Why was SENTRI vehicle inspection dropped and lanes opened to NEXUS and GE members?
Apr 29, 2018, 12:52 am
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Why was SENTRI vehicle inspection dropped and lanes opened to NEXUS and GE members?
Why was the vehicle pre-inspection requirement of SENTRI dropped? And why was the SENTRI Lane opened up to NEXUS and Global Entry card holders?
With all the concern over human and drug smuggling on our southern border, I would have figured that the SENTRI vehicle inspection program would have remained.
With all the concern over human and drug smuggling on our southern border, I would have figured that the SENTRI vehicle inspection program would have remained.
Apr 29, 2018, 8:57 am
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Apr 29, 2018, 8:06 pm
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Why was the vehicle pre-inspection requirement of SENTRI dropped? And why was the SENTRI Lane opened up to NEXUS and Global Entry card holders?
With all the concern over human and drug smuggling on our southern border, I would have figured that the SENTRI vehicle inspection program would have remained.
With all the concern over human and drug smuggling on our southern border, I would have figured that the SENTRI vehicle inspection program would have remained.
NEXUS + GE members are provided the facility to pre-register (+pre-inspect?) their vehicle if they plan to use it for entering US from MX. So I guess, SENTRI lanes were always "open" to NEXUS + GE...
Where did you read the SENTRI pre-inspection requirement was dropped? My NEXUS online portal still shows me the option to pre-register my vehicle if I use to enter US with it.
Apr 29, 2018, 11:02 pm
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To clear all doubts I am adding the statement from official CBP SENTRI FAQ
If you wish to register your vehicle after your initial application, you must pay a $42 vehicle registration fee. Vehicle registration is only required for use in the SENTRI lanes along the U.S./Mexican border. It is NOT required for NEXUS lane usage.
You can add/remove a vehicle for use in the SENTRI lanes through your TTP account. Please select add a vehicle from the Dashboard. After you pay the processing fee you will see it pending review. Please note processing times for vehicle enrollment vary vastly and it can take 3-5 months to process.
Upon vehicle approval, you will receive a letter stating that you will receive a new SENTRI card, please disregard. You can use the vehicle immediately upon approval with your existing Trusted Traveler card. Vehicle inspections are no longer required.
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Last edited by oakland; Apr 29, 2018 at 11:07 pm
Apr 21, 2019, 4:21 pm
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I know this is a bit late, but I read on a web page that they still do the vehicle inspections, but at the border. Though this is not an official CBP page, it would make sense for them to do this.
https://www.bajabound.com/before/permits/sentri.php
https://www.bajabound.com/before/permits/sentri.php
"Vehicle Inspection Guidelines
The SENTRI program no longer requires a vehicle inspection appointment. Now you will be passed to secondary inspection one of the first few times you cross back into the Unites States with the vehicle."
Apr 23, 2019, 11:02 am
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