Transfer time
PublishedUsually ~1 dayhigh
Reports on Crosscheck, last 12 months
Under an hour: 01–24 hours: 0More than a day: 0Never arrived: 0
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From Reddit and blog comments
- Sep 2026Reddit · Points left Amex but never arrived; Amex later said there was an issue on ANA's side
- Sep 2026Reddit · Still unresolved after 4 weeks
- Sep 2026Reddit · A retry on Sep 21 arrived in 36 hours
- Sep 2026Reddit · Re-sent after the refund; arrived within 48 hours
- Sep 2026Reddit · About 4 days, with no notice that it had started
- Sep 2026Reddit · Sent Sep 3; Amex said the points would be returned by Sep 26
- Sep 2026Reddit · A 1,000-point transfer on Sep 17 arrived the next day; 105k sent Sep 3 was still missing
- Sep 2026Reddit · A second transfer finished in 24–48 hours while the first stayed in limbo
- Sep 2026Reddit · A second transfer completed in 36 hours; the first never showed
- Sep 2026Reddit · Sent Sep 1; nothing two weeks later
- Sep 2026Reddit · 119k sent Sep 3 not showing at ANA
- Sep 2026Reddit · 4,000 sent Sep 11 showed up Sep 13
- Sep 2026Reddit · Nine days and ANA couldn't see the transfer at all
- Sep 2026Reddit · About 48 hours; the confirmation email only came when the miles arrived
- Sep 2026Reddit · A 1,000-point test took 36 hours
- Sep 2026Reddit · Missing about a month; resolved only after emailing the Amex Executive Office
- Sep 2026Reddit · Points bounced back 4 days later, every attempt
- Sep 2026Reddit · Sent Sep 2, not posted a week later; Amex said the problem had been reported all of August with no fix date
- Sep 2026Reddit · Sent Sep 3, still missing; told it was an Amex-side issue after first being told it succeeded
- Sep 2026Blog comment · Sent Sep 2; points never reached ANA, and the transfer didn't even show on the Amex site. Amex acknowledged the issue with no fix date.
- Sep 2026Blog comment · Sent Sep 2; never showed at ANA; Amex kept saying to call back in a few days
- Sep 2026Blog comment · Transfer was returned to Amex instead of posting
- Sep 2026Blog comment · Points finally returned to Amex on Sep 20 after the failed transfer
- Sep 2026Blog comment · 160k sent Sep 16 posted within 24 hours (first transfer to this account); Amex's confirmation email arrived two days later
- Sep 2026Blog comment · Sent Sep 10; posted after about 3 days
- Sep 2026Blog comment · ~140k sent the previous week posted Sep 14
- Aug 2026Reddit · Points took 23 days to come back to Amex
- Aug 2026Reddit · Sent Aug 18; still missing a month later
- Aug 2026Reddit · 60k arrived within 36 hours, with a confirmation email right away
- Aug 2026Reddit · Started around Aug 1, arrived Aug 3 (2–3 days)
- Aug 2026Blog comment · Sent Aug 30; posted after about 3 days
- Jul 2026Reddit · Arrived within 3 business days
- May 2026Blog comment · Never posted after 4 months because of a name mismatch
- Mar 2026Reddit · About 72 hours. The poster lost a seat while waiting.
- Mar 2026Reddit · After transfers reopened Mar 2, points left Amex with no record at ANA two days later
- Mar 2026Reddit · Sent Mar 2 when transfers reopened; still not posted 5 days later
- Mar 2026Reddit · About 46 hours
- Mar 2026Reddit · About 48 hours; this poster's previous one took 96+ hours
- Mar 2026Reddit · Points left Amex but never arrived; the linked ANA number didn't match the account
- Mar 2026Reddit · Under 48 hours
- Feb 2026Blog comment · Under 36 hours (Sunday night to Tuesday), just before the February pause
- Nov 2025Reddit · Two transfers took 50 and 74 hours
- Nov 2025Reddit · About 48 hours
- Nov 2025Reddit · 36 to 80 hours across many transfers
- Nov 2025Reddit · 36 to 48 hours
Phantom seats
No phantom-seat pattern reported for this program. Partner space shown online still isn't always bookable, so confirm before transferring.
Taxes & fees
No fee surprises reported for this program in a year of threads. Still check the final total before you transfer.
Account rules
- Transfers can pause or vanishAmex to ANA normally takes 36 hours to 4 days (ANA says 2–4 business days), and Amex often sends no confirmation until the miles arrive. Amex paused ANA transfers Feb 27–Mar 2, 2026. Transfers sent from mid-August to mid-September 2026 left Amex and never reached ANA; points came back after about 3–4 weeks, some only after escalating to the Amex Executive Office. Screenshot every step, and don't transfer to ANA unless you can wait several days for the seat.Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · Source 5 · checked Oct 2026
- Register other travelers first (only with more than 1 traveler)ANA awards for anyone but you require registering them as an award user (up to 10) in your account first, and ANA may ask for proof of the relationship. Do it before transferring.Source · checked Oct 2026