Originally Posted by
aaronrobb
I applied for renewal April 24. Still no word.
What i think the issue is, is that people hear that it takes so long that they're all applying early, gumming up the system.
A lady I know has hers expiring in November and she's already applied, which then pushes back anyone who may apply now hoping to get it in even just two months.
What is really annoying too is the Canadian government site that tells you of the 'estimated wait times' still says 20 days, and hasn't been updated since April....so they have no idea.
Hopefully its only another week for me. My card expires this coming Sunday.
I did read that you can use an expired card for 6 months if your application is pending though.
to say that people applying when they are eligible (12 months before) is "gumming up the system" is conjecture.
remember that as a can citizen, the issuing authority is usa. so perhaps the 20 days applies to usa citizens whose issuing authority is can. and of course very very few usa citizens go for nexus so it's likely those processing times are way thinner. but that's also conjecture.other than the data points provided by ftalkers, this entire thread is conjecture.
Originally Posted by
1KChinito
Best time for you to renew was 18 June 2017. Next time, renew on 18 June 2022.
sadly i learned this too late, ~70 days before expiry, but hey it seems like the process seems to be in 40-60 day period so may the bureaucratic lords smile down