TSA Pre✓ departing Canada?
Aug 20, 2019, 7:02 am
#16
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 5,182
This. You do not need your GE card when traveling by air, only by land according to US CBP. I had this problem in Canada and I finally was allowed to go through the NEXUS lanes in Toronto after a brief (civil) argument with the Canadian version of TSA. I never carry my GE card with me as all the information is in my passport already (i.e. GE). The problem is they don't have passport/boarding pass scanners at the beginning of security for some reason, at least in Toronto. So if you don't have a physical GE card to show, they can't validate your claim to be GE/NEXUS. Super annoying.
Aug 20, 2019, 7:39 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 61
Agreed, but when the CBP tells you you don't need your card when traveling by air I wouldn't think to bring it along.
Aug 20, 2019, 9:45 am
#18
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: DL Diamond 1.7MM, Starlux Insighter, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,947
This has never happened to me - Customs just wants to see my Global Entry declaration slip and passport when I make a declaration. What port of entry are you using, and are you using the GE kiosks or something else like mobile passport?
Aug 20, 2019, 12:36 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 5,182
I always declare food at the YYZ kiosk. Then the agent asks to see my NEXUS card and boarding pass and he/she scans the card. Zero upside in my view not to carry the NEXUS card with me especially for the expedited security.