Originally Posted by
Frequentlander
I fly in and out of Vancouver into/out of the US all the time and the ONLY time I have to show my passport is at the gate. Government employees are happy with the Nexus card but the airlines ask for the passport. Some agents are clueless about Nexus and some recognize it.
The rush passport seems like very good advice.
I second this. I fly out of YVR on AS all the time. I have tried to use my Nexus card at the gate check a couple of times but the gate agents insist on a passport. I have never pushed the issue too hard as I always have my passport with me anyway but I definitely got the feeling that I wouldn't have won that battle. As with anything, though, YMMV. But I wouldn't be counting on it if it was essential that I fly that day and I would be going for that rush passport.