APEC Travel Card



The size of a credit card, the APEC Business Travel Card gives accredited business people streamlined entry to participating APEC economies. This occurs through a simple pre-clearance system that allows business people, through a single application, to obtain multiple short-term entry to these economies.

The card means an end to the time consuming need to apply for visas or entry permits and an end to long airport queues on entry.

Participating jurisdictions include: Australia, Brunei, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Cardholders enjoy:

•    pre-cleared entry to participating APEC economies (no need to apply for visas or entry permits)
•    multiple short-term entry to these economies; cards are valid for three years
•    faster immigration processing on arrival
•    entry and exit through special APEC lanes at major airports.

Who is eligible?

Business people who:
•    are passport holders of participating economies
•    travel regularly to conduct trade and investment activities in those economies
•    have not been convicted of a criminal offence.

Download the application form here. Application form will open in a new window and in pdf format. This form is issued by the New Zealand Immigration Service.

For more information visit the New Zealand Immigration Service here.

If you are the holder of a Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, you may be able to apply for a Hong Kong issued APEC Business Travel Card even though you hold a foreign passport. Details are available from the Hong Kong Immigration Department here.