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🐧 Life hack to travel visa-free in Asia Pacific

APEC Business Travel Card, benefits, ROI, how to apply

If you travel for business in Asia, then you absolutely need to read about this magic card. 🪄 

That’s right. It’s your key to saving upwards of $1,000’s on visa fees and 100’s of hours standing in queues. Read on.

Today in 10 minutes or less, you’ll learn:

  • 💳 What is the APEC Business Travel Card

  • 💯 Why it’s a game-changer

  • 💼 Who is eligible and ROI

  • ✅ How to apply for 9 countries

💳 APEC Business Travel Card 101

💼 What is the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)?

In 1997, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative (APEC) launched the ABTC program to enable easier travel for business people around the Asia Pacific region.

❤️ Benefits

  • Visa-free entry for most member countries

  • Longer stays for up to 90 days

  • Designated express lane at immigration

  • Valid for up to 5 years

In short, the greatest freakin’ list of business travel benefits in the world. 🤯

🪝What’s the catch?

ABTC can only be used for business travel.

So don’t get caught using it for tourism or visiting your Tinder date across the border. 😏 

🌏 Who is eligible for the ABTC?

First off, I want to clarify that ABTC is not some exclusive mega rich people club. Most ABTC holders I know are normal professionals that happen to travel a lot for work.

That said, only passport holders of participating countries can benefit. Here’s the participating countries:

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