United offers a status match challenge as a way to obtain Premier Silver, Gold, or Platinum status (but not 1K status). To complete this challenge you must have an equivalent status with a competing airline and travel a certain amount within 90 days. - To obtain Premier Silver status you must: fly 7,000 Premier Qualifying Miles (PQMs) or 8 Premier Qualifying Segments (PQSs) - To obtain Premier Gold status you must: fly 12,500 PQMs or 15 PQSs - To obtain Premier Platinum status you must: fly 18,000 PQMs or 22 PQSs If completed after July 1, 2013, the obtained status will be good through January 31, 2015. Further details and a enrollment information are here: http://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/mileageplus/promotions/registrationDetails.aspx?&PromoCode=TB8230