Boost your business in Asia-Pacific with APEC Business Travel Card

Are you an entrepreneur looking to expand your business opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region? The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) might just be what you need to take your business to the next level.

Recognized as a Certifying Business Organization (CBO) by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) are authorized to facilitate and endorse applicants for the ABTC to the DFA.

Initiated and managed by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC), streamlines the entry process into APEC economies through the “apply once, information used for multiple purposes approach” where applicants are only required to make on application for permission to enter participating economies.

Successful applicants are issued a five-year card that serves as the entry authority to other fully participating economies such as Australia, Brunei, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Vietnam which have granted pre-clearance for short-term business travel of up to 60 or 90 days.

To be eligible for the ABTC, (1) one must be a Filipino passport holder; (2) one must be a bona fide business person representing an economically active business entity in the Philippines; (3) one must be a member of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and (4) one must have not been convicted of a criminal offense, and (5) one must meet the ABTC eligibility criteria as determined by ABTC Philippines.

So, what are you waiting for? Apply for the ABTC now and take advantage of its privileges.

For further details, please contact CCCI at 232-1421 and look for Rose Paglinawan or email at info@cebuchamber.org.