Add authorized user in first 3 months for additional 10,000 miles
- ✓Spend $3,000 on purchases in first 3 months (70,000 miles)
- ✓Add an authorized user in first 3 months (10,000 bonus miles)
- ✓$3,000 spend on purchases in first 3 months
- ✓Use United agent promotional code for additional 5,000 miles
Restrictions
- ⚠New cardmembers only
- ⚠No bonus if received bonus for this card within past 24 months
- ⚠Must not have received a bonus on this card within the past 24 months
- ⚠New customers only
- ⚠Not available if you have this card or received a bonus for this card in past 24 months
- ⚠Not eligible if received bonus on this card within past 24 months
- ⚠New Cardmember bonus not received in past 24 months
- ⚠Cannot have this card product currently
- ⚠Cannot have received a bonus on this card in the past 24 months
- ⚠No bonus in past 24 months
- ⚠Account must be open and in good standing at fulfillment
- ⚠New cardmember only
- ⚠Not eligible if you have this card or received a new cardmember bonus for this card in the past 24 months
- ⚠Not available to current cardmembers
- ⚠Not available to previous cardmembers who received a bonus within the past 24 months
- ⚠Not eligible if received bonus in past 24 months
- ⚠Account must be open and not in default at time of fulfillment
- ⚠If account not open for at least 6 months, Chase/United may deduct bonus miles
Fees
- $0 intro annual fee for first year, then $150
- $0 introductory annual fee for first year, then $150
- $0 annual fee for first year, then $150
- If account not open for at least 6 months, Chase/United reserve right to deduct bonus miles
- Bonus miles do not count toward Premier status
- Account must be open and not in default at time of bonus posting
- If account is not open for at least 6 months, Chase reserves right to deduct bonus miles
- Account must be open for at least 6 months or bonus miles may be deducted
- Account must be open and not in default at time of fulfillment
- Account must remain open for at least 6 months or United and Chase reserve right to deduct bonus miles
- Total bonus of 85,000 miles: 80,000 for $3,000 spend + 5,000 for authorized user
- Free checked bag (terms apply)
- 2 United Club one-time passes per year
- Priority boarding
- Miles deposited into MileagePlus account
- Subject to United MileagePlus Program terms
- If account not open for at least 6 months, Chase and United may deduct bonus miles
- Authorized user bonus: 10,000 additional miles when added in first 3 months
- Agent promotional code available for additional 5,000 miles upon approval (not standard public offer)
- MileagePlus miles do not expire
- If account is not open for at least six months, Chase reserves the right to deduct the bonus miles
- Miles never expire as long as account remains open and in good standing
- Miles do not expire
- Miles can be redeemed for flights, upgrades, and other travel options
- 10,000 bonus miles awarded only once for the first authorized user added
- Agent code bonus requires promotional code from United representative
Total potential bonus
$1,200
Additional Referral Bonus (how it works)
5,000 miles
Your 50% share of 10,000 miles paid directly by the referrer
View Referral Terms →75,000 miles (sign-up) + 10,000 miles (referral) = $1,200 total
ExpiredOffer expired May 19, 2026
Last updated May 24, 2026
