U.S. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 8

(a) (b) (i) A U.S. citizen; (ii) An existing member in good standing of a CBP trusted traveler program or approved for membership in a CBP trusted traveler program during the application process described in paragraph (c) of this section. For the purpose of this section only, “trusted traveler program” is defined as a voluntary program of the Department that allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expedite clearance of pre-approved, low-risk travelers arriving in the United States; and (iii) A bona fide U.S. business person engaged in business in the APEC region or U.S. Government official actively engaged in APEC business. (A) “APEC business” means U.S. government activities that support the work of APEC. (B) A “bona fide business person engaged in business in the APEC region” means a person engaged in the trade of goods, the provision of services, or the conduct of investment activities in the APEC region. Professional athletes, news correspondents, entertainers, musicians, artists or persons engaged in similar occupations are not considered to be bona fide business persons engaged in business in the APEC region. (2) (ii) The U.S. APEC Business Travel Card can be used only if the card holder is traveling solely for business purposes to a foreign APEC member economy and is not engaging in paid employment in the foreign APEC member economy. (c) (2) Each applicant must certify that he or she is an existing member in good standing in a CBP trusted traveler program or that

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 8:§ 235.13