After applying for the APEC card, do I still need to apply for a tourist visa when traveling to the Asia-Pacific region?

APEC is the abbreviation of the English name of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and its full name is Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Currently, APEC*** has 21 economies: China, Hong Kong, China, Taipei, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Chile, and Peru , Mexico, the United States, Canada and Russia.

At present, all 21 APEC economies have joined the travel card program, of which the United States and Canada are transitional members. Russia became a formal member of the travel card program in 2012.

The travel card is essentially a short-term business visa. Applicants apply once and are valid for three years. They can enter multiple times and can stay for 60 days each time. In addition, various economies generally provide cardholders with entry and exit customs clearance convenience.

Cardholders can enter and exit the relevant economy with the valid passport and travel card used when applying for the travel card. Cardholders can only enter and exit the economies that have approved their travel card application. The approved economies are marked with English abbreviations on the back of the travel card. The major ports of each economy that joins the travel card program have dedicated travel card channels (or are used in conjunction with diplomatic channels), which are usually marked with the words APECBusiness Travel Card.

Currently, the United States, Russia, and Canada do not approve foreign travel card applications. Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan do not accept travel cards from each other. Therefore, Chinese applicants can have visas for up to 15 economies on their travel cards.

There may be up to 15 economic abbreviations on the back of the travel card for Chinese cardholders: JPN (Japan), KOR (South Korea), MYS (Malaysia), IDN (Indonesia), BRN (Brunei), PHL (Philippines), SGP (Singapore), MEX (Mexico), THA (Thailand), VNM (Vietnam), AUS (Australia), NZL (New Zealand), PNG (Papua New Guinea), CHL (Chile) PER (Peru) . The English abbreviations of other economies are: CHN (China), HKG (Hong Kong, China), TWN (Taiwan, China), RUS (Russia), USA (United States), CAN (Canada).