| Title: | VISA FROM THAILAND/SINGAPORE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-01-06 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : SELMA E ZZ-LARSON
SUBJECT : VISA FROM THAILAND AND SINGAPORE
DATE : 01/05/98
VIS SINGAPORE & THAILAND VISA UPDATE
SINGAPORE:
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1998, SINGAPORE WILL NO LONGER REQUIRE THE
CERTIFICATION OR ENDORSEMENT STAMP IN BLUE INK ON DOCUMENTATION
PRESENTED FOR ENTRY. A PAPER VISA OR VISAED DOCUMENT IS NOT
REQUIRED IN THE ENTRY PACKAGE, FOR ENTRY OF TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED IN SINGAPORE AND EXPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1998. SHIPMENTS OF THESE TEXTILES CONTINUE TO REQUIRE
A VALID ELECTRONIC VISA TRANSMISSION VIA THE ELECTRONIC VISA
INFORMATION SYSTEM (ELVIS).
HOW AN ABI FILER KNOWS WHAT VISA NBR TO TRANSMIT IN RECORD 51:
SINGAPORE WILL PUT A COMPUTER-GENERATED MESSAGE ON A COMMERCIAL
INVOICE. THE INFORMATION IN THE MESSAGE IS INFORMATIONAL ONLY.
THE MESSAGE WILL INCLUDE THE VISA NBR, CATEGORY NBR, QUANTITY,
UNIT OF MEASURE, AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION. THE MESSAGE IS
FOR USE BY THE IMPORTER, HIS AGENT, OR HIS BANK, E.G., IN
SHIPMENTS FINANCED THROUGH A LETTER OF CREDIT.
ELVIS AND OTHER ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (COMMERCIAL INVOICE, TEXTILE
DECLARATION, ETC.) REMAIN EXACTLY AS THEY EXIST TODAY. HOWEVER,
THE BLUE VISA STAMP ON THE IMPORT DOCUMENT, E.G., VISAED DOCUMENT
OR VISAED INVOICE, DOES NOT APPEAR AND IS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR
SHIPMENTS EXPORTED FROM SINGAPORE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1998.
SEE ADMIN MESSAGE 97-1248 FOR POLICY INFORMATION
THAILAND:
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1998, THAILAND WILL BE A FULLY OPERATIONAL
ELVIS PARTICIPANT. THE FIRST ELVIS VISA NBR IS 8TH000001. VISA
NBRS 8TH000001 AND LATER WILL BE PROCESSED THROUGH ELVIS WHEN
QUOTA PROCESSING IS PERFORMED.