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Brunei was one of the last approved for me. Interesting ! But so much faster than a couple years ago.

I find that at Brisbane airport (arrivals) never need to use the ABTC . At Brisbane airport (departures) maybe use it 1 in 4 times. Since covid often they have the "priority queues" in Australian airports are just closed. In Manila it is the opposite - I estimate that I use it there 3 of 4...

Yes ! it is absolutely true about bypassing the queues in Asia. Last week I arrived into Manila airport and was able to sidestep the 500person queue at Immigration/Passport control, and use the Diplomat and APEC line up behind exactly 1 person. I was through in seconds... estimated savings at...

I have all except Vietnam. My Interim was APPROVED like 17 months ago - April/May 2020.. I have all but 3 countries on my physical interim card (which I got in July 2020). The electronic card (app) updates automatically. The last few, which are now approved for me. were Brunei and Korea...

so i got to log in and download the Virtual Card now ? @jmillard What is the actual LINK to download the virtual card ?? ahh.... you got to download an app first: Approved cardholders will receive a notification email with their Application ID. Then, using Google PlayStore or...

The 3 that have stopped all approvals are Brunei, Vietnam and South Korea. All others are still approving, even now during COVID

It should apply to all arrivals.. Why only citizen or PR ? All arrivals - tourist, temp, citizen, all... Basically anyone who now goes into quarantine. My thinking is based on this - right now vaccines are in scarce supply. But in a few months that won't be true, there will be plenty. CSL is...

In usual times that would have been true, as visa-free entry was allowed for 30 days from most countries. However, now during covid, I did not have that option because an entry visa is required to enter Philippines. I have that only in my Australian passport. So that passport was the only one I...

I believe that the Australia government should simply ask "have you been vaccinated already?" to all incoming passengers upon landing, before they are sent to quarantine. Those who have been - 2 weeks. Those who haven't, line up for your first shot right there at the airport and released from...

Not exactly if "could be bothered"... I have 2 passports. I left Australia in late October and am still overseas in Manila (left Australia and entered Philippines on my Australian passport). The point is DFAT have announced on their webpage VERY CLEAR rules about this... The first one is...

In addition to the phonecall described earlier... on the day they posted it I received an automated email, with subject line: Your APEC Business Travel Card has been issued. The email itself is nothing - word for word identical to the email I received in June when told me it was on its way...

Singapore definitely in the top 3 ;)

Yeah - I was rejected 3 times for "leave Australia".... Then I got a tip on how to apply such that it would succeed. I followed that tip, and presto, approved in less that 24 hours from applying...... BTW ( anecdotally ) the category "compassionate/humanitarian reasons" e.g. like family...

SUCCESS ! I now have my APEC card ( interim - containing all but 3 ) in my hand :)

I already have both of those things in place ;)

BREAKING NEWS.... I just received phone call from home affair dept ! They are resuming printing THIS WEEK... And , on a personal note, my (interim) card has been "prioritized" and will be printed and mailed tomorrow 14 October... You heard it here first !

THEY NEED TO JUST START PRINTING THEM AGAIN ! I have an approval from my destination country - that if I arrive with APEC card - I will be allowed entry ...

Overnight I was approved for PNG ... So now I'm just waiting for 3 : Brunei. Sth Korea and Vietnam.

Its now 29-Sept and I'm still waiting for PNG and the other 3 :(

oh thats very strange - the emails I've received only contain 6 digit "application number" , none of those emails seem to contain "card number"... Anyway, I guess it is fairly meaningless becasue it is the "card itself" not the "card number" that is required....