$750
After you spend $6,000 on purchases on your new card in your first 6 months of card membership.
- 3%AT&T
- 3%Dining
- 3%EV Charging
Annual Fee
$0
Rec. Credit
Good
US Bank
SKYPASS Select Visa Signature®
This card is built for Korean Air loyalists who want to earn SKYPASS miles directly and put a lot of travel and dining spend on one card. It works best as a specialist airline card, not as an all-purpose rewards card for most households.
Welcome Offer
60,000 Miles
Annual Fee
$450
Rec. Credit Score
Excellent
Good For
Korean Air loyalists
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Overview
Is the SKYPASS Select Visa Signature® worth it?
This card is great for...
Korean Air purchases
Frequent travel and dining spend
Building SKYPASS miles directly
The SKYPASS Select Visa Signature® makes the most sense for travelers who already value Korean Air miles and expect to use them. Earning 3x on Korean Air purchases and 2x across common travel categories plus dining gives it a reasonably broad travel-focused rewards structure, and the welcome bonus is solid if you can meet the spending requirement.
The challenge is the $450 annual fee. Based on the information provided, there are no listed statement credits, lounge benefits, status perks, or travel protections to help offset that cost. That makes this a hard card to recommend broadly. If you are deeply committed to the SKYPASS program and want direct mileage earning, it can fit. For most other travelers, the fee is difficult to justify given the limited visible benefits and a rewards rate that is only average outside Korean Air spending.
MaxRewards Verdict
This card fits a narrow audience: travelers who actively want SKYPASS miles and expect to redeem them well. For everyone else, the high annual fee stands out more than the card's ongoing value.
Welcome Offer
60,000 Miles
after you spend $5,000 on purchases on your new card in your first 3 months of card membership.
Est. Value
$600
Required Spend
$5,000
Time Frame
3 Months
Est. Value
$600
Required Spend
$5,000
Time Frame
3 Months
Earning
Rewards
SKYPASS miles are the center of the story here, so the value of this card depends on how much you want Korean Air's rewards currency. The bonus categories cover a useful mix of travel and dining, but the card is strongest when your spending lines up with Korean Air purchases in particular.
CategoryRate
Korean Air
3%
Airline
2%
Car Rental
2%
Dining
2%
Hotel
2%
Everywhere
1%
Rewards percent based on a valuation of 1¢ per SKYPASS mile
Eligibility
Recommended Minimum Credit
Min: Excellent
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Excellent credit or higher is recommended for this card.
Credit approval is not guaranteed. Meeting the recommended credit range does not ensure approval, and applicants with lower scores may still be considered.
Pricing
Rates & Fees
Annual Fee
$450
Foreign Transaction Fee
None
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