United® MileagePlus® Secured Neo World Elite® Mastercard

United® MileagePlus® Secured Neo World Elite® Mastercard

The United MileagePlus Secured Neo World Elite Mastercard is the only secured airline credit card in Canada. Use your United MileagePlus miles for flights on any Star Alliance carrier, including Air Canada. Plus, you can earn up to 20,000 bonus miles, and get 5,000 bonus miles on your anniversary every year you pay the annual fee.

$89.00
Annual fee
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$400
Welcome bonus
20,000 points
$603
Annual rewards
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Monthly Spending:
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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Up to 1.25 miles per $1 spent.
  • Bonus miles with Neo retail partners.
  • Up to 20,000 bonus miles.
  • 5,000 bonus miles every year.
  • Free checked bag on United flights.
  • Guaranteed approval as a secured credit card.

Cons

  • Non-Canadian rewards program.
  • High income requirements of $80,000 personal or $150,000 household.

Your rewards

Getting your welcome bonus

Based on $3,000 in monthly spending, you can get up to 20,000 points which translates to an estimated $400.

For all welcome bonus details click here.

How you earn rewards

Each card earns rewards differently. Part of choosing your card is deciding what type of rewards you want to get. With United MileagePlus Secured Neo World Elite Mastercard, here's how you earn rewards:

  • 1.25 miles per $1 spent on United and Star Alliance flights
  • 1 mile per $1 spent on restaurants and groceries
  • 0.75 miles per $1 spent on everything else

For all reward details click here.

How much your rewards are worth

The dollar value of your rewards depends on the specific rewards program ‒ and what you choose to redeem your points for. For United MileagePlus Secured Neo World Elite Mastercard in particular, if you spend $3,000 per month, here's our estimated annual rewards earned depending on which reward you choose:

Flights $603

Calculating your annual rewards

$36,000 annual spending x 1.68% return on spending = $603 annual rewards

$603 annual rewards $89.00 annual fee = $514 net annual rewards

Details and eligibility

Estimated Credit Score
300 - 559
Personal Income
$80,000
Household Income
$150,000
Canadian resident who has reached the provincial age of majority.
Annual Fee
$89.00
Extra Card Fee
$49
Card type
Credit
Purchase
19.99% - 29.99%
Cash Advance
22.99% - 31.99%
Balance Transfer
22.99% - 31.99%

Insurance coverage

Extended Warranty
1 year
Purchase Protection
90 days
Emergency Medical Term
14 days
Emergency Medical Maximum Coverage
$1,000,000
Trip Cancellation
$1,000
Trip Interruption
$1,000
Flight Delay
$500
Baggage Delay
$1,000
Lost or Stolen Baggage
$1,000
Hotel Burglary
$1,000
Rental Car Theft & Damage
Yes
Rental Car Accident
$100,000
Rental Car Personal Effects
$1,000

Please review your insurance certificate for details, exclusions and limitations of your coverage, terms and conditions apply.

Learn more about the value of credit card insurance coverage.

Genius Rating

United MileagePlus Secured Neo World Elite Mastercard's 3.0 Genius Rating is based on the weighted average of the following scores:

Rewards
1.5
Fees
2.2
Insurance
3.1
Interest
0.9
Perks
0.7
Approval
4.7
Acceptance
4.2

Methodology

All scores are produced by our math-based rating algorithm that takes into account over 126 credit card features.

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Key benefits

  • Get a welcome bonus of up to 20,000 MileagePlus miles.
  • 1.25 miles per $1 spent on United and Star Alliance flights.
  • 1 mile per $1 spent on restaurants and groceries.
  • 0.75 miles per $1 spent on everything else.
  • Earn miles twice on United flights with your MileagePlus membership and pay withy our United card.
  • Earn bonus miles when you shop with Neo retail partners.
  • Get 5,000 bonus miles on your anniversary after you pay the annual fee every year.
  • Get a free checked bag on flights operated by United.

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