ICICI

Coral Visa Credit Card

Good fit when rewards, fees, and forex fit your spend pattern — ₹500 annual fee.

Top reasons to choose this card

  • 4 domestic lounge visits, spend-gated
  • ₹1.5L fee waiver

What you'd do with it

  • Works when a ₹500 annual fee is acceptable for the accelerated earn rates.
  • Limited lounge access 1 per quarter domestic lounge
  • Moderate rewards 2 pts / ₹100 on General spend
Annual fee ₹500 per year
Forex markup 3.5% high
Lounge access 1 per quarter
Rewards / ₹100 2 pts ₹100

The catch Domestic: 1/quarter · requires ₹75,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter. Domestic lounge cap is 4 visits per year.

  • Fee waiver available
  • Annual fee known
  • Forex markup known
  • 1 per quarter domestic lounge
  • Airport lounge list may change

At a glance

Snapshot · usage · fit

Fast facts

Annual fee
₹500 lower than 62 of 112 cards
Joining fee
₹500
Forex markup
3.5% the standard rate (matches 66 cards)
Lounge access
1 per quarter domestic lounge
Reward rate
2 pts / ₹100

Fit data not yet captured for this card.

Still worth it?

Evidence-backed snapshot

Good fit if

  • Annual fee is relatively low at ₹500.
  • Fee waiver applies at ₹1,50,000 annual spend.
  • 1 per quarter domestic lounge

Verify before applying

  • Annual fee known
  • Fee waiver available
  • Forex markup known
  • 1 per quarter domestic lounge
  • Airport lounge list may change
  • Monthly interest known
  • Welcome benefit timing and claim process.
  • Lounge terms to verify: 1 per quarter domestic lounge. Verify spend criteria, guest rules, and airport list before relying on it.
  • Annual fee waiver terms and eligible spend exclusions.
  • Issuer fees, GST, finance charges, and late-payment terms.
  • Reward exclusions, caps, redemption value, and voucher timelines.

Is this good for lounge access?

1 per quarter domestic lounge. Check current spend criteria, guest rules, visit caps, and airport acceptance before relying on it.

Is this good for international spends?

Forex markup is 3.5%, so frequent international spends may be costly.

Is the annual fee easy to recover?

Fee waiver applies at ₹1,50,000 annual spend. Verify eligible spend exclusions before counting on it.

When do welcome benefits arrive?

No welcome benefit is listed. Check the issuer welcome email, MITC, and current offer page if this benefit matters.

Fees confidence: High Forex confidence: High Rewards confidence: Unknown Lounge confidence: High Waiver confidence: High

Card facts refreshed 11 July 2026.

Spending requirements

Spend gates · caps · milestone thresholds
RequirementAmountPeriodUnlocksRealismStrength
Annual fee waiver₹1,50,000yearAnnual fee waiverreasonablestrong
Lounge access spend gate₹75,000quarterLounge eligibilityreasonablestrong

Watch outs

Before choosing this card
  • Forex markup is 3.5%, so frequent international spends may be costly.

Reward reality

Point value · limits · exclusions
Point valueNot published by issuer — varies by redemption

Reward rules

Structured earn rates · eligibility · caps when they bind
ScopeRateEligibilityLimit
General spend2 pts / ₹100

Estimated usage

Example usage at this monthly spend

  • At this monthly spend, you'd earn: ~1,000 pts/month (base earn · uses base/general earn rate)
  • Fee waiver achievable at this spend
  • Forex cost ~₹1,750 per ₹50k international spend

Illustrative only, using current base rates and snapshot data.

Benefits & charges

Side-by-side facts
Benefits

Lounge Access

Domestic (cardholder)
1 per quarter · verified 6 Jul 2026 Condition: ₹75,000 spend in the previous calendar quarter

5 sources agree · verify issuer terms before applying

Where to verify
  • PaisaBazaar
  • ICICI official page
  • CardInsider
  • Operator-verified anchor
  • BankBazaar
International (cardholder)
Not included International details not available.

5 sources agree · verify issuer terms before applying

Where to verify
  • PaisaBazaar
  • ICICI official page
  • CardInsider
  • Operator-verified anchor
  • BankBazaar
ICICI domestic airport lounge list
ICICI domestic airport lounge list

Rewards

Points per ₹100
2 pts value depends on redemption
Fees & charges

Fees

Monthly interest rate
3.75% / month
Annual fee
₹500
Joining fee
₹500
Fee waiver spend
₹1,50,000 Below catalog median waiver (₹2,00,000 vs ₹1,50,000).
Interest-free period
Up to 48 days · verified 7 Jul 2026

International Use

Forex markup
3.5%

3 sources agree · verify issuer terms before applying

Where to verify
Product tier
Mid-tier

Fuel Benefits

At the pump

No verified fuel benefit available.

Annual fee break-even math

When does this card pay for itself
₹1.5L yearly spend to waive the annual fee

Annual fee waiver applies at around ₹1.5L yearly spend.

Compare with similar cards

Similar tier · similar benefits

The fine print

Caps · exclusions · sources · last refresh
  • Annual fee: ₹500.
  • Forex markup currently listed at 3.5%.
  • 1 per quarter domestic lounge.