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APEC Business Travel Card

Supporting Letter For APEC Business Travel Card

The APEC Business Travel Card was initiated by the Asia Pacific Economy Cooperation (APEC) to assist the business community who has trade relations within the APEC member countries.

APEC is an organization that formed in 1989 in creating wider economic cooperation in Asian Pacific region.

There are 21 countries in the organization that are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China , Taiwan , Philippine, Hong Kong , Indonesia, Japan , Korea , Malaysia , Mexico ,New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru , Russia, Singapore, Thailand, United State of America and Vietnam. Nevertheless, Canada and USA only providing a "PREMIER LANE", cardholders will still need to present valid passports and visas if required by existing United States law and Canadian law.

Conditions of the applicant:

  1. PCCC's member
  2. Company's Directors (eg: Executive Director, Managing Director, Chairman and CEO)

All applicants are required to provide the following documents:
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ACCCIM will submit ABTC applications to Immigration Department. A fee RM85 per application will be levied by ACCCIM, in providing service as follow:
a. Issue supporting letter
b. Submit application documents to Immigration Department at Putrajaya
c. Get the reference number issued by Immigration and e-mail to applicants

Effective 1 February 2026, the Immigration Department of Malaysia will impose an application fee of RM100 for each APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) application.

To facilitate the application process, The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) will arrange for an appointed agent to make the RM100 payment to the Immigration Department upon submission of the application documents.

Further Detail, please go to below link:
Immigration Department of Malaysia Website (APEC Card)
Please click here to download APEC application form!

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S1-Sample Letter To Immigration (New Application)

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S2-Sample Letter To Immigration (Renewal)

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S3-Sample Letter To ACCCIM

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S4-Sample Letter on Applicant’s Job Description and Company Profile

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Sample of SSM

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