Mar 6, 2017, 1:27 pm
Last edit by: seawolf
CBSA published NEXUS processing times to get to conditional approval can be found here. The most recently published processing time is below, along with a short history of recent official published times. A longer history of published wait times is here, via the Internet Archive Wayback machine. Please post your personal experiences below in the thread. All posts are appreciated. Thank you/Merci!
5 business days as of 2020-04-29
30 business days as of 2020-02-17
39 business days as of 2019-10-07
40 business days as of 2019-08-28
25 business days as of 2019-04-11
5 business days as of 2020-04-29
30 business days as of 2020-02-17
39 business days as of 2019-10-07
40 business days as of 2019-08-28
25 business days as of 2019-04-11
NEXUS First Time Applications Information and Processing Timelines
Mar 21, 2017, 6:23 am
#1187
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Bonvoy LTE
Posts: 1,881
I think the vetting process has come to a grinding halt with all sorts of uncertainty in US policy. I helped my inlaws apply at the same time and nothing. And the estimated wait times have jumped dramatically at the end of Jan and Feb. Will be interesting to see what the number of business days wait is at the end of March. My guess it will be over 60 from the current 47.
Mar 21, 2017, 8:48 am
#1188
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YKF/YYZ
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador Elite, Lifetime Titanium Elite, AC, UA Silver
Posts: 29
Did my in-laws applications... finally some progress!
Applied: Jan 14, 2017
Conditional Approval: March 20, 2017
Interview: March 24, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived Pending
Applied: Jan 14, 2017
Conditional Approval: March 20, 2017
Interview: March 24, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived Pending
Mar 21, 2017, 8:53 am
#1189
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 4
I read over in the general information thread that a 3 person family had conditional approval from January 20 (approval March 20) on 2 of 3 family members. 3rd member was still pending review.
So they must be slowly working through the January stuff right now.
So they must be slowly working through the January stuff right now.
Mar 21, 2017, 9:56 am
#1190
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 3
I read over in the general information thread that a 3 person family had conditional approval from January 20 (approval March 20) on 2 of 3 family members. 3rd member was still pending review.
So they must be slowly working through the January stuff right now.
So they must be slowly working through the January stuff right now.
Oops, that was me. Dumb n00b didn't see this thread before. To recap, I applied for me, husband, and daughter at the same time - initial application.
Applied: Jan 20th, 2017
Conditional Approval for Husband and Daughter: March 20, 2017
I have not been approved yet. My husband thought it was funny because I should have been the 'easiest'. Husband is a USPR and daughter dual citizen born abroad. I am just a plain, vanilla USC.
We're going to interview in Blaine, so no real rush to schedule straight away. We're hoping my application is conditionally approved in the next few days and then we'll schedule. Otherwise, I guess I'll just schedule them and cancel/reschedule as/if needed.
I'll update when I get my conditional approval.
Last edited by Fishwrap; Mar 21, 2017 at 10:04 am
Mar 21, 2017, 6:11 pm
#1191
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 4,007
Applied (Initial Application): January 6, 2017
Conditional Approval: March 21, 2017
Interview: March 28, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
I finally got my conditional approval for NEXUS today, 51 business days after my initial application. Seems in line with the times others have reported recently. I live about 500 miles from the nearest NEXUS enrollment center, but the timing works out nicely as I'll be in Toronto next week...will rent a car and drive down to Fort Erie for my interview, since as usual they have just about every timeslot open while YYZ is full until late April.
Conditional Approval: March 21, 2017
Interview: March 28, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
I finally got my conditional approval for NEXUS today, 51 business days after my initial application. Seems in line with the times others have reported recently. I live about 500 miles from the nearest NEXUS enrollment center, but the timing works out nicely as I'll be in Toronto next week...will rent a car and drive down to Fort Erie for my interview, since as usual they have just about every timeslot open while YYZ is full until late April.
Mar 21, 2017, 6:19 pm
#1192
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
Applied (Initial Application): January 6, 2017
Conditional Approval: March 21, 2017
Interview: March 28, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
I finally got my conditional approval for NEXUS today, 51 business days after my initial application. Seems in line with the times others have reported recently. I live about 500 miles from the nearest NEXUS enrollment center, but the timing works out nicely as I'll be in Toronto next week...will rent a car and drive down to Fort Erie for my interview, since as usual they have just about every timeslot open while YYZ is full until late April.
Conditional Approval: March 21, 2017
Interview: March 28, 2017
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
I finally got my conditional approval for NEXUS today, 51 business days after my initial application. Seems in line with the times others have reported recently. I live about 500 miles from the nearest NEXUS enrollment center, but the timing works out nicely as I'll be in Toronto next week...will rent a car and drive down to Fort Erie for my interview, since as usual they have just about every timeslot open while YYZ is full until late April.
Mar 22, 2017, 2:57 pm
#1193
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 3
Just last weekend did our interview. We did along with our folks. So post interview, we see that both mine and my dad's status changed to approved, where as my wife and my mom still shows conditionally approved without interview info. What does it mean? Its been 4 days since the interview and no update on their status.
I am hoping to receive card this week, so will see if all comes through or just for me and my dad.
Any one have seen this situation?
I am hoping to receive card this week, so will see if all comes through or just for me and my dad.
Any one have seen this situation?
Mar 22, 2017, 3:56 pm
#1194
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SEA
Programs: UA
Posts: 25
4 of 5 family members conditionally approved...
I submitted the initial application for me, my wife, and all three of our children on January 9, 2017. My wife and our children all received notification of conditional approval on March 18 (68 days elapsed). However, my own application (submitted just minutes before the other four) is still pending review.
Anyone else had this delta between family member approvals? How long did it take to get the last approvals? While I have traveled a bit more than the rest of my family, it's not a lot and our travel patterns in the last 5 years (as asked for on the application) have all been identical.
Anyone else had this delta between family member approvals? How long did it take to get the last approvals? While I have traveled a bit more than the rest of my family, it's not a lot and our travel patterns in the last 5 years (as asked for on the application) have all been identical.
Mar 23, 2017, 2:52 pm
#1195
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SEA
Programs: UA
Posts: 25
I submitted the initial application for me, my wife, and all three of our children on January 9, 2017. My wife and our children all received notification of conditional approval on March 18 (68 days elapsed). However, my own application (submitted just minutes before the other four) is still pending review.
Anyone else had this delta between family member approvals? How long did it take to get the last approvals? While I have traveled a bit more than the rest of my family, it's not a lot and our travel patterns in the last 5 years (as asked for on the application) have all been identical.
Anyone else had this delta between family member approvals? How long did it take to get the last approvals? While I have traveled a bit more than the rest of my family, it's not a lot and our travel patterns in the last 5 years (as asked for on the application) have all been identical.
Mar 23, 2017, 3:20 pm
#1196
Join Date: May 2012
Location: BOS, YYZ, HKG, TPE
Programs: OZ Diamond, DL Gold, QF Gold, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, WoH Explorist, Shangri-la Jade
Posts: 304
Applied (Initial Application): March 13th, 2017
Conditional Approval: Pending
Interview: Pending
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
Leaving North America for Summer Vacay: May 1st.
Looks like I'm not making it
Conditional Approval: Pending
Interview: Pending
Approval: Pending
Card Arrived: Pending
Leaving North America for Summer Vacay: May 1st.
Looks like I'm not making it
Mar 27, 2017, 11:13 am
#1199
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 3
Just last weekend did our interview. We did along with our folks. So post interview, we see that both mine and my dad's status changed to approved, where as my wife and my mom still shows conditionally approved without interview info. What does it mean? Its been 4 days since the interview and no update on their status.
I am hoping to receive card this week, so will see if all comes through or just for me and my dad.
Any one have seen this situation?
I am hoping to receive card this week, so will see if all comes through or just for me and my dad.
Any one have seen this situation?
Mar 27, 2017, 4:14 pm
#1200
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC, Bonvoy, HH
Posts: 610
Have your wife and/or mom call in to inquire. It's an odd situation. The approvals are usually immediate after the interview. Unless something was flagged on the two ladies, I'm wondering if they didn't get processed correctly. Let us know what you find out.