BigFlyer
Jun 12, 12, 11:15 pm
I know it would have been cheaper the other way around, but I already have GE and want to apply for Nexus.
Any idea how long from application to approval?
Any idea how long from application to approval?
Practical Travel Safety Issues - How Long for Nexus Approval - I'm already a GE Member
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rubesl
Jun 13, 12, 10:20 am
For me, May 2011, it was 3 weeks from application to interview, & then another week to approval (Detroit Ambassador bridge) - this was for Nexus/GE combined. I don't think your GE give you a leg up because Nexus requires US AND Canadian approval.
Ari
Jun 13, 12, 10:33 am
For me, May 2011, it was 3 weeks from application to interview, & then another week to approval (Detroit Ambassador bridge) - this was for Nexus/GE combined. I don't think your GE give you a leg up because Nexus requires US AND Canadian approval.
I don't know if GOES generates another initial vet by CBP before conditional approval, but the US is usually faster than Canada at vetting anyway, so no holdup there, but no leg up.
Where you do have a small leg up is at the interview-- you only need to be interviewed by the CBSA. CBP does not need to re-interwiew you, so you shave about 15 minutes off the interview process. But it is not going to speed up conditional approval.
I don't know if GOES generates another initial vet by CBP before conditional approval, but the US is usually faster than Canada at vetting anyway, so no holdup there, but no leg up.
Where you do have a small leg up is at the interview-- you only need to be interviewed by the CBSA. CBP does not need to re-interwiew you, so you shave about 15 minutes off the interview process. But it is not going to speed up conditional approval.
SEA1K4EVR
Jun 14, 12, 1:57 pm
Here's a timely thread on this topic: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/practical-travel-safety-issues/1036681-how-long-till-i-get-my-nexus-interview.html
The wait times are really bad right now.
I applied for Nexus for both myself (already in GE) and my mom (no trusted traveler program) on the same date in March. It took every minute of the 8 weeks for us to be pre-approved..and we were both approved on the same day. So being a GE member apparently does not speed up the process at all.
The wait times are really bad right now.
I applied for Nexus for both myself (already in GE) and my mom (no trusted traveler program) on the same date in March. It took every minute of the 8 weeks for us to be pre-approved..and we were both approved on the same day. So being a GE member apparently does not speed up the process at all.
BigFlyer
Jun 14, 12, 2:20 pm
This would seem to suggest that the hangup is on the Canadian side of the border.
Here's a timely thread on this topic: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/practical-travel-safety-issues/1036681-how-long-till-i-get-my-nexus-interview.html
It took every minute of the 8 weeks for us to be pre-approved..and we were both approved on the same day. So being a GE member apparently does not speed up the process at all.
Here's a timely thread on this topic: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/practical-travel-safety-issues/1036681-how-long-till-i-get-my-nexus-interview.html
It took every minute of the 8 weeks for us to be pre-approved..and we were both approved on the same day. So being a GE member apparently does not speed up the process at all.