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Appropriate roles: Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program partner admin

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Legacy Gold/Silver benefits renewals are no longer available from January 22, 2025. Partners who purchased Legacy Silver/Gold on or before January 21, 2025 continue with their existing benefits until the expiration date. In addition, if you had active Silver/Gold as of January 22, 2025, your MCI Incentives continue till September 30, 2025. If your renewal window is open as of January 22, 2025, we will honor it for 30 days from the date it opened, even after January 22, 2025.

Legacy silver and gold benefits are no longer available starting January 22, 2025

Legacy silver/gold competencies were retired on September 30, 2022 and replaced with Solutions Partner designations to offer differentiated benefits and badging for partners. However, partners with active silver and gold competencies were allowed to renew their benefits on a subsequent anniversary date with a renewal fee.

On January 22, 2025, we have added more than 25 in-demand product licenses, including several Microsoft Copilot products, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, and Microsoft GitHub, to many of our benefits offerings. Some specific new benefits have been awarded as a top-up to your existing active benefit offers. For more details on these additions, see the benefits guide.

As part of this commitment to providing partners with the most up-to-date benefits, legacy silver/gold benefits are no longer available from January 22, 2025. If you have already made a purchase, you will retain access to the benefits until the end date, however, renewal will not be possible thereafter. If your renewal window is open as of January 22, 2025, we will honor it for 30 days from the date it opened, even after January 22, 2025. Partners with an active legacy silver/gold status as of January 21, 2025, are eligible for applicable MCI incentives for the rest of the FY25 Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) incentive term. This term runs until September 30, 2025 without any interruption.

For partners with legacy silver benefits, we recommend Partner Success Expanded Benefits. It's a comprehensive package designed for organizations that are ready to expand even further and deepen their partnership with Microsoft. Additionally, Partners with legacy gold benefits can access purpose-built benefits and stand out in the marketplace with a Solutions Partner designation. Solutions Partner designations distinguish your organization's broad technical capabilities and experience delivering customer success. For more details see the benefits guide.

Legacy silver and gold benefits FAQ

Use these frequently asked questions to learn more about the legacy silver/gold benefits.

I hold legacy silver or gold benefits today, until what date can I renew my benefits package?

The last date to renew the legacy silver/gold benefits is January 21, 2025, provided the anniversary date is on or before January 21, 2025.

Partners with active legacy silver/gold purchase status as of January 21, 2025, are eligible for the remainder of the FY25 CSP incentive term. (January 22, 2025 - September 30, 2025).

What happens if I have active legacy silver or gold benefits but later qualify for a Solutions Partner designation?

Microsoft automatically upgrades you to a Solutions Partner designation as you qualify. On your next anniversary date, if you still qualify for the Solutions Partner designation, you can purchase the Solutions Partner designation benefits.

I qualify for the Solution Partner designation, but I want the legacy silver or gold benefits. Are they available to me?

No. Renewals of legacy silver or gold benefits aren't available. If you have existing legacy silver or gold benefits, you can continue to renew on your anniversary date until January 21, 2025. If you qualify for the Solutions Partner designation benefits, Microsoft only supports purchase of the Solution Partner designation benefits.

After you renew your silver/gold benefits, they're available in the Benefits workspace. You can redeem them there.

My membership end date, benefits end date, and office subscriptions end date don't match. Why?

There are three different dates to consider:

  • Membership end date: 365 days from the date of purchase of your membership.

  • Benefits end date: Membership date + 30 days. We give you a 30-day renewal window. Your benefits don't expire within this renewal window.

  • Office subscription end date: Office keys redeemed with the previous membership are valid for 365 days from the activation date. But this date varies depending on how you activated the Office keys during your earlier redemption. This date might or might not align with your membership benefits end date. For more information, see Cloud services.