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ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card
ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card by ICICI Bank. Facts on this page are extracted and verified automatically from official issuer documents.
Fees & welcome
Joining fee
₹1,000 (first year).
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Annual / renewal fee
- ₹1,000 (2nd year onwards).
- Annual fee cannot be waived.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fee waiver
- The annual card charges cannot be waived.
- The complimentary Emirates Skywards Blue Tier Membership gets automatically renewed after the annual fee payment.
Verified · ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card product page · 2026-08-03 · source
Welcome benefit
Complimentary Emirates Skywards Blue Tier membership upon payment of Joining Fee (threshold: payment of Joining Fee; no bonus miles or spend/time window stated on official source).
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Earn rates
1 Skyward Mile per ₹100 spent on all eligible retail spends (effective from Jan 15, 2026).
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Lounge & forex
Lounge access
- 1 complimentary domestic airport lounge access per quarter, unlocked by spending ₹75,000 in the preceding calendar quarter (w.e.f. Jul 01, 2026 the spend threshold of ₹75,000 in a calendar quarter applies).
- No international lounge access.
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Forex markup
- Foreign currency transactions mark-up of 3.50%.
- A refund initiated by the customer on similar Foreign Currency transactions will also attract a 3.5% mark-up fee.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fees & charges
Charge
- Finance charges 3.75% per month (45% p.a.).
- APR same for retail purchases, balance transfer, cash advances, non-payment of minimum due, late payment.
- Cash advance transaction fee 2.5% on advanced amount, min ₹500.
- Card replacement fee ₹200 (w.e.f. Jul 1, 2024).
- Dynamic Currency Conversion fee 3.5% (w.e.f. Jan 15, 2026, up from 1%).
- Rent Pay 1% of transaction.
- Fuel Transaction fee 1% on transactions exceeding ₹10,000 (w.e.f. Nov 15, 2024).
- Utility Transaction fee 1% on transactions exceeding ₹50,000 (w.e.f. Nov 15, 2024).
- Transportation Transaction fee 1% on transactions exceeding ₹50,000 (w.e.f. Jan 15, 2026).
- Education Payment fee 1% for payments via third-party apps (w.e.f. Nov 15, 2024).
- Skill-Based Gaming fee 2% (w.e.f. Jan 15, 2026).
- Wallet Load fee 1% on transactions of ₹5,000 or more (w.e.f. Jan 15, 2026).
- Over-limit charges 2.50% of over-limit amount, min ₹550.
- Fee on cash payment at branches ₹150 per payment transaction (w.e.f. Jan 15, 2026, up from ₹100).
- Late Payment: None below ₹100.
- ₹100 (₹100-500).
- ₹500 (₹501-1,000).
- ₹600 (₹1,001-5,000).
- ₹750 (₹5,001-10,000).
- ₹900 (₹10,001-25,000).
- ₹1,100 (₹25,001-50,000).
- ₹1,300 (above ₹50,000).
- Return of cheque / Auto-Debit return fee 2% of Total Amount Due, min ₹500 (plus ₹50 + GST).
- GST 18%.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Interest-free period
- Interest-free period could range from 18 to 48 days.
- Grace period of 3 days after the payment due date.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Fuel
Fuel surcharge waiver
- Fuel surcharge waiver of 1% of transaction value on HPCL petrol pumps (max transaction ₹4,000 on ICICI Merchant Services swipe machines) and 1% on all petrol pumps on select cards.
- Applicable for spends up to ₹50,000 per statement cycle (w.e.f. Nov 15, 2024).
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Rewards
Milestone benefit
BookMyShow complimentary movie/event tickets offer: spend ₹25,000 or more on the Emirates Rubyx Credit Card within the preceding spends quarter to be eligible in the following calendar quarter (w.e.f. Apr 1, 2026).
Verified · ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card product page · 2026-08-03 · source
Redemption value
- Redemption Handling Fee ₹99 for ICICI Bank Rewards Scheme.
- Reward points have expiry of 36 months from date of issuance.
- Reward points credited within 5 working days from statement generation date.
- Skywards Miles are valid for 3 years from the date of the relevant flight or Partner transaction.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Reward cap
- Utility spend capped at ₹80,000.
- Insurance spend capped at ₹80,000.
- Grocery and Departmental spend capped at ₹40,000 per statement cycle (w.e.f. Nov 15, 2024).
- Transportation transaction capped at ₹20,000 per statement cycle (w.e.f. Feb 01, 2026).
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Reward exclusion
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Transfer partners
Transfer rule
- Skywards Miles are credited to the Primary Cardholder's Emirates Skywards Membership Account within 48 hours of the statement generation date.
- Supplementary cardholders' earned Miles also credit to the Primary Cardholder's account.
- Skywards Miles can be earned up to the credit limit assigned per statement cycle.
- Miles are valid for 3 years and are not earned on reversed transactions.
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Travel & lifestyle
Travel benefit
Up to 10% discount on Emirates flight bookings using promo code INICI26 at www.emirates.com or the Emirates App, paid with the Emirates Skywards ICICI Bank Rubyx Credit Card (valid for bookings 15 Apr 2026 to 28 Feb 2027, travel originating from India).
Verified · ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card product page · 2026-08-03 · source
Eligibility
Eligibility
- Facility (Personal Loan on Credit Card) available only to a customer pre-approved by ICICI Bank.
- Approval at sole discretion of ICICI Bank.
Verified · Most Important Terms & Conditions (MITC) – ICICI Bank Credit Cards (covers Emirates Skywards Rubyx; last updated Jul 2, 2026) · 2026-08-03 · source
Official terms
Official terms
https://www.icici.bank.in/personal-banking/cards/credit-card/emirates-skywards/emirates-rubyx.
Verified · ICICI Bank Emirates Rubyx Credit Card product page · 2026-08-03 · source
Official sources
Verified 2026-08-03 · facts from the official issuer page. Issuers may change fees, earn rates, lounge counts and waivers without notice — always confirm before applying.
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