TL;DR
- You can get 5,000 bonus United miles each account anniversary year.
- This applies to the Chase United Business Card if you also have a Chase-issued personal United credit card.
- The same person has to be the primary cardmember on both cards. Authorized users don’t count.
- Both accounts must be open and not in default on the statement cycle that closes after the business card anniversary date.
- Chase says to allow up to 6 weeks after the month you qualify for the miles to show up.
This is one of those rare benefits that feels like found money, mostly because Chase doesn’t really wave it around. You’re not getting a notification. You just see an extra 5,000 miles show up in MileagePlus if you qualified.
What the Better-Together bonus actually is
The deal is simple: hold two United cards and get a small anniversary kicker.
If you have the Chase United Business Card and you also have a Chase-issued personal United credit card, Chase’s terms say you’ll receive 5,000 bonus miles each account anniversary year.
No spending requirement. No coupon to remember. It’s just tied to keeping both accounts open and in good standing at the right time.
The catch that trips people up (especially couples)
Here’s the part most households miss: the business card’s authorizing officer has to be the primary cardmember on the personal United card too.
So this works:
- P1 is the primary on the United business card
- P1 is also the primary on a personal United card (for example, the Chase United Explorer Card)
And this usually does not work:
- P1 is primary on the United business card
- P2 is primary on the personal United card
I wish it worked across a household, because that’s how a lot of couples split cards. But the terms are pretty explicit about “primary cardmember” on both accounts.
When do the 5,000 miles post?
Chase’s language is a little clunky. The short version is that you have to make it past the statement closing date right after your business card anniversary.
Example: say you opened your United business card on March 12, 2024. Your anniversary is March 12 each year.
To get the miles for 2026, both accounts need to be open and not in default on the billing cycle end date after March 12, 2026. Then Chase says to allow up to 6 weeks after the month you qualify for the miles to show up in your MileagePlus account.
If you’re cancelling cards, this is the moment to be careful. Don’t close either card right before the anniversary month and assume you’ll still get the bonus.
My take
This perk matters if you were already going to keep both cards for the normal United reasons like bags, priority boarding, United-specific credits, and the general convenience of having a MileagePlus card.
It’s not a good reason to open a new annual-fee card by itself. If you’re paying a fee you otherwise wouldn’t pay, 5,000 miles usually won’t fix that math.
The best part is that it’s low effort. Once you’re set up correctly, you don’t have to track it month to month.
Quick checklist to make sure you’ll get it
- Make sure the same person is primary on both cards.
- Keep both accounts open through the business card anniversary statement closing date.
- If the anniversary month passes and you don’t see the miles, give it time. The terms allow up to 6 weeks after the month you qualify.
Bottom line
If you already have a Chase-issued United business card and a personal United card under the same primary cardmember, the Better-Together bonus is a real 5,000-mile bump every year.
Most people miss it because it’s quiet, and the “same primary on both cards” rule knocks out a lot of P1/P2 setups.
Sources
All information current as of March 1, 2026.