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How to earn Premier status
Unlock an elevated travel experience with United MileagePlus® Premier® status.
Premier levels
Earn PQP
Earn PQF
Premier levels

For every Premier level, you need to earn a combination of Premier qualifying flights (PQF) and Premier qualifying points (PQP), or a higher level of PQP only. You also need to take at least 4 United or United Express flights. You have a full calendar year (January 1 – December 31) to earn enough PQP and PQF for Premier status. Your status is valid from the day you qualify to the end of the next program year.
Premier status

Premier Silver
15 PQF and 5,000 PQP or 6,000 PQP

Premier Gold
30 PQF and 10,000 PQP or 12,000 PQP
Lifetime Gold status after 1 million miles

Premier Platinum
45 PQF and 15,000 PQP or 18,000 PQP
Lifetime Platinum status after 2 million miles

Premier 1K®
60 PQF and 22,000 PQP or 28,000 PQP
Lifetime 1K status after 3 million miles
If you reach Premier in 2025, your status will not expire until January 31, 2027. After you have flown 1 million miles with us, you’ll get Premier status for life to thank you for your loyalty.
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Earn Premier qualifying points

You can earn PQP when you fly on United®, United Express® or one of our Star Alliance™ partners. You can also earn PQP when you book select award flights or use one of our co-branded credit cards.

Flights

For all flights, PQP will be given to the traveler, not the person who buys the ticket. You will only earn PQP on the base fare and any carrier-imposed surcharges. You must take at least 4 flights operated by United or United Express.
Earn PQP on these types of flights


United and United Express flights
Earn one PQP for every U.S. dollar. You can earn on base airfare and carrier-imposed surcharges. You can also earn when you book connecting bus routes. Taxes and other fees do not earn PQP.

Preferred partner airlines
Earn one PQP for every five award miles. You can earn a maximum of 750 PQP for Economy and Premium Economy, and 1,500 PQP for First and Business Class.

MileagePlus partner flights
Earn one PQP for every six award miles. You can earn a maximum of 500 PQP per flight in Economy and Premium Economy, and 1,000 PQP in First and Business Class.

Bulk tickets
Bulk tickets on flights operated by United will earn one PQP for every five specialty award miles. Bulk tickets on flights operated by preferred or MileagePlus partners will earn miles at the standard partner rates.
Upgrades

Earn 1 PQP for every dollar spent on Economy Plus® and preferred seating on United flights, excluding taxes and fees. We will award the points after the trip is complete. PQP will go to the member who travels, not the person who purchases the seat.

Earn 1 PQP for every dollar spent on Economy Plus subscriptions, excluding taxes and fees. We will award the points after the subscription is activated. PQP will go to the member who receives the subscription, not the person who buys it.
Awards

Earn 1 PQP for every 100 MileagePlus miles redeemed on United and United Express flights and seat upgrades. PQP will go to the member who travels, not the member who redeemed miles. Members can use PQP from award flights to earn Premier status or additional PlusPoints.

Award itineraries with United and non-United operated flights will only earn PQP on the United flights.

MileagePlus Upgrade Awards (MUA) earn 1 PQP for every 100 miles redeemed. MUA will also earn PQP on the cash portion of the co-pay fee.

2025 PQP deposit

This year, we gave Premier members a little help with reaching their status goals. Everyone who earned Premier status as of February 1, 2025, except for Trial status holders, received extra PQP. Each Premier level got a different number of points:

Premier Silver

300 PQP

Premier Gold

600 PQP

Premier Platinum

900 PQP

Premier 1K

1,400 PQP
United MileagePlus cardmembers

MileagePlus members who are also primary United Chase Cardmembers will earn PQP on every purchase made with their eligible United credit card. Each card has a different PQP limit for the calendar year. PQP earned from an eligible United Card can be applied toward Premier status tiers, up to and including Premier 1K. Card PQP can also be used to meet the PQP-only requirement for Premier 1K status. Members must fly at least four segments on United- or United Express-operated flights to qualify for Premier status.

Primary cardmembers will earn 1 PQP per $15 on the United Club Infinite and United Club Business cards or 1 PQP for every $20 spent on all other PQP eligible cards.
Personal cards


UnitedSM Explorer Card
Earn up to 1,000 PQP


United QuestSM Card
Earn up to 18,000 PQP


United ClubSM Card
Earn up to 28,000 PQP


First Hawaiian Bank United® primary cardholders* can earn 1 PQP for every $20 spent and up to 1,000 PQP every calendar year.
Business cards


UnitedSM Business Card
Earn up to 4,000 PQP


United ClubSM Business Card
Earn up to 28,000 PQP


First Hawaiian Bank United® World Elite Business primary cardholders* can earn 1 PQP for every $20 spent and up to 1,000 PQP every calendar year.
The following cards are not available to new applicants. Current cardholders can still earn PQP for card spend:


United MileagePlus® Awards:
Earn up to 1,000 PQP

United MileagePlus® Select:
Earn up to 3,000 PQP

UnitedSM Presidential PlusSM:
Earn up to 10,000 PQP

UnitedSM Presidential PlusSM Business:
Earn up to 10,000 PQP
Premier Accelerator

You can also buy PQP to get to Premier status faster. Premier Accelerator lets you buy extra PQP anytime you book a United flight.
Earn Premier qualifying flights

You will earn 1 PQF for every flight on United, United Express, and our partner airlines. You cannot earn PQF on Basic Economy tickets. All flights to Venezuela, and flights to Cuba that are not operated by United are not eligible for PQF.

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