Mar 6, 2017, 1:27 pm
Last edit by: seawolf
CBSA published NEXUS processing times to get to conditional approval can be found here. The most recently published processing time is below, along with a short history of recent official published times. A longer history of published wait times is here, via the Internet Archive Wayback machine. Please post your personal experiences below in the thread. All posts are appreciated. Thank you/Merci!
5 business days as of 2020-04-29
30 business days as of 2020-02-17
39 business days as of 2019-10-07
40 business days as of 2019-08-28
25 business days as of 2019-04-11
5 business days as of 2020-04-29
30 business days as of 2020-02-17
39 business days as of 2019-10-07
40 business days as of 2019-08-28
25 business days as of 2019-04-11
NEXUS First Time Applications Information and Processing Timelines
Nov 11, 2016, 7:31 pm
#1141
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 3
Any chance you would be able to check the availability of the couple offices near Buffalo and Niagara falls please?
Heading up in late December so I'm hoping my family and I can combine it all. Otherwise it will be a 6 hour trip to the border on its own. Applied on October 3.
Heading up in late December so I'm hoping my family and I can combine it all. Otherwise it will be a 6 hour trip to the border on its own. Applied on October 3.
Last edited by Compuwiz; Nov 12, 2016 at 1:38 am
Nov 14, 2016, 11:05 am
#1142
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DTW/MBS
Programs: UA 1K, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Formerly Starbucks Gold
Posts: 3,525
Sharing my timeline for (1) Nexus renewals for me and my wife and (2) adding Nexus for current Global Entry member (w/o NEXUS)
2. Existing Global Entry member, adding Nexus
- submitted application: Sept 6, 2016
- conditionally approved: October 23, 2016 (7 weeks)
- interview scheduled in YYZ: Dec 28, 2016 (when traveling to Toronto during Christmas holidays. Note location now back in Terminal 1 as of Dec 18, 2016)
2. Existing Global Entry member, adding Nexus
- submitted application: Sept 6, 2016
- conditionally approved: October 23, 2016 (7 weeks)
- interview scheduled in YYZ: Dec 28, 2016 (when traveling to Toronto during Christmas holidays. Note location now back in Terminal 1 as of Dec 18, 2016)
Nov 15, 2016, 12:38 am
#1144
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 4
My husband and I applied with paper applications in mid Aug. he received conditional approval the 1st of Nov and I got mine on the 7th. Got interview set up for nov 14 in Landsdown and received approved email as we were leaving the parking lot. Now we just wait for cards to arrive.
Nov 20, 2016, 5:13 pm
#1146
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: PDX
Programs: AS, DL, UA, AC, Nexus, TSA Pre
Posts: 364
My girlfriend finally got conditionally approved.
Applied: 9/18
Conditional Approval: 11/20
Interview Scheduled: 11/23 in Blaine, WA.
U.S. Citizen & first time applicant.
Applied: 9/18
Conditional Approval: 11/20
Interview Scheduled: 11/23 in Blaine, WA.
U.S. Citizen & first time applicant.
Last edited by nrgiii; Nov 20, 2016 at 5:14 pm Reason: typo
Nov 21, 2016, 3:28 pm
#1148
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
Applied Sept 18, got conditional approval yesterday (Nov 20). Not as bad as I was expecting. Now, to find a good time to go to the border...
Nov 25, 2016, 3:45 pm
#1149
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 20,639
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Nov 28, 2016, 5:28 pm
#1150
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 1
1 of 4 approved
Applied for my whole family (4 of us) on 10/7
Today my youngest daughter (3 yrs old) was conditionally approved (~7.5 weeks later)
Appointments still available in Blaine, WA for this coming Sunday (12/4) although they seem to be disappearing fast. Hoping the rest of us get approved soon...
Today my youngest daughter (3 yrs old) was conditionally approved (~7.5 weeks later)
Appointments still available in Blaine, WA for this coming Sunday (12/4) although they seem to be disappearing fast. Hoping the rest of us get approved soon...
Nov 30, 2016, 12:33 pm
#1151
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 45
October 3. Applied for a family of four, one after another
November 30. Conditional Approval for all four.
Questions:
1) Do I need to book four separate appointments or can I just book two consecutive ones for my wife and I and the kids tag along?
Answered: Special Instructions: PLEASE NOTE: 1. Iris Scans are conducted at this office. 2. You must schedule an appointment reservation for each applicant in your family or domicile. If there are not enough appointments available to accommodate the members of your family or domicile on a particular day, then please select another day. The appointments are not required to be in sequential time slots, and the members of your family or domicile will be taken care of at the earliest booked time slot. 3. Applicants utilizing the Visa Waiver program must present at the interview a valid I-94W and/or proof of ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization).
2) Fingerprints for the kids. Is that a requirement in order for them to use GE?
November 30. Conditional Approval for all four.
Questions:
1) Do I need to book four separate appointments or can I just book two consecutive ones for my wife and I and the kids tag along?
Answered: Special Instructions: PLEASE NOTE: 1. Iris Scans are conducted at this office. 2. You must schedule an appointment reservation for each applicant in your family or domicile. If there are not enough appointments available to accommodate the members of your family or domicile on a particular day, then please select another day. The appointments are not required to be in sequential time slots, and the members of your family or domicile will be taken care of at the earliest booked time slot. 3. Applicants utilizing the Visa Waiver program must present at the interview a valid I-94W and/or proof of ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization).
2) Fingerprints for the kids. Is that a requirement in order for them to use GE?
Last edited by eiloo; Nov 30, 2016 at 12:42 pm
Dec 4, 2016, 9:10 am
#1154
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: NEXUS
Posts: 1
Applied: September 27th
Conditionally Approved: November 23rd
Interview: November 29th in Niagara Falls NY, Approved
Was hardly an "interview". First talked to Canadian customs officer who gave me instructions on how to use the nexus card at the bridges, then talked to two American customs officers: First one took my picture, fingerprints, and verified that my address and employment were up to date. Second one gave me information on how to activate Global Entry, use TSA pre check, what times the nexus lanes were open on all of the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area bridges, and she casually asked me why I wanted a nexus pass. Was out of there within 10 minutes and got the final approval email about 10 minutes after leaving the enrollment center. They said they mail the cards from Vermont, so I don't think it will take much longer for me to receive mine.
Conditionally Approved: November 23rd
Interview: November 29th in Niagara Falls NY, Approved
Was hardly an "interview". First talked to Canadian customs officer who gave me instructions on how to use the nexus card at the bridges, then talked to two American customs officers: First one took my picture, fingerprints, and verified that my address and employment were up to date. Second one gave me information on how to activate Global Entry, use TSA pre check, what times the nexus lanes were open on all of the Buffalo/Niagara Falls area bridges, and she casually asked me why I wanted a nexus pass. Was out of there within 10 minutes and got the final approval email about 10 minutes after leaving the enrollment center. They said they mail the cards from Vermont, so I don't think it will take much longer for me to receive mine.
Dec 8, 2016, 5:19 am
#1155
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
How long does it take for a Nexus application to get approved & get card?
How long does it take for a Nexus application to get approved end to end with card in hand?
Just wondering since my application still says "pending review." I know there's an interview as well...
Just wondering since my application still says "pending review." I know there's an interview as well...