With the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business, you can earn 10,000 MQMs after $25,000 in eligible purchases, up to 2x per calendar year. In addition to these cards, you can also earn more MQMs with the business versions. This means that if you spend $120,000 in a year you can earn a total of 60,000 MQMs. With the Delta SkyMiles Reserve, you can earn 15,000 MQMs after $30,000 in eligible purchases, up to 4X per calendar year. This means that if you spend $50,000 in a year you can earn a total of 20,000 MQMs. With the Delta SkyMiles Platinum, you can earn 10,000 MQMs after $25,000 in eligible purchases, up to 2x per calendar year. Delta Airlines A330-323 N821NW at JFK JEarning Delta MQMs You can actually have this requirement waived by spending a certain amount on your Delta credit cards and I will talk more about that below. Keep in mind that you also have to spend a certain amount of money which is known as the MQD requirement which stands for “Medallion Qualification Dollars.” Here are the requirements for all tiers of status for Delta: Medallion Tierĭelta Medallion qualification requirementsĪs you can see, the bottom level of elite status known as silver status requires 25,000 MQM’s while the top level requires 125,000 MQMs. These are not miles with different valuations that you use to redeem for award flights but instead these are miles required for earning elite status with Delta. Delta’s MQM rollover technology has improved, IMHO, during the past several years.Delta MQMs stands for “Medallion Qualification Miles.” But it should certainly be sooner than that. (That’s not at all a knock against Delta’s IT.) If your SkyMiles don’t post by February 1, consider giving Delta a call then. I won’t be at all surprised if a general SkyMiles member sees their MQM post on January 2 and a Diamond waits until January 4 or 5. That’s what we’ve seen from our own experience and reports from readers. Then Platinums, followed by Golds, Silvers, and general SkyMiles members. (I don’t remember ever hearing it taking longer than mid-January).Īnecdotally, Diamonds and Delta 360 members are generally the first ones to see rollover MQM posted to their accounts. But the process could take as long as approximately January 31. When can you breathe a little easier and see those glorious MQM pop up in your SkyMiles account?ĭelta says members can expect to see them as soon as January 2. It takes a few metaphorical minutes for Delta to roll over everyone’s MQM. But the MQM meter will be stuck at zero for a bit (unless you complete any flights early in the year). So you’ll see goose eggs in those sliders until you accrue any action. So don’t be shocked when you see something this on New Year’s Eve (yes, it’s a screenshot from a couple of years ago):ĭelta doesn’t roll over MQS, MQD, or Delta Amex spending figures. If you’re new to Delta SkyMiles and/or haven’t ever had MQM rollover, you may not know that your SkyMiles profile resets your elite status balances on December 31, usually around 10:00 or 11:00 PM Eastern Time. So when you can expect to see your rollover MQM post to your Delta account? Wait: MQM Don’t Immediately Rollover?! (Usually, any excess MQM above a Medallion member’s status level are rolled over to the next year.) But similar to last year, Delta is again not only rolling over all MQM, but extending the perk to everyone - not just elite status holders. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.ĭelta Air Lines announced this summer it would roll over every SkyMiles member’s MQM to 2022. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities. Eye of the Flyer and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Eye of the Flyer, a division of Chatterbox Entertainment, Inc.