SBI Credit Card Eligibility Criteria & Document Requirement

SBI card offers a wide variety of credit cards to its customers, and you can select the right credit card that satisfies your financial needs. These credit cards offered by banks come with several benefits and privileges. To avail of the SBI card eligibility requirements is one of the most important factors that need to be fulfilled. Find the eligibility requirements for SBI Bank below.

Basic SBI Credit Card Eligibility

SBI card has listed a standard age requirement for all its credit cards. The applicant’s age should range from 21 years to 60 years. The age criteria for the add-on cardholder is 18 years. Provided below is basic information related to eligibility requirements that every customer should know before applying for the SBI credit card.

Applicant	Minimum Age	Income
Salaried Employee	18 to 65 years	Rs 2 lakhs per annum
Self Employed	21 to 60 years	Rs 18,000 per month

Documents Required to Apply for SBI Credit Card

Mentioned below are some essential documents required by the applicants while applying for the SBI credit card.

Identity Proof	Voter’s ID, PAN card, Passport, Aadhaar Card, Driving Licence, or any other government-approved ID.
Address Proof	Aadhaar Card, Passport, Utility Bills (Electricity bills, water bills, etc), or any other government-approved ID.
Income Proof	Bank Statement or salary slip of last 3 months, last 2 years audited financial report,  etc

Minimum Income Requirements for Top SBI Credit Cards

Stated below are some of the top credit cards issued by the SBI Cards and their income criteria.

SBI Credit Cards	Net Income
SBI Aurum credit card	Invite-only
SBI Elite credit card	Minimum net salary of  60,000 per month as per ITR
Air India SBI Signature credit card	Minimum net salary of 60,000 per month as per ITR
Air India SBI Platinum credit card	Minimum monthly salary of 40,000 as per ITR
Etihad Guest SBI credit card	Minimum monthly salary of 40,000 per month per ITR
Club Vistara SBI credit card	Minimum monthly salary of 40,000 per month
SBI Card Pulse	Minimum annual income of Rs. 2 lakhs
IRCTC SBI Premier credit card	Minimum monthly salary of 40,000 as per ITR
Club Vistara SBI card Prime	Minimum monthly salary of 40,000 as per ITR
SBI Card Prime	Minimum monthly salary 32,000 as per ITR
SBI SimplyCLICK credit card	Minimum monthly salary 20,000 as per ITR
SBI SimplySAVE credit card	Minimum monthly salary 20,000 as per ITR
BPCL SBI Card	Minimum monthly salary 20,000 as per ITR
Yatra SBI Card	Minimum monthly salary 20,000 as per ITR
IRCTC SBI Premier credit card	Minimum monthly salary 20,000 as per ITR
Paytm SBI Credit Card	Applicant should have a stable source of income (No minimum salary requirements)

Factors that Affect your SBI Credit Card Eligibility

Age – The minimum and maximum age requirements are the most important criteria that need to be fulfilled while applying for an SBI credit card. Typically, in the case of a self-employed person, an applicant with an age between 21 years to 60 years and a salaried employee with an age of 18 years to 65 years.

Income – The income of an applicant is another deciding factor that affects their eligibility to avail of an SBI credit card. The minimum income for a self-employed applicant is 2 lakhs per annum and 18,000 per month in the case of a salaried applicant.

Documentation –  While applying for an SBI credit card, the applicant shall have all the necessary pre-requisite documents to assess their credit card application, such as Proof of Income, Proof of Address, and Proof of Identity.

Credit History – Credit history is the next most essential factor to be considered. If you have no credit history, the card issuer may reject your application when the issuer looks at your application while accessing it.

Location – Only a few locations and cities are excluded from the SBI card service network. Therefore, the applicant needs to make sure that the residential address comes under the SBI Card served location and is not banned from being eligible for an SBI credit card.

How to Improve Your SBI Credit Card Eligibility

There are multiple ways you can increase your eligibility to avail of an SBI credit card. Some of the ways mentioned below can help you increase your eligibility.

• Make sure you have paid off your previous outstanding bills on time
• You can also avail of an SBI credit card by maintaining a healthy credit score of 750
• Adding a co-applicant when applying for an SBI credit card
• You can increase your chances by limiting the number of hard inquiries on your credit file
• Applying for a secured credit card

How to Track SBI Credit Card Application Status?

SBI Card customers can easily track their credit card application status online. You need to visit this page to track your application and enter your credit card application reference number.