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Offers 20,000 bonus Qantas Points or Velocity Points and airport lounge access but is only available to select professionals including doctors, dentists and vets.

The BOQ Specialist Signature Credit Card gives you a choice between earning Qantas Points or Velocity Points on your everyday spending. Right now, it also offers 20,000 bonus points when you make 10 eligible purchases in the first 2 months. That's enough for a one-way business class flight between Sydney and Melbourne (18,400 Qantas Points or 15,500 Velocity Points, plus fees and taxes). While this isn't the biggest bonus points offer on the market, there’s no minimum dollar amount you need to spend for the 10 purchases.

This card also earns between 0.5 and 1.5 Qantas Points or Velocity Points per $1 on eligible spending. And if you choose Qantas Points, you'll get 1 additional Qantas Point per $1 on eligible spending with Qantas. It also offers complimentary travel insurance and Priority Pass membership for airport lounge access. But, considering the card's $400 annual fee, it's still worth weighing up how many of these perks you'll use and comparing other cards to find one that fits your needs.

Pros

20,000 bonus Qantas Points or Velocity Points
Uncapped rewards points
Airport lounge access and complimentary travel insurance

Cons

Has a considerably high annual fee of $400

The BOQ Specialist Signature is a premium credit card you can get if you're a doctor, dentist, vet or student in a related field. It gives you access to exclusive offers through the Visa Luxury Hotels Collection, Visa Front Line Access and a concierge service. You can use it anywhere Visa cards are accepted, including with Apple Pay and Google Pay. But its 20.5% p.a. purchase rate means you'll typically get more value from it if you pay the total account balance in full each month to make use of interest-free days on purchases.

Details

Product details

Product Name	BOQ Specialist Signature Credit Card
Purchase rate p.a.	Purchase rate p.a. 20.5%
Interest-free period	Up to 55 days on purchases
Cash advance rate p.a.	20.5%
Min credit limit	$15,000
Card type	Visa

Eligibility

Available to temporary residents	No
Minimum income	$120,000
Joint application	No

Rewards

Rewards program	Qantas / Velocity Frequent Flyer
Bonus points	20,000
Rewards points per $ spent	1

Fees

Annual fee	Annual fee $400
Minimum monthly repayment	2% of the closing balance or $20, whichever is greater
Late payment fee	$0
Foreign currency conversion fee	Foreign currency conversion fee 3.2%
Overseas ATM withdrawal fee	$0
Additional cardholder fee	$0
Number of additional cardholders	9

How to apply

You can apply for the BOQ Specialist Signature Credit Card online in about 15 minutes. To get started, make sure you meet the following eligibility criteria and have all the documents and details you need for the application.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum income. You must earn at least $120,000 per year.
Industry professional. To apply for this card, you must be a medical, dental or veterinary professional, or a student training in one of these professions.

Residency. You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
New cardholder. The introductory bonus points offer is only available to new cardholders.
Age. You must be at least 18 years old to apply.

Required documents

Personal details. This includes your full name, date of birth, email address, contact number, residential address and postal address. You also need to provide a valid form of ID, such as your driver's licence number.
Professional membership. BOQ Specialist has a number of partner associations that it supports, including the Australian Dental Association, Australian Medical Association, Australian Veterinary Association and General Practice Registrars Association. If you're a member of one of the partner associations, you can include these details on the application.
Frequent flyer number. During the application, you need to provide your Qantas or Velocity Frequent Flyer membership details, including your member number and name. If you're not currently a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program, you can join for free through a link provided by BOQ Specialist.
Employment details. This covers your current job title, term of employment, salary and employer's contact details. You may also need to provide recent payslips to help verify these details.
Financial information. This includes any other forms of income, such as superannuation or investments, along with shares, savings and other assets. You also need to share details of any existing debts, loans, cards or other liabilities, as well as an estimate of your household spending on essentials such as groceries, mortgage payments and bills.

Card benefits

20,000 bonus Qantas Points or Velocity Points. Apply, get approved and make 10 purchases in the first 2 months from card approval to earn 20,000 bonus frequent flyer points. Eligible transactions include most everyday spending but exclude fees and charges, interest and asset finance repayments on BOQ Specialist commercial loans. You can choose whether to earn Qantas or Velocity Points when you apply for this card, and will need to provide your frequent flyer membership number.
Frequent flyer points per $1 spent. The BOQ Specialist Signature earns 1 Qantas Point or Velocity Point per $1 spent on eligible purchases in Australia, up to 10,000 points per month and 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent for the remainder of the month. It also earns 1.5 Qantas Points or Velocity Points per $1 on eligible international spending, uncapped. Eligible spending covers most everyday purchases but excludes transactions such as cash advances, balance transfers, BPAY payments, account fees, payments to the ATO and other government transactions.

Additional points for Qantas spending. Choose to earn Qantas Points and you'll get 1 additional Qantas Point per $1 spent with Qantas when you pay for Qantas flights (with a QF flight number), Qantas Frequent Flyer membership fees or Qantas Club membership joining and annual fees. This gives you a way to earn up to 2 points per $1 spent using your card.
Complimentary travel insurance. The BOQ Specialist Signature gives you access to domestic and overseas travel insurance for you and eligible family members when you meet the requirements. For domestic travel, this includes using the card to pay for at least $500 of domestic accommodation or for the full cost of a return domestic flight. For international travel, it includes paying for the entire return ticket with your card. As with any insurance, make sure you read the policy document available through the BOQ Specialist website for full details.
Purchase insurance covers. You'll also get access to card purchase cover and buyer's advantage cover for eligible items you buy with this card.
Visa benefits. With this card, you can get exclusive pre-sale and premium ticket offers through Visa Front Line Access, hotel upgrades and other perks through the Visa Luxury Hotel Collection and save time on bookings and shopping with the Visa concierge service.

Rates & fees

Annual fee. The BOQ Specialist Signature has an annual fee of $400. Make sure you consider this cost when weighing up the potential value you'll get from points and perks.
Purchase interest rate. While the 20.5% p.a. purchase rate on this card is similar to the rates on other frequent flyer credit cards, it will quickly add up if you carry a balance. So if you're planning to pay off purchases over a few months, you may want to look at low rate options as well.

Interest-free days. This card offers up to 55 days interest-free on purchases when you pay the full closing balance by the due date on your statement. Note that interest-free days are not available when you carry a balance transfer debt.
Cash advance rate. An interest rate of 20.5% p.a. applies for cash advances from the date of the transaction.
International transaction fee. A fee of 3.2% applies to transactions made overseas or online in a foreign currency.

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