I declare that: Priority Pre-clearance Processing for (Please check

• I am a business person who makes regular short-term

a maximum number of 5 preferred economies):
APEC Business Travel Card
business visits to APEC economies. □ Australia □ Korea □ Singapore
• I have never been convicted of a crime or offense. □ Brunei □ Mexico □ Thailand What is the Card?
• I have never been deported from, removed from or □ Chile □ Malaysia □ Chinese Taipei
The size of a credit card, the APEC Business Travel
asked to leave, or been refused entry from any country □ China □ New Zealand □ Vietnam
Card gives accredited business people streamlined entry
(otherwise I will attach details). □ Hong Kong □ Peru
• The information provided on this form is complete and □
to participating economies. This occurs through a sim-
Indonesia □ Philippines
accurate □ Japan □ Papua New
ple pre-clearance system that allows business people,
Guinea through a single application, to obtain a multiple short-
term entry to these economies.
Please attach (glue) a recent passport photograph of yourself. Note: An interim ABTC will be issued to gain entry into the
chosen economies upon pre-clearance. A full ABTC would The card means an end to the time consuming need to
subsequently be issued upon pre-clearance by all participating
apply for visas or entry permits and an end to long air-
economies
port queues on entry.
Required Documents:
Cardholders enjoy:
1. Passport Copy • pre-cleared entry to participating APEC economies
2. BI Certification (no need to apply for visas or entry permits)
3. NBI Certification • multiple short-term entry to these economies. Cards
4. Membership Certification
are valid for three years
5. Resume/CV
6. Employment Certificate • faster immigration processing on arrival
Declaration of signature of applicant (Please sign only 7. Company Profile • entry and exit through special APEC lanes at major
within the box corners in BLACK ink). 8. Total Capitalization of Business airports
9. Organizational Chart
10. Names/Address/Contact Numbers of Business partners in
APEC Who is eligible?
11. Past and Current Activities in APEC Business people who:
Date 12. Annual Volume (Peso/Dollar) of past and current transac- • are passport holders of participating economies
Day Month Year tion with business partners in APEC • travel regularly to conduct trade and investment ac-
tivities in those economies
Note: Only applications with all the above-listed requirements
• Have not been convicted of a criminal offense
would be accepted.
• Qualify under the ABTC eligibility criteria as deter-
mined by ABTC Philippines.
Participating economies in the APEC Business Travel Card
scheme currently include Australia, Brunei Darrusalam, Chile,
Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Business details Number of trips between APEC economies per year
Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, People’s Name of Company/Organization/Employer
Republic of China, Philippines, Peru, Singapore and Thailand. Average length of trips (in days/weeks/months)
Each economy maintains its right to determine who will enter their
economy and to preserve existing conditions on entry. Type of Business

Position held Passport shows travels to the following countries

(please check):
If you are a Philippine passport holder, please coordinate with the
following three (3) business organizations, which will, consistent Contact Number(s) □ Australia □ Korea □ Singapore
with their respective criteria and guidelines, endorse your applica- □ Brunei □ Mexico □ Thailand
tion to ABTC-Philippines: Fax Number □ Chile □ Malaysia □ Chinese Taipei
□ China □ New Zealand □ Vietnam
1. Makati Business Club (MBC)
2nd Floor, AIM Conference Center
E-mail Address □ Hong Kong □ Peru
Benavidez & Trasierra Sts. □ Indonesia □ Philippines
Legaspi Village, Makati City Business Address □ Japan □ Papua New
Tel Nos.: (632) 751-1137/38 Guinea
Fax : (632) 750-7405/06
Website : www.mbc.com.ph
Membership of any Business Organization/Association
2. Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
3rd Floor, ECC Building
355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue
Makati City
Tel No. : (632) 896-4549
Fax No. : (632) 899-1727
Website : www.philippinechamber.com Once this application has been completed, please
check your details then read and sign the declaration
3. Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (PHILEXPORT) overleaf
International Trade Complex Your details exactly shown on your Philippine passport
Roxas Blvd. cor Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Pasay City Passport Number Expiry date (dd/mm/yy)
Tel Nos. : (632) 833-2531 to 34, 833-2550, 833-9938
Fax No. : (632) 831-3707, 831-0231
Sytem Application Number
Endorsement of an ABTC application by any of these business Family Name
organizations does not automatically make the applicant eligible to File Reference Number
hold an ABTC.
Given Names
A processing fee is charged for each applications. Date of Receipt

Nationality
APEC Card No.
Country of Birth
ABTC Philippines Desk
Visa Division
Office of Consular Affairs Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy) Sex
Department of Foreign Affairs
Tel Nos.: 834-3707/4820/4821 Male Female
Website : www.dfa.gov.ph