APEC CARD - processing time for china

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Wonder how long time China need to process my card application ?

I applied on Sep.25 , but China is still not shown on the result of businessmobility's status page yet.

Any members here have idea ?
 
You might be in for a wait.

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Applied Cleared Issue Country
Mar-08 Nov-08 NZ
Dec-07 Apr-08 Aus
Dec-07 Nov-08 Aus
Jun-07 not yet Aus

China pretty much stopped processing in advance of the Olympics, so must have a big backlog, they were always one of the slowest in any event.
 
I would have thought the text on Business Mobility Group - Key Initiatives would have given you a hint... they aren't processing applications yet.

China has not been processing Australian applicants since early March. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has not yet been advised when processing by China will resume. Australian ABTC applicants who intend to travel to China, and do not have Chinese pre-clearance, will need to apply separately for a visa for entry to China. Please note that China is recognising all existing Chinese pre-clearances.

When they do start up again, as aubs says, they will have a bit of a backlog to work through before yours comes up. Unlike aubs, I found China to be very fast - for me, china taiwan and NZ all came within a week of my Australian clearance.
 
ISTR posts recently about someone being approved for China in the last month or so.
 
09/25 application

Good news
12/03 China ok

Bad news
Australia is not done yet.

i'm from singapore
 
hi,
anyone have experience to use an interim card (which has not shown the country IE: China at back side ) enter in China ?
the question is I have see the country's approval on businessmobility's Status page, but final card is not issued yet.
 
If the country's not shown then they have no way of confirming approval.
Just request another Interim card. Normally only take a few days in the post.
 
cool ? we can get 2nd interim card ?

thanks
I requested (and received) my first interim card about 4 weeks after applying and the second after about 8 weeks when the China clearance came through. So you should not have any trouble getting the 2nd interim card.
 
I applied during the CHINA Olympic shut down and today finally got the Card with China being the last to process, so they are back in business.
 
I applied in May 08 and my card unexpectedly turned up today (with China approval.) Funny the China approval does not show up on the business mobility website...
 
Yes mine also turned up on Monday with China added at last, after applying in May. If I'd known I wouldn't have needed to get the Chinese visa that I did last week.:rolleyes:
 
Funny the China approval does not show up on the business mobility website...
That's odd. China was the one approval that I kept checking for via the business mobility website. As soon as it was showing as approved I requested an interim card.
 
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That's odd. China was the one approval that I kept checking for via the business mobility website. As soon as it was showing as approved I requested an interim card.
Same - so was surprised when it turned up. It is meant to say "Peoples' Republic of China" on the website?
 
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