February 2022 marks the final month of Singapore Airlines’ “Unlock Status Credits without Flying” campaign, an incentive to allow KrisFlyer and PPS Club members to accrue Elite miles or PPS value to retain or upgrade their status level through a variety of on-ground accrual options.
One of the simplest of those methods is a transfer of credit card points from your bank into KrisFlyer miles, and that means being able to upgrade to Elite Gold status for a year (or even two years) if you have sufficient points.
With KrisFlyer now also gifting a one-year membership status tier extension, it’s possible to benefit from this status level until 2024 or 2025, but if you haven’t taken advantage it yet this is the last month to do so.
Unlock status credits offer
The unlock status credits offer allows you to earn an unlimited number of Elite miles (for KrisFlyer members) or PPS Value (for PPS Club members).

Here’s a reminder of the various ways you can earn status credits without flying, between now and 28th February 2022.
Ways to earn status credits
Method | ![]() |
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3 Elite miles per S$1 |
1 PPS Value per S$1 |
![]() Kris+ spend |
3 Elite miles per S$1 |
1 PPS Value per S$1 |
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1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
Note: Min. 10,000 KF miles per transfer | ||
![]() Convert Citi, DBS or UOB points to KrisPay miles |
1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
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1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
![]() Spend / Convert with Non-Air Partners |
1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
You may already have accrued some status credits during your membership year this way, on top of any flying activity, perhaps without even realising!

This campaign allows you to retain or upgrade your status in the combinations shown below.
Options for KrisFlyer members
Current Status Tier | Your Options | Elite Miles Required | |
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➚ | ![]() (upgrade) |
25,000 |
➘ | ![]() (upgrade) |
50,000 | |
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➚ | ![]() (renew) |
25,000 |
➘ | ![]() (upgrade) |
50,000 | |
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➙ | ![]() (renew) |
50,000 |
As you can see, even if you don’t currently hold any status in the KrisFlyer programme you can upgrade to the Elite Silver or Elite Gold tier with 25,000 or 50,000 Elite miles via this promotion.
Unfortunately KrisFlyer Elite Silver (KFES) doesn’t really get you much, so it’s the upgrade to Gold most of our readers have been eyeing here.
KFES has no priority check-in, no complimentary lounge access, no priority boarding, not even an extra baggage allowance! It’s a complete waste of time.
Options for PPS Club members
Current Status Tier | Your Options | PPS Value Required | |
![]() PPS Club |
➚ | ![]() PPS Club (renew) |
25,000 |
➘ | ![]() PPS Club Solitaire (upgrade) |
50,000 | |
![]() PPS Club Solitaire |
➙ | ![]() PPS Club Solitaire (renew) |
50,000 |
Note that a KrisFlyer member cannot jump to PPS Club status under this promotion, since they cannot earn additional PPS Value with these new options (including bank points transfers). Promotion from KrisFlyer into the PPS Club continues to be based on PPS Value earned from revenue flights.
Bank points conversion are the obvious choice
It’s the transfer of credit card (bank) points into KrisFlyer miles which is how most of our readers have already picked up their new Elite status, with this month marking the final opportunity to do so.
You’ll have to transfer a minimum of 10,000 KrisFlyer miles per conversion for Elite miles / PPS Value crediting, but you’ll receive status credits for all of them combined.
Status credits from credit card points transfers
Method | ![]() |
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1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
Note: Min. 10,000 KF miles per transfer | ||
![]() Convert Citi, DBS or UOB points to KrisPay miles |
1 Elite mile per 5 miles |
1 PPS Value per 10 miles |
All major banks in Singapore support conversion into KrisFlyer, as shown below.

When you convert your bank or credit card reward points into KrisFlyer miles, you’ll earn 1 Elite mile for every 5 KrisFlyer miles transferred as a KrisFlyer member or 1 PPS Value for every 10 KrisFlyer miles transferred as a PPS Club member.
Transfers are recognised from all of KrisFlyer’s global bank partners (see the full list here), so this is a great option for those based outside Singapore too.
Here are the miles volumes you’ll need to transfer to retain your status or earn a tier upgrade, using the credit card points conversion option in isolation while stacking these two campaigns, assuming you’re starting from a zero Elite miles / PPS Value position:
Conversion from bank points | |
New / Renewed Status Tier |
Transfer Needed |
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125,000 miles |
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250,000 miles |
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250,000 miles |
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500,000 miles |
One-year status extension
The great thing about the deal is that Singapore Airlines is automatically extending your KrisFlyer or PPS Club status for another year from the end of its existing expiry month, as part of membership support packages announced last month.
This is the third membership extension the airline has offered and means those who have earned status on the ground, or will do so by the end of this month, will keep it for at least two years and up to three years in some cases.
Extension of Elite membership will take place in accordance with the following table.
Current Expiry Month |
Renewal Date | New Expiry Month |
Mar 2022 |
31 Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 |
Apr 2022 |
30 Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 |
May 2022 |
31 May 2022 | May 2023 |
Jun 2022 |
30 Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 |
Jul 2022 |
31 Jul 2022 | Jul 2023 |
Aug 2022 |
31 Aug 2022 | Aug 2023 |
Sep 2022 |
30 Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 |
Oct 2022 |
31 Oct 2022 | Oct 2023 |
Nov 2022 |
30 Nov 2022 | Nov 2023 |
Dec 2022 |
31 Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 |
Jan 2023 |
31 Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 |
Feb 2023 |
28 Feb 2023 | Feb 2024 |
As you can see, new KrisFlyer Elite Gold memberships achieved this month (February 2022), which would normally be valid until 28th February 2023, will now be automatically extended until 28th February 2024.
Earn or retain status till 2024 or 2025
If you’re a KrisFlyer member and you haven’t achieved your status upgrade or retention yet, this is the perfect month to do it, since you’ll get a fresh membership year through to February 2023, which will then automatically be extended to 2024 as part of the status extension.
For those have sufficient credit card points to repeat the process, giving them enough Elite miles to qualify until February 2024, the status extension means they’ll be good until the end of February 2025.
Let’s take a look at how that would work.
Example: KF Basic to KF Elite Gold for two years
If you qualify for KrisFlyer Elite Gold during February 2022, you’ll have status until 28th February 2023, which will be automatically extended by a year as part of the latest status extension offer to 28th February 2024.
Here’s an example of how you could do it as a basic KrisFlyer member with 24,000 Elite miles already accrued. You are currently 26,000 Elite miles short of an upgrade to KrisFlyer Elite Gold status (50k requirement).

With a credit card points transfer of 130,000 miles (e.g. from 65,000 DBS Points), you’ll receive:
- 130,000 KrisFlyer miles; and
- 26,000 Elite miles
Once the Elite miles have credited, which happens automatically within a day of the KrisFlyer miles themselves, your account will be upgraded to KrisFlyer Elite Gold for a year, since you’ve now hit the 50,000 Elite miles threshold.
Your KrisFlyer Elite Gold expiry will now show as 28th February 2023, but at the end of that month the blanket membership extension will kick in, and the status level will be renewed until 28th February 2024, regardless of account activity (or lack thereof!).

Of course the more Elite miles you need to hit the target, the larger your transfer will need to be, with 250,000 miles needed if you’re still at a zero Elite miles balance (250,000 ÷ 5 = 50,000 Elite miles).
Example: KF Basic to KF Elite Gold for three years
Better still, if you have sufficient credit card points in your account, you can follow the process above to achieve KrisFlyer Elite Gold for one year (automatically extended to two years), then once your KrisFlyer Elite Gold status reflects in your account make another 250,000 miles transfer from credit card points.
Important: 2-stage process
Don’t attempt to do this ‘in one go’ with a 500,000 KrisFlyer miles (100,000 Elite miles) transfer!
Excess Elite miles over and above 50,000 from your first transfer won’t count towards requalification, so they also won’t trigger a second year extension.
You’ll therefore have to allow the upgrade to KrisFlyer Elite Gold to be processed from the first transfer, which typically takes a few days, then make the second transfer of 250,000 miles only after your KFEG status reflects.
This will then give you a KrisFlyer Elite Gold account plus 50,000 Elite miles, and thanks to KrisFlyer also announcing that it will once again roll over Elite Miles earned for memberships from March 2022 to February 2023, those will give you an additional fresh year of Elite Gold at the end.
“Elite miles earned by KrisFlyer Elite members, in the 12 months prior to the latest extension, will be credited back into their accounts after the extension. Elite miles earned during the previous membership qualification cycle will also count towards their requalification in the March 2023 to February 2024 cycle.”
Singapore Airlines
Since the additional 50,000 Elite miles, which you would normally need to accrue from March 2023 to February 2024 for a further year of Elite Gold status, have already been carried over into that year, you’ll then have your status extended to 28th February 2025, a total of three years.

You’ll obviously need a significant number of credit card points to achieve this three-year deal, so it won’t be feasible for many members.
Do it by 28th February 2022
From 1st March 2022 the “earn status without flying” campaign is set to end, and furthermore newly minted KrisFlyer Elite Gold memberships from that date will not benefit from the one-year status extension, unless one (or both) promotions are extended.
That makes it important to complete this process by the end of this month at the latest, to take maximum advantage.
Transfer points by 14th February 2022
Don’t forget there’s a lead time to consider when transferring points from your credit card rewards account into KrisFlyer to also benefit from status credit earning on the ground.
Conversion must be successfully completed by 28th February 2022 at 11.59pm Singapore Time, and some banks take around a week to complete the process from the request date (HSBC and Standard Chartered in particular).
Recent transfer times for our own Singapore credit card points and those of our readers have been:
- Amex SG: 48h
- Amex UK: 24h
- Citi Singapore: 24h – 48h
- DBS SG: 48h
- HSBC SG: 1-7 days (weekly batch transfer)
- HSBC UK: 24h
- Maybank: 24h
- OCBC: 24h (weekends included)
- Standard Chartered: 6-7 days
- UOB: 48h
Our personal recommendation is therefore to allow a two-week buffer, in case of any issues, initiating your transfers no later than 14th February 2022.

KrisFlyer Elite Gold benefits
Most of our readers interested in stacking these two campaigns will be doing so to obtain KrisFlyer Elite Gold tier status for two years, equivalent to Star Alliance Gold membership.
Here’s the full suite of applicable benefits for the ‘KFEG’ tier.
KrisFlyer Elite Gold benefits
- 25% tier bonus on actual miles flown with Singapore Airlines and SilkAir
- Complimentary ‘Forward Zone’ and ‘Standard’ seat selection when you fly in Economy Class on Singapore Airlines or SilkAir
- 15% discount on other seat selection fees
- 10% discount on seat selection fees for travel companions on the same booking
- Priority reservation waitlist
- Airport lounge access (KrisFlyer Gold Lounge at Changi Airport, SilverKris lounges outside Singapore and Star Alliance Gold Lounges worldwide)
- Priority airport check-in
- Priority security and immigration at selected airports
- Priority baggage handling
- Priority airport standby
- Additional 20kg baggage allowance
- Priority boarding for Economy Class
- Waived or discounted KrisFlyer service fees
Don’t forget, the future KrisFlyer Gold lounge at Changi T3 is the former temporary SilverKris facility, which will be a great upgrade for KFEG members going forward once it becomes their dedicated lounge, including its own restrooms and showers.
For those less familiar, here are our picks of the major KFEG highlights (click to expand).
KrisFlyer Elite Gold Highlights
Seat selection benefits
Before you've even stepped out of your home for your trip, Singapore Airlines will allow you to choose any available 'Forward Zone' and 'Standard' seats in Economy Class for free as a KrisFlyer Elite Gold member, saving you up to US$35 per flight on the airline's longest services.
You'll also get a 15% discount on the selection fees for Extra Legroom Seats in both Economy and Premium Economy Class. This also applies to 'Solo' seats in Premium Economy on non-stop Airbus A350ULR flights to and from the USA.

Your travelling companions on the same booking will also get a 10% discount on seat fees, even if they are not KrisFlyer members.
Additional baggage allowance
Priority check-in
An extra 20kg of baggage allowance, or an extra piece of luggage up to 23kg on USA flights, can be a very useful benefit of KrisFlyer Gold status.
This lifts your check-in limit to at least 50kg in Economy Class, 55kg in Premium Economy, 60kg in Business Class and 70kg in First Class or Suites.
You will also benefit from priority check-in across the SIA network, which in our experience varies from being a dedicated desk, or a shared KrisFlyer Gold / Premium Economy or Business Class desk, depending on the airport.
When flying on a Star Alliance carrier, you'll also be eligible to use the dedicated Star Alliance Gold check-in desk, where available.

Lounge access
The primary benefit of KrisFlyer Elite Gold status, which is equivalent to the Star Alliance Gold tier, is lounge access when flying in Economy or Premium Economy Class with Singapore Airlines, SilkAir or a Star Alliance carrier.

Note that the KrisFlyer Gold lounge at Changi Airport is currently closed due to COVID-19. Eligible KrisFlyer Elite Gold members are instead invited to the SilverKris Business Class lounge during this period.
Unfortunately the overseas SilverKris lounge network has already been trimmed from 13 to 10 due to COVID-19, with SIA's lounges in Adelaide, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur now permanently closed.
Priority security and boarding
At several airports worldwide, Star Alliance Gold status entitles you to use the 'Gold Track' priority security clearance lanes.

You'll also get priority boarding when travelling in Premium Economy or Economy Class, which can be useful for securing prime overhead locker space on busy flights.
Priority baggage handling
As your trip comes to an end, you should find your checked baggage is prioritised to reach the reclaim belt in one of the first batches as a KrisFlyer Elite Gold member, though actual experience with this does vary!
Other benefits
- Shangri-La Golden Circle Gold status, with fast track to Jade membership when you stay for one night (on a qualifying rate) at any Shangri-La Hotel and Resort, Kerry Hotel, Traders Hotel or Hotel Jen worldwide.
- Complimentary upgrade from Standard Class to Business First Class on Heathrow Express trains.
- Waived or discounted service fees, including changing your redemption nominees for free.
Downsides
You’ll likely lose flexibility by committing a large volume of miles to the KrisFlyer programme.
From Citi in Singapore, for example, you can transfer to 10 different FFPs, including oneworld programmes like Asia Miles and Qatar Privilege Club.
Taking advantage of this status extension by transferring credit card points may leave you without enough to transfer into other partners for award flexibility, or to take advantage of promotions like the recent Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles award discount (Business Class to Europe for 31,500 miles!).
You’ll also be exposed to KrisFlyer’s fixed 36-month expiry policy for your miles, for example those credited in February 2022 to trigger this status upgrade will expire on 28th February 2025.
Though travel options are gradually unlocking, you may be waiting six months or more to start redeeming again at a decent rate, giving you perhaps only two years to then fully use the miles.
You’ll need to weigh up how much a status extension or upgrade means to you and what value you’ll get from it, against some of these disadvantages of locking your miles in KrisFlyer, assuming like most of our readers you’re upgrading via a credit card points transfer.
Summary
If you haven’t yet taken advantage of KrisFlyer’s earn status on the ground campaign for an extra (or fresh) year or two of KrisFlyer Elite Gold status, this month is the optimal time to do so, since your membership will be valid until at least 28th February 2024 and even 2025 if you have enough points to transfer (two batches).
This is thanks to SIA’s fresh one-year blanket status extension for memberships expiring from March 2022 to February 2023, which will include those upgrading this month, in combination with the “earn on the ground” campaign.
With quarantine-free travel to and from Singapore slowly reopening over the last few months, we’re getting word that there are much bigger plans by the government for 2022, which we should see filtering through soon.

That will make KrisFlyer Elite Gold quite a useful card to have in your pocket, especially for lounge access when flying in Economy or Premium Economy Class with SIA and Star Alliance carriers.
Obviously you may need a large credit card points-to-miles transfer (or two) to achieve this benefit, depending on your existing Elite miles balance accrued so far, but it will mean holding status for a minimum of two years.
Will you be transferring credit card points to earn two or three years of KrisFlyer Elite Gold status? Let us know in the comments section below.
(Cover Photo: Singapore Airlines)
If I understand correctly, this shortchanges people like me whose membership year begins after February (mine is July-July). If I requalify for Gold this month, my status is valid only until July 2024. But if I were to qualify for Gold for the first time this month, it would be valid until February 2025. So there’s not much incentive for me to transfer bank points to my account, since I expect to requalify organically by July
My current EG is due to expire in November, at the moment I have around 15k for miles to next qualification. If this hits 50k before November those miles will be rolled over giving me membership until November 2024?
If I don’t hit 50k by November they will be rolled over, so effectively I have until November 2023 to hit 50k again to retain my membership until November 2024?
I currently have 200,000 KF miles. Can I convert it to Elite miles or do I still have to transfer points from credit cards?
I am looking to transfer points from my Citibank Hong Kong credit card to catch this offer. Will the points clear quickly enough for me to catch this offer by Feb 28th?
Can we still earn Elite miles from cobrand cards from UOB and Amex or from Kris+ payments? I am 400 miles short for Gold.
Ended 28th Feb
Hi Andrew, regarding this “Only Elite miles accrued within your KrisFlyer Elite membership year (with membership start date between 1 March 2021 and 1 March 2022) will be re-credited to you.” If my krisflyer elite goldmembership started Feb 2022 and is due for an automatic extension in Feb of 2023 to 2024, but during this year Feb 2022 to feb 2023 I have accumulated 50000 miles required for renewal does my miles get recredited to the following year given my elite gold membership began in feb 2022 before the 1st march?