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Smiles World Covered Card

The Smiles World Covered Card is a travel credit card from Sharjah Islamic Bank. It has an annual fee of AED 525, and needs a minimum salary of AED 6,000 a month.

Annual fee

AED 525

Joining fee

Free

Min. salary

AED 6,000/mo

Rewards in

SIB Smiles

Material

Plastic

Card highlights

  • Earn 3 SIB Smiles per AED 2 on international spend, 1.5 on UAE purchases
  • Up to 8 airport lounge visits or dining offers a year via Mastercard Travel Pass (1,300+ lounges)
  • Redeem Smiles for flights on 300+ airlines, hotels, vouchers or cashback (no blackout dates)
  • Up to 10% back on Booking.com hotels, plus Hertz Gold Plus Five-Star membership

Earn rates

CategoryRate
International spend2.1%
Travel1.05%
Retail1.05%
Dining & food1.05%
Online shopping1.05%
Supermarket0.52%
Fuel0.52%
Utilities0.52%
Education0.52%
Transport0.52%
Real estate0.52%

Spend in the European Economic Area earns a reduced 0.3 Smiles points per AED 2, against 3 points per AED 2 on other international spend. In Perkly's terms that is about 0.21% back, not the international rate shown above.

Current welcome offer

Earn 50,000 bonus Smiles (about AED 700)

  • 50,000 Smiles when you spend AED 20,000 within 90 days of card issuance

Benefits & perks

  • •Airport lounge access at 1,300+ lounges worldwide via Mastercard Travel Pass: up to 8 visits/year
  • •Up to 10% back on Booking.com hotels
  • •Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five-Star membership
  • •Discounted fast-track travel visa service
  • •Cleartrip airline ticket discount
  • •Luxury serviced-apartment discounts
  • •Smiles points redeemable for flights on 300+ airlines (no blackout dates or surcharges)
  • •Smiles points redeemable for hotels, gift vouchers, online shop purchases and cashback
  • •Up to 4 free supplementary cards
  • •Mastercard Priceless offers
  • •Shariah-compliant covered card

Every card is checked against official bank sources. Last updated September 2026.

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