Originally Posted by astroflyer

Sorry I misread it...I thought he was flying from YVR to the states. At preclearance there should be GE machines for your return trip. I've never flown through the airport, so I can't verify that directly.

As to the other question, I got my Nexus card about 7 or 8 days after the interview. I had gotten the approval notification change in status in GOES before I even left the airport.