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 18 APEC countries.

Used in conjunction with your passport, the card is eligible for travel to:
Australia Brunei Darussalam Chile Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Indonesia	Japan Malaysia Mexico New Zealand Papua New Guinea People's Republic of China	Philippines Peru Republic of Korea Singapore Thailand Vietnam

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.

Please allow three to four months to process your card, as pre-approved clearance has to be obtained from all participating countries.

For more information call 0508 558 855 (toll free within New Zealand).

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.

Page Last Updated: 10 Aug 2011