> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.biq.li/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Understand partner tiers

> Compare the New and Established partner payout policies.

Biqli uses two partner tiers. Your commission percentage does not change by
tier. The tier controls the earnings hold and whether a monthly payout requires
review.

The table shows the standard tier policy implemented by Biqli. A temporary
administrative override or current policy displayed in the dashboard takes
priority for the affected profile.

| Requirement or policy               |             New | Established |
| ----------------------------------- | --------------: | ----------: |
| Minimum payout                      |           \$100 |       \$100 |
| Earnings hold                       |         60 days |     30 days |
| Independent paid referrals required |               0 |           3 |
| Clean account age                   |          0 days |     90 days |
| Payout processing                   | Review required |   Automatic |

## Moving to Established

You move to Established after you have at least three independent referrals
with a first eligible payment and 90 clean account days have passed since your
first independent paid referral. This is how Biqli measures the clean account
age for tier eligibility. Biqli evaluates active partner profiles regularly.

New tier payouts are not manual cash transfers. They are reviewed by the Biqli
team before being queued to Stripe Connect or PayPal. Established payouts are
queued automatically during the monthly payout run when all other requirements
are satisfied.

Risk reviews, related-account signals, payout reversals, or a frozen profile can
return an account to the New tier or require manual review. Any temporary policy
shown in your dashboard takes priority over the standard table above.

## What counts as an independent paid referral

The referral must belong to a genuinely separate customer, pass Biqli's
independence review, and have a first eligible payment. Clicks and registrations
without payment do not count toward the three-referral threshold.

The 90 clean account days begin with the first independent paid referral. They
do not begin merely when you submit or receive approval for the partner
application.

## How evaluation works

Biqli evaluates active partner profiles regularly. Once both Established
requirements are satisfied, the profile can move to Established and future
commissions use the shorter hold. Existing commissions keep the tier policy
stored when they were created.

## Tier changes and payouts

* Moving to Established does not bypass the \$100 minimum.
* A New tier payout must still be approved before it is queued to the provider.
* Established means eligible payouts are queued automatically during the
  monthly run. It does not guarantee that Stripe, PayPal, or a bank will complete
  the transfer.
* A risk freeze stops payout progress even when the numeric requirements are
  met.

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  Partner tier and commission rate are separate. Both standard tiers currently
  use the same commission rate.
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