SBI Elite Credit Card: Elevating Your Lifestyle with Premium Perks

The SBI Elite credit card is basically a travel and lifestyle card that provides a lot of benefits to customers, like lounge access, discounts on international and domestic flights, and hotel bookings.

It also offers movie tickets of INR 6000 to its users in a year, and club Vistara membership adds to its list of advantages. It is the second most premium card that provides value-added privileges, including complimentary domestic and international airport lounge visits, shopping vouchers, hotel bookings at discounted rates, free movie tickets, and many more. Let us first know why one should consider an SBI Elite card.

Should You Apply for an SBI Elite Credit Card? 

You should consider getting this card if you are:

• A heavy spender and are considering an all-rounder card, irrespective of high annual fees.
• A frequent traveller, as it offers decent benefits in terms of hotel rewards.
• If you want to earn great reward points on hotel and flight bookings.
• If you put most of your expenses on a credit card, this card can be considered.
• If you go to watch movies and dine frequently.
• You prefer luxury hotel stays.

Features and Benefits

Mentioned below are the features and benefits of SBI Elite Credit Card:

• Get an e-gift voucher worth INR 5000 from brands like Hush Puppies, Yatra, Bata, Aditya Birla Fashion, Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, etc.
• Get a free Silver tier membership of Club Vistara.
• Get exciting benefits across 900 hotels.
• Get 4 free green fee rounds along with a discount of 50% on all golf games and also 1 free golf training class every month all across India.
• Get complimentary movie tickets for a maximum of up to INR 6000 and INR 250 per ticket.
• Get dining offers up to a maximum of 25% at partner restaurants in the case of the Amex variant.
• Get a waiver of 1% on fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps, a maximum of up to INR 250 per month per statement cycle.
• Get a waiver of annual fees of INR 4999 on annual spending of INR 10 lakh or more in the preceding financial year.
• The cardholders will get the benefit of access to SBI Credit Card Airport Lounge Access as mentioned below.

Domestic Lounge Program	Get 2 complimentary domestic airport lounge visits to India each quarter.
International Lounge Program	Get a complimentary membership worth $99 to the Priority Pass Program Get 6 complimentary airport lounge visits per calendar year outside India ( max. 2 visits per quarter) Access over 1,000 Airport Lounges worldwide

Documentation Required

Mentioned below is the list of documents required to apply for SBI Elite Credit Card:

Identity Proof	PAN Card Driver’s License Overseas Citizen of India Card Aadhaar card Voter’s ID Job card issued by NREGA Person of Indian Origin Card Passport Letters issued by the UIDAI Any other government-approved photo ID proof
Address Proof	Aadhaar card Passport Ration Card Person of Indian Origin Card Job card issued by NREGA Property Registration Document Bank Account Statement Any other government-approved address proof Utility Bills Driver’s License
Income Proof	Latest one or 2 salary slips Last 3 months’ bank statement The Latest Form 16

Fees and Charges 

Mentioned below are the fees and charges to apply for SBI Elite Credit Card:

Fees / Charges	Amount
Annual Fee	INR 4,999
Renewal Fee	INR 4,999
Finance Charges	up to 3.50% per month i.e.42% per annum
Late Payment Fee	For INR 0 – INR 500 = Nil For Total Amounts due above INR 500 and up to INR 1000 = INR 400 For Total Amounts due above INR 1000 and up to INR 10,000 = INR 750 For Total Amounts due above INR 10.000 and up to INR 25,000 = INR 950 For Total Amounts due above INR 25,000 and up to INR 50,000 = INR 1100 For a Total Amount due greater than INR 50,000 = INR 1300

Eligibility Criteria

Mentioned below are the eligibility parameters in order to apply for an SBI Elite Credit Card:

• An applicant should be either a salaried or self-employed individual.
• In the case of a salaried applicant, the minimum age to apply is 18 years.
• In the case of a salaried applicant, the maximum age to apply is 65 years.
• In the case of salaried applicants, the minimum income of an applicant shall be INR 60,000 per month or more.
• In the case of a self-employed applicant, the minimum age to apply is 21 years.
• In the case of a self-employed applicant, the maximum age to apply is 60 years.
• In the case of self-employed applicants, the minimum income of an applicant as per ITR shall be INR 60,000 per month or more.

How do you apply for an SBI Elite Credit Card?

Mentioned below are the different ways to apply for SBI Elite Credit Card

1. Offline Mode:

• Visit any nearest branch of SBI.
• Request for SBI credit card application form from the branch executive.
• Fill out the form and submit the same along with the documents required.

1. Online Mode:

• Launch the official website of SBI Card at https://www.sbicard.com/.
• Under the tab “Apply”, click the Apply Now option.
• Then, the list of all the SBI cards will be displayed on the screen.
• Choose the SBI Elite Credit Card option and press the Apply Now option.
• At the end, fill in all the information like mobile number, date of birth, etc.
• An OTP will then be received on your mobile number; provide the same.
• Also, provide details like PAN Number, email ID, address, and monthly income.
• At last, submit the application.

How to Check the Application Status of SBI Credit Card 

With the help of the Track Application Widget, one can track the status of the SBI Credit Card from the homepage. Mentioned below are the steps for the same:

Step 1: Enter the Application no. / Reference no. that has been received at the time of the application for a card.

Step 2: Click the “Track” button to check the application status of the SBI Card.

SBI Elite Credit Card Customer Care Number 

In case of any queries, problems, or grievances, the credit cardholder can contact the SBI Credit Card Customer Care number, i.e. 1860-180-1290, 1860-500-1290, 39 02 02 02 (prefix local STD code) or 1800-180-1290.