Application of APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC)
Roles and Functions of ACCCIM in Issuing Supporting Letter for ABTC
- To screen through to ensure that application made are genuine via verification of:
(i) applicant’s organisation is a member of associations/chambers;
(ii) applicant’s position is significantly senior (as per eligible applicants – Annex IA );
(iii) applicant’s supporting documents are valid and verified (as per checklist in Annex IB). - Applicant need to prepare the following letters:-
(i) Letter to ACCCIM (Sample letter – Malay version / English version)
(ii) Letter to Immigration Malaysia (sample letter 1 / sample letter 2) - Applicant to submit the letters together with supporting documents to respective constituent chambers. Then the constituent chamber to submit it to ACCCIM. (Sample letter of Constituent Chamber to ACCCIM)
- Please refer to the following chart (Annex II) for Process Flow.
- ACCCIM will then submit the applications to the ABTC Unit of Immigration Department. (as per checklist in Annex IC)
- The agreed fee of RM35.00 per application will be collected by ACCCIM to carry out the following processes:
(a) Issue of Supporting Letter;
(b) Gather the application documents and submit to Immigration Department at Putrajaya, get the reference number issued by immigration and e-mail to constituent chambers/applicants;
(c) Send respective reminders to constituent chambers/applicants to check ABTC status after 3 months from date of submission to immigration; - The ABTC application process by Immigration Malaysia is as per Annex III.
- For more information about ABTC, please visit the Immigration Department’s official website.
