MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge

We are pleased to offer you the opportunity to participate in our 2025 MileagePlus® Premier® Status Match Challenge, offering top-tier flyers of many other airlines a way to quickly reach comparable status in the MileagePlus program. This offer is valid for requests received between January 8 and June 30, 2025.

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Program details

After you have successfully submitted the required documentation and we have confirmed you meet the criteria to participate in the Premier Status Match offer, you will be upgraded to Premier Silver, Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, or Premier 1K status for 120 days (the “Challenge Period”), based on the level you hold in your current frequent flyer program, within five to seven business days after completing an Activating Flight. An "Activating Flight" is a flight operated by United or United Express® that is completed within 90 days after the documentation that you submit for this offer is approved and the flight is posted to your MileagePlus account. Members who successfully submit their request and complete an eligible flight on the same calendar date will have that flight considered as their Activating Flight unless they elect to look back at the prior 30 days for an earlier eligible flight. A member can make this election by selecting this option in the application at the time of document submission. Individuals who do not complete an Activating Flight in the required time period will no longer be eligible for the Premier Status Match offer and are not eligible to again submit for a Premier Status Match in the same calendar year.

The following is a partial list of carriers that we match to.

Frequent flyer programLevelLevelLevelLevel
American Airlines AAdvantage elite statusGoldPlatinumPlatinum ProExecutive Platinum ConciergeKey
Delta Air Lines Medallion® levelSilverGoldPlatinumDiamond
Delta360
Southwest Airlines Rapid RewardsA-ListA-List PreferredN/AN/A
JetBlue Airways TrueBlueMosaic
Mosaic 2 or
Mosaic 3
Mosaic 4N/A
Alaska Airlines MVP elite statusMVPMVP GoldMVP Gold 75KN/A
British AirwaysBronzeSilverGoldN/A
Qantas (QF)SilverGold
Platinum,
Platinum One
N/A
Level matched to in MileagePlusPremier SilverPremier GoldPremier PlatinumPremier 1K

To keep the matched Premier status for the remainder of the 2025 program year, you will need to earn a certain number of Premier qualifying flights (PQF) AND Premier qualifying points (PQP) on flights operated by United or United Express® within the Challenge Period.* The number of both PQF and PQP you must earn depends on the Premier status level you are matched to in MileagePlus.

MileagePlus Premier statusPQF and PQP requirements
Premier SilverFly 5 PQF and earn 1,700 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier GoldFly 10 PQF and earn 3,400 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier PlatinumFly 15 PQF and earn 5,000 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express
Premier 1KFly 20 PQF and earn 7,500 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express

Submit your Status Match request

To be considered for Premier status through this offer, please complete this MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge form. We will send you an email to let you know if your request is approved.

Apply for the Status Match Challenge today.

Required information:

  • MileagePlus account number (If you are not a member, join today.)
  • Valid email address on your MileagePlus account.
  • A digital copy of your 2025 membership card, including membership cards stored in the digital wallet on your phone or your airline's mobile app version, for the frequent flyer program you are matching from.
  • The membership card must clearly identify your:
    • full first and last name
    • current elite status
    • current elite status expiration date or validity period, which must be valid through the duration of the current calendar year.
    • the frequent flyer number
    • the frequent flyer program and/or airline name

Please allow 7-14 business days for a response. If approved, your account will be upgraded to the matched level in MileagePlus after completing an Activating Flight, which must be flown within 90 days after document approval.

Please note:

  • Offer is not valid for members who have participated in the MileagePlus Premier Status Match program or received a Premier status exception within the last 5 years.
  • Members who hold elite status because of a trial or temporary elite status in the other airline program are not eligible for the MileagePlus Premier Status Match program.
  • Premier membership materials will not be issued for the Challenge Period. You may enjoy Premier benefits on United- or United Express-operated flights by providing your account number when making reservations or at check-in. During the Challenge Period, you may not have access to all reciprocal Premier benefits with United's partner airlines, including access to Star AllianceTM lounges.
  • Through this offer, you will not be able to qualify for a higher Premier status level than the one matched to in MileagePlus. For example, if you are matched to Premier Silver, you will not be able to earn Premier Gold status through this offer, even if you will fly more than the 5 PQF and earn more than 1,700 PQP on flights operated by United or United Express during the Challenge Period. However, you will be able to qualify for a higher status level if you reach one of the published qualification thresholds for Premier status.
  • For members who are matched to Premier Platinum status, upon meeting the PQF and PQP requirements to qualify for Premier Platinum status through this offer, members will be awarded 20 PlusPoints, which will be credited to their account within 7-10 business days. PlusPoints will not otherwise be awarded based on matched status or status reached through the MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge.
  • For members who are matched to Premier 1K status, upon meeting the PQF and PQP requirements to qualify for Premier 1K status through this offer, members will be awarded 100 PlusPoints, which will be credited to their account within 7-10 business days. PlusPoints will not otherwise be awarded based on matched status or status reached through the MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge.
  • If you are unable to complete both the PQF and PQP requirements within the Challenge Period, your matched MileagePlus Premier status will expire, and you may be returned to a lower earned Premier level, or general member status, at United's sole discretion.
  • Qualifying PQF and PQP must be posted to your MileagePlus account.

Earned 2025 Premier status: Members who earn Premier status through this offer will have their accounts updated in the system within 5-7 business days of completion and posting of the outlined PQF and PQP requirements for the status level matched to in MileagePlus. Earned 2025 Premier status is valid through January 2026. The MileagePlus status is valid through January 2027 for members who earn Premier status through this offer on or after July 1, 2025.

*For members who meet the PQP and PQF requirement of this offer on or after July 1, 2025, status is valid through January 2027, unless a higher Premier level is earned. Go to united.com/premier for more information on the MileagePlus Premier program.