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How to Apply for a Credit Card

If you know which credit card you wish to apply for choose the relevant credit card from the links below. It's quick and simple and applying for a credit card from Barclaycard will only take about 10 minutes from start to finish. Before you apply for a credit card perhaps you would like to check out all our credit card offers, go to credit card range or credit card selector.

Apply for a Credit Card with a 0% Balance Transfer Offer

Our Barclaycard Platinum card with Balance Transfer offers you a promotional 0% rate on balance transfers made within 60 days of account opening. A fee of 2.9% per transfer will be charged.

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Apply for a Credit Card with a Low APR

Barclaycard Platinum Simplicity offers you a low rate on all your purchases and 7.9% interest on balance transfers until paid in full. There is no balance transfer handling fee.

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Things to consider if you decide to apply for a Credit Card

Using your credit card is a form of short-term borrowing offering flexible repayment terms. If you pay your account in full by the Payment Due Date on your statement, you will not be charged any interest on purchases and benefit from a period of interest free credit. With Barclaycard this period may be up to 56 days, depending on the date of your purchase.

Find out if your credit score needs improving with Barclaycard

If you're not sure which card is best for you, let us help you choose your card. Use our pre-qualification tool to find out your eligibility for a Barclaycard without affecting your credit history. Barclaycard credit building cards are there to help you strengthen your credit score without affecting your lifestyle.

We don’t believe in making life difficult. So we designed the Barclaycard Initial Credit Building Card with sensible spending limits. Owning this card could actually help improve your credit rating whilst enriching your life. 29.9% APR Representative (variable).

Benefits offered to Barclaycard Credit Building Card holders include:

• Identity Protection Service: you'll receive expert advice on how to protect yourself from identity theft
• Fraud monitoring to account for unusual spending on your Initial Credit Card
• Worldwide assistance, so you can receive emergency help when abroad
• Travel Services - when you pay with your Initial Credit Card, you could receive a great deal on exotic global holiday destinations
• Purchase Delivery Protection, which lets you claim back the cost of any loss or damage to goods bought online, by telephone or on the High Street with your Initial Credit Card - if your goods are delivered to your door. (UK Supplies only).This is in addition to your legal rights under the Consumer Credit Act.
• Emergency credit card replacement if your Barclaycard is misplaced

Apply for an Initial credit card from Barclaycard online today. Terms and Conditions apply.