APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)
Nov 13, 2018, 6:55 pm
#46
Join Date: May 2006
Location: GA
Programs: VA-PLT, QF-GLD, DL-GM, UA-ex1K, AA-exPLT, HH-DM, IHG-PLT, MR-GLD
Posts: 8,242
What nationality/passport did you use for your appication?
Nov 13, 2018, 8:22 pm
#48
Join Date: May 2006
Location: New York, London, Sydney
Programs: United GS/2MM, DL*P, VS*G, AA*EXP, Avis CHM, Hertz Platinum, Sixt*D, HH*D, HGP*P, Starwood*P
Posts: 9,847
Mate of mine applied about six months ago with no questions asked.
Nov 13, 2018, 8:24 pm
#49
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 5
Was he working for an MNC/large trade company or small/medium enterprise?
As I am a director and also work in a small/medium enterprise, I am wondering if anyone has faced different challenges in applying (recently), and whats the deal with approval/rejection reasons of late
As I am a director and also work in a small/medium enterprise, I am wondering if anyone has faced different challenges in applying (recently), and whats the deal with approval/rejection reasons of late
Nov 13, 2018, 9:07 pm
#50
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 5
Sep 16, 2019, 9:45 pm
#51
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 4
Adding my experience for anyone looking for more recent information.
Sep 1 - Application submitted
Sep 5 - Approved by Australia
Sep 16 - Approved by last set of economies
So about two weeks from application to final approval which is a lot better than I had expected. I had separately applied for a visa for China since I'll be going there next month but it looks like I probably didn't need to.
Also, I didn't provide evidence of frequent (any) business travel to APEC economies, just a brief statement from myself about countries I expect to visit and why, plus the nomination letter from my employer.
Sep 1 - Application submitted
Sep 5 - Approved by Australia
Sep 16 - Approved by last set of economies
So about two weeks from application to final approval which is a lot better than I had expected. I had separately applied for a visa for China since I'll be going there next month but it looks like I probably didn't need to.
Also, I didn't provide evidence of frequent (any) business travel to APEC economies, just a brief statement from myself about countries I expect to visit and why, plus the nomination letter from my employer.
Sep 16, 2019, 9:48 pm
#52
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 5
Adding my experience for anyone looking for more recent information.
Sep 1 - Application submitted
Sep 5 - Approved by Australia
Sep 16 - Approved by last set of economies
So about two weeks from application to final approval which is a lot better than I had expected. I had separately applied for a visa for China since I'll be going there next month but it looks like I probably didn't need to.
Also, I didn't provide evidence of frequent (any) business travel to APEC economies, just a brief statement from myself about countries I expect to visit and why, plus the nomination letter from my employer.
Sep 1 - Application submitted
Sep 5 - Approved by Australia
Sep 16 - Approved by last set of economies
So about two weeks from application to final approval which is a lot better than I had expected. I had separately applied for a visa for China since I'll be going there next month but it looks like I probably didn't need to.
Also, I didn't provide evidence of frequent (any) business travel to APEC economies, just a brief statement from myself about countries I expect to visit and why, plus the nomination letter from my employer.
I ended up getting approved after resubmitting a few extra documents
If your employer is an mnc or top 500 etc in Oz, you don't need to justify your travel. The employer will do that for you