APEC Business Travel Card

The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is a program initiated and managed by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to facilitate short-term business travel and promote trade and investments within the APEC region. It streamlines the entry process into APEC economies through the “apply once, information used for multiple purposes approach” where applicants are only required to make on application for permission to enter participating economies. Successful applicants from fully participating economies are issued a five-year card that serves as the entry authority to other fully participating economies which have granted pre-clearance for short-term business travel of up to 60 or 90 days. The card also enables holders to fast track immigration processing at each economy’s major international airports.