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SBI Card MILES PRIME

A travel card earning Travel Credits: 4 per ₹200 on travel and 2 per ₹200 elsewhere, convertible to airline miles and hotel points or ₹0.50 each on travel bookings; 2.5% forex markup and airport lounges. Every figure below is copied from SBI Card’s own documents; open a figure’s source link to read it there. Official terms last checked 2026-10-16.

Fees and charges

Joining fee₹2,999 plus GST Product page
Annual fee₹2,999 plus GST Product page
Annual fee waiverOn ₹10,00,000 of spend in the year Product page
GST on fees18%
Foreign-currency markup2.5% of the transaction, plus GST MITC

Rewards

Reward points, ₹0.50 each when redeemed as stated Product page.

SpendEarnsCap
Travel (airlines, travel agencies, hotels, car rental)4 points per ₹200 Product pageno cap on record
All other eligible spends2 points per ₹200 Product pageno cap on record

Earned as Travel Credits, redeemed by transfer to airline or hotel loyalty programmes, against travel bookings at ₹0.50, or in the product catalogue at ₹0.25.

Quasi-cash spends (MCCs 6012, 6051, 9222, 9311, 9402) also earn nothing. Travel Credits are valid for 24 months.

No rewards on

Benefits

  • Lounges: 8 domestic airport lounge visits a year (2 a quarter), plus one more for every ₹1 lakh spent (up to 12 extra a year), and 4 international Priority Pass visits a year (2 a quarter) Product page
  • Fuel: 1% fuel surcharge waived on fills of ₹500 to ₹4,000, up to ₹250 a statement cycle Product page
  • Welcome: 3,000 Travel Credits on ₹60,000 of spend within 60 days of issue Product page
  • Milestone: 10,000 bonus Travel Credits at ₹8 lakh of annual spend Product page

Also on this card

Quoted from SBI Card; not counted in the net value.

  • Travel Credits convert to airline miles and hotel points (1 Travel Credit = 1 mile or point before partner ratios) Product page
  • 2.5% foreign currency markup Product page
  • 4 international Priority Pass lounge visits a year Product page
  • An extra domestic lounge visit for every ₹1 lakh spent, up to 12 a year Product page
  • Flight cancellation cover: up to 6 a year, ₹3,500 each Product page
  • Loss of checked-in baggage cover up to ₹72,000 Product page

Eligibility

The issuer does not publish its criteria on the pages read. Approval is its own decision.

Not published by SBI Card in the documents read

Where SBI Card’s documents differ, and what is used

The quotes behind the figures

43 figures, each copied from an official SBI Card document.

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“Annual Fee: Rs. 2,999 + taxes”

“Renewal Fee (per annum): Rs. 2,999 + taxes”

“For the cardholders having state of residence in the records of SBI Card on the statement date as other than "Haryana" - Integrated Tax @ 18%”

“Annual Fee reversal on spends of Rs. 10 lakhs in a membership year”

“3% for SBI Card Miles, 2.5% for SBI Card Miles Primeand 1.99% (For AURUM, Elite, Prime NRI secured, Tata Neu Infinity SBI Credit Card and SBI Card Miles Elite).”

“1 Travel Credit = Rs. 0.50 for Travel Bookings”

“4 Travel Credits for every Rs.200 spent on travel”

“SBI Card Miles Prime Spends Travel Spends Other Spends Travel Credit 4 for every Rs. 200 spent 2 for every Rs. 200 spent”

“*Travel transactions shall be identified under Merchant Category Codes: 4511, 3020, 3026, 3034, 3005, 3008, 3075, 3136, 3007, 3010, 3047, 4722, 4784, 4131, 4111, 4121, 7512, 4789, 4214, 7011, 3640, 3509, 3649, 3501”

“2 Travel Credits for every Rs. 200 on all other spends”

“Any purchases at petrol pumps/service stations 5172, 5541, 5542, 5983”

“E wallet loading 6540, 6541”

“Payments towards Rent/property management 6513”

“School & Educational Services 8211, 8241, 8244, 8249, 8299”

“Utility transactions 4900, 4814, ,4899, 9399”

“Insurance transactions 5960, 6300, 6380”

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“SBI Card Miles PRIME - Benefits & Features - Apply Now | SBI Card”

“"filterBenefits" : "upi-payments"”

“SBI Card MILES PRIME 2,999 2,999 (Waived off on annual spends of Rs.10 Lakh or more in the preceding year)”

“1 Travel Credit = Rs. 0.25 for Shop & Smile Product Catalogue”

“Travel Credits can only be accumulated for a period of 24 months from the date of the accrual of Travel Credits under the program.”

“Quasi Cash 6012, 6051, 9222, 9311, 9402”

“1 Travel Credit = 0.25 for Shop & Smile Product Catalogue”

“In case of a scenario where reward points redeemed by cardholders are required to be adjusted as a statement debit then the conversion value of such points shall be: 1 Reward Point = 0.50”

“The Travel Credits accrued do not have cash or any monetary value.”

“Travel Credits will be credited on payment of Joining Fee”

“Additional lounge visits are capped at 12 visits in a membership year”

“However, you will get 1% Fuel Surcharge Waiver across all Petrol Pumps in India on fuel transaction amount ranging from `500 to `3,000.”

“With effect from 15 July 2025, the complimentary Air Accident insurance coverage of ₹ 1 crore currently offered on your SBI Card Miles Prime will be discontinued.”

“8 complimentary Domestic Airport Lounge visits every year (max. 2 visits per quarter)”

“Enjoy a 1% fuel surcharge waiver on every transaction between Rs. 500 and Rs. 4,000 at all petrol pumps across India.”

“Maximum waiver of Rs. 250 per statement cycle, per credit card account.”

“Get 3,000 Travel Credits on spends of Rs. 60,000 within 60 days of card issuance”

“10,000 Bonus Travel Credits on annual spends of Rs. 8 lakhs”

“1 Travel Credit =Re. 1 for Air Mile / Hotel Point”

“Low Foreign Currency Mark-up Charge of 2.50% on international usage”

“4 complimentary International Airport Lounge visits every year (max. 2 visits per quarter)”

“Additional Domestic Lounge visit with every spend of Rs. 1 lakhs”

“Up to 6 flight cancellations per year, each limited to Rs. 3,500”

“Loss of check-in baggage cover of up to Rs. 72,000”

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“Use your card to make payments at any outlet that accepts MasterCard / RuPay”

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