Brief Intro
The ABTC (APEC Business Travel Card) allows business travelers pre-cleared, facilitated short-term entry to participating member economies. Card holders also benefit from faster immigration processing on arrival via access to fast-track entry and exit through special APEC lanes at major airports in participating economies. Cardholder is NOT required to individually apply for visa or entry permit each time he/she travel to any of the participating APEC economies unless the specific country imposed certain entry requirement for example during Covid-19 pandemic.
Eligible Applicants:
- Citizens of Malaysia holding a valid passport who are;
- Business entity must be well-established and well-credentialed in terms of its international trade and investment activities and registered with Companies Commission of Malaysia;
- Applicant’s organisation is a member of associations/chambers (those interested to apply through KKCCCI, must apply for KKCCCI membership);
- Applicant’s position is significantly senior;
- Senior executive level business people (eg. Chairman, Board of Directors, CEO);
- Required/need to travel frequently to APEC economies for trade and investment purposes.
- Professionals being persons who possess necessary professional qualifications, experience and/or expertise which have been duly recognised by the professional bodies in Malaysia and registered with those respective professional bodies; and are carrying out relevant professional activities in APEC economies;
- Senior Government Officials who need to travel frequently to APEC economies;
- Senior office bearers of trade and industry organisations and professional bodies.
Documents Required
- Original copy of the filled-in ABTC application form with signature and passport photo (blue background) and must have correct email and telephone number of applicant (Application form can obtain from KKCCCI Secretariat)
- Certified true copy of applicant’s Malaysian IC
- Scanned copy of the biodata page of the passport (passport to have more than 3 and a half years validity)
- Copy of applicant’s All Passport Inside Pages that have been stamped as proof of frequent travel
- Original copy of SSM Report (Obtain from SSM website)
- Letter (on company letterhead) from the employer in support of the ABTC application to Immigration Department (reference letter can obtain from KKCCCI Secretariat)
- Letter (on company letterhead) from the employer to ACCCIM requesting for ABTC Support letter (reference letter can obtain from KKCCCI Secretariat)
- Company’s profile and job’s description to prove personal/company actively involved in business that require to travel frequently to the overseas (reference letter can obtain from KKCCCI Secretariat)
- A fee of RM35.00 will be charged by ACCCIM. Cheques should be made in favour of “The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce & Industry of Malaysia”
* For renewal, add one more document: Photocopy of old ABTC
Approved Applicant will receive reference number
- Visit: https://www.abtc-aps.
org/abtc-core/status/check. html - Key in the following information:
- Economy of Application: Malaysia
- Application Number: xxxxx (reference number)
Print Card
- The card can only be printed at Putrajaya Immigration when you have all the 19 countries with pre-cleared status for entry (would take within 3 – 6 months or more). Applicants who have LESS than 19 countries’ approval are NOT allowed to print the card.
- Eligible Applicant can direct walk-in to Malaysian Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya for card collection according to guideline in ANNEX 1 – Information on Card Collection and may proceed the payment at Level 3 Department Visa, Pas & Permit