• Applicant must be a FILIPINO CITIZEN or FILIPINO Passport Holder;
• Applicant must be working in a Philippine-based company;
• Applicant with business travel frequency of at least four (4) times a year for the past five (5) years within APEC region at the time of application;
• Applicant has not been convicted of criminal offense;
• Company must be a PHILEXPORT member of GOOD STANDING;
• Company/Applicant MUST NOT BE INCLUDED in the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) watch list.

All requirements must be submitted in 2 sets (1 Original and 1 Photocopy)

• Duly accomplished APEC Business Travel Card application form (ABTC application form is available at http://www.dfa.gov.ph/abtc/abtcscheme.htm);
• Original copy of valid NBI clearance for travel abroad (at the time of application);
• Original copy of valid Bureau of Immigration (BI) Clearance (Forms and procedures are available at http://www.immigration.gov.ph);
• Recent (at least 6 months old) Passport size Photograph (3 copies);
• Photocopy of old and new passport (valid not less than 2 years); pages with personal details, arrival, departure and visa stamps;
• Summary past and current activities (trips/travel for the last 5 years) in APEC countries with specified purpose of travel for each trip;
- In case the number of trips is less that four (4) times in a year, please submit a letter of explanation addressed to the Visa Director of the the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

• Company certification stating that the applicant:
  • Holds AN EXECUTIVE OR MANAGERIAL POSITION in the company;
    • Includes duties and responsibilities; in relation to investments and trade in the APEC economies
  • Has not been previously denied entry to participating APEC member countries; and
  • Intends to visit participating APEC member countries for commercial or business purposes for the next coming months.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (to include statement of the basis/justification to hold an ABTC)
• Certified true copy of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration;
• Copy of Articles of incorporation and by-laws of the company filed with the SEC;
• Latest Audited Balance Sheet and Income Statement for the last 2 fiscal years acknowledged by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (shwoing total assets worth at least Php3,000,000.00);
• Name, address, and contact numbers of Business Partners in APEC countries;
• Profile of the company to include:

• Organizational Chart;
• Annual volume (in peso or dollar) of past and current transactions with business partners in APEC countries; 
• Statement on how the company will benefit or has benefitted from the ABTC scheme.     

All requirements must be submitted in 2 sets (1 Original and 1 Photocopy)

• Duly accomplished APEC Business Travel Card application form (ABTC application form is available at http://www.dfa.gov.ph/abtc/abtcscheme.htm);
• Recent (at least 6 months old) Passport size Photograph (3 copies);
• Photocopy of old and new passport (valid not less than 2 years); pages with personal details, arrival, departure and visa stamps;
• Summary past and current activities (trips/travel for the last 5 years) in APEC countries with specified purpose of travel for each trip;
- In case the number of trips is less that four (4) times in a year, please submit a letter of explanation addressed to the Visa Director of the the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

• Photocopy of the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC);
• Company certification stating that the applicant:
  • Holds AN EXECUTIVE OR MANAGERIAL POSITION in the company;
    • Includes duties and responsibilities; in relation to investments and trade in the APEC economies
  • Has not been previously denied entry to participating APEC member countries; and
  • Intends to visit participating APEC member countries for commercial or business purposes for the next coming months.
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae.