Common use of Expeditious Application Procedures Clause in Contracts

Expeditious Application Procedures. 1. Each Party shall expeditiously process complete applications for immigration formalities received from natural persons of the other Party covered by this Chapter, including further immigration formality requests or extensions thereof. 2. Each Party shall, on request and within a reasonable period after a complete application by a natural person of the other Party covered by this Chapter requesting temporary entry is lodged, notify the applicant, either directly or through their authorised representative, of: (a) receipt of the application; (b) the status of the application; and (c) where a decision has been made, the decision concerning the application, including: (i) if approved, the period of stay and other conditions; or (ii) if refused, the reasons for refusal. 3. The Parties affirm their voluntary commitments established in the APEC Business Travel Card Operating Framework. 4. Each Party shall ensure that fees charged by its competent authorities in respect of the processing of an immigration formality are reasonable and do not in themselves represent an unjustifiable impediment to the movement of natural persons of the other Party under this Chapter. 5. Each Party shall endeavour, to the extent possible, to provide facilities for online lodgement and processing of immigration formalities.