The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card is a scheme designed to facilitate the movement of business travellers between APEC member economies.
Singapore citizens may apply for the card if they do not have any past criminal convictions, and are:
- A bona fide business person representing an economically active business entity; or
- A member of a professional body (for example, a doctor, lawyer or accountant); or
- A public officer representing a ministry, government department, economic agency or statutory board, travelling in official capacity.
Singapore citizens with a valid passport and the issued APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) may use the ABTC as a multiple-journey visa that enables expedited immigration clearance through designated lanes in the following participating economies:
Australia
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Brunei Darussalam
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Chile
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Chinese Taipei
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Hong Kong, China
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Indonesia
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Japan
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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New Zealand
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Papua New Guinea
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People's Republic of China
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Peru
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Republic of Korea
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Russia
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Singapore
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Thailand
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The Philippines
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Viet Nam
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The United States (US) and Canada are transitional economies in the ABTC scheme, and are not printed at the back of the ABTC. |
If you travel to the US or Canada with an ABTC, you will be subjected to the standard immigration clearance processes; however, you may use ‘fast track’ immigration lanes (currently designated for airline crew) at major international airports*.
*The designated airports in Canada are:
- Calgary International Airport
- Edmonton International Airport
- Halifax Stanfield International Airport
- Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (Terminals 1 and 2)
- Vancouver International Airport
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.