The APEC Business Travel Card

[Dreadnought]

do you have to apply on your own or your company does it for you?

A company letter from your employer is required, to support your application, along with a copy of the company's BR.

[MovingIn07]

A company letter from your employer is required, to support your application, along with a copy of the company's BR.

Depending on the country in which you apply for it .... the rules are different. I did not need such a letter for my (Australian) application, which was an entirely personal application, not something my company could apply for. However, when a Taiwanese employee of mine tried to apply, she discovered the rules were quite different for her.

[Dreadnought]

Come to think of it, that does makes sense and is in alignment with visa requirements for nationals of various countries.

[scobienz]

You apply yourself; it's issued in your name.

[Dreadnought]

Well, yes of course it is issued in your name, but in addition to the form, copies of these supporting documents are required:

• a photocopy of your Hong Kong permanent identity card (only the side with your personal particulars and photograph is required);
• a photocopy of your valid passport showing your personal particulars, nationality, dates of issue and expiry;
• another identical photograph of yourself; and
• a letter from your employing company supporting your application.

[PDLM]

As noted by Movingin07, the rules are different depending on which country you apply for it in. In Hong Kong you need to be a PR to apply, so if you are an Australian citizen, non-PR in HK then you would need to apply in Australia, and there you (apparently) don't need any supporting documents from your employer.

[scobienz]

Those are HK regulations. I applied for one based on my NZ passport and didnt need anything from my employer.