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    APEC Business Travel Card

    Yes, Russia is also coming up for me in the web-based approval status tracker and not in the app. I presume they removed the 'RUS' country identifier from the app to signal that you can't currently use the app for visa-free access as you can with every other country appearing there.
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    APEC Business Travel Card

    If you scroll down on the app to 'My Notifications' you'll see a notice that virtual ABTC holders must apply for a visa to enter the Russian Federation.
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    APEC Business Travel Card

    I kept records of when my pre-clearances came through: Immediate: Australia Brunei PNG End of Week 1 Mexico New Zealand Peru Philippines Singapore Thailand End of Week 2 Chile China Korea End of Week 3 Taiwan Hong Kong End of Week 6 (no additional pre-clearances in week 4 and 5)...
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    APEC Business Travel Card

    From reports upthread in late 2023, it seems that Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam are the laggards in pre-clearance. My card came through a month ago and these countries are also still missing for me. Can folks provide an estimate for how long their recent approvals for these countries...
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    Qantas double status credits OR double points offer [book 23-28 March 2023]

    My double status credits for a flight 19 April just posted. As my anniversary date is 30 April, they were immediately expired and did not appear in my current annual tally, but they did contribute to lifetime membership, pushing me into 14,001 credits and into lifetime gold. Huzzah. As I'm...
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    Lifetime Gold - now what?

    After a few years of concerted flying throughout Australia and Asia with work, I'm going to reach Qantas Lifetime Gold, while also requalifying for Platinum (I've typically gotten 2500-2900 status credits per year). Now what? I don't think trying to qualify for Qantas Lifetime Platinum is...
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