Streamline your business travel

The APEC Business Travel Card

Time is precious when you travel overseas for business, so why wait around in queues?

The APEC Business Travel Card provides accredited business people with streamlined access to participating APEC countries.

Cardholders enjoy:

express immigration clearance through special APEC lanes on arrival and departure
no requirement to apply for visas or entry permits
multiple entry to participating countries for a stay of up to 90 days on each visit.

The card is valid for three years and is based on a unique electronic pre-clearance system, providing members with VIP entry into 20 APEC countries.

Used in conjunction with your passport, the card is eligible for travel to:

Australia	Brunei Darussalam	Canada
Chile	China	Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong (China)	Indonesia	Japan
Malaysia	Mexico	New Zealand
Papua New Guinea	Philippines	Peru
Republic of Korea	Singapore	Thailand
Vietnam	United States of America

Note: The United States, Canada and Russia are transitional members of the APEC Business Travel Card Scheme and only provide lanes for expedited travel at main international airports. Visas are still required for travel to these economies.

Who can apply?

The APEC Business Travel Card is available to business people engaged in trade and investment activities, who:

are nationals of participating countries
travel frequently to conduct trade and investment activities in participating APEC countries;
are of good character.

How to apply if you hold a New Zealand passport

Download the APEC Card info and application PDF [627KB]. Courier the completed form to our Christchurch branch:

110 Wrights Road
Addington
Christchurch 8024
New Zealand

We will send an acknowledgement letter once we receive your application for an APEC card.

More information regarding requirements and process can be found on the Business Mobility Group website, where you can also track the status of your application, once it has been lodged.

The issuing of your card is determined by the speed of clearance, and requirements of each selected participating country.

For more information call 0508 558 855 (toll free within New Zealand) or visit the APEC card page in our Knowledge Base for answers to common questions.

Please note, if you hold a passport from another APEC country, you should contact the authorities there to find out how to apply for an APEC Business Travel Card.

Further information

Download the APEC Card application and information sheet PDF [672KB] to find out more.

Page Last Updated: 04 Apr 2013