You should consider getting an APEC card if you are a business owner that travels around the Asia Pacific region a lot. Or you have been spending so much time lining up at the custom going through the immigrations. APEC stands for Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Business Travel Card. It is a visa that grants cardholders the privilege of visa-free entry and expedited immigration through the ABTC (APEC Business Travel Card) lanes.
Including Hong Kong, there are 19 countries that are the members of APEC.
Australia
Brunei
Darussalam
Chile
China
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Peru
The Philippines
The Russian Federation
Singapore
Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Vietnam
In order to apply for the APEC card, you must hold a valid passport from an APEC economy to be eligible to apply for an ABTC (APEC Business Travel Card).
When applying from Hong Kong, you will must also hold a permanent resident of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( Hong Kong, China). Your business must be engage in regular business travel throughout the APEC region and have no criminal convictions. Just a note, as this is a business travel card, you are only eligible to visit the APEC countries without visa for no more than 60 days.
For applications, a valid passport, permanent resident card, a company letter and also a passport photo is required.
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