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
Feb 28, 2018, 5:33 pm
#1501
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 1
I applied January 26th, 2018 and received my Conditional Approval notice online Today February 28th, 2018. Furthermore there are plenty of openings at my local Enrollment Center in Downtown Detroit starting tomorrow (and pretty much every day after has multiple openings).
Feb 28, 2018, 5:59 pm
#1502
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
I applied January 26th, 2018 and received my Conditional Approval notice online Today February 28th, 2018. Furthermore there are plenty of openings at my local Enrollment Center in Downtown Detroit starting tomorrow (and pretty much every day after has multiple openings).
Feb 28, 2018, 6:38 pm
#1503
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,664
Applied Online: January 24, 2017
Conditionally Approved: February 26, 2018
Interviewed: March 9, 2018 (scheduled)
Approved:
Card Arrived:
Lots of openings at the Fort Erie location, if it had worked for my schedule I could have scheduled it for the next dayd
Conditionally Approved: February 26, 2018
Interviewed: March 9, 2018 (scheduled)
Approved:
Card Arrived:
Lots of openings at the Fort Erie location, if it had worked for my schedule I could have scheduled it for the next dayd
Mar 20, 2018, 5:22 pm
#1504
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 2
Applied online: Feb 13, 2018
Conditionally approved: March 20, 2018
Interview: March 22, 2018 (scheduled at Niagara Falls location)
There were a lot of middle of the week appointments available at Niagara. Does anyone know how quickly we get our Known Traveller Number? Do I have to wait to get the physical card, or is it updated on the website as soon as you get approved?
Also, the CBSA have updated their published wait times to 20 days (as of 2/28/18)
Conditionally approved: March 20, 2018
Interview: March 22, 2018 (scheduled at Niagara Falls location)
There were a lot of middle of the week appointments available at Niagara. Does anyone know how quickly we get our Known Traveller Number? Do I have to wait to get the physical card, or is it updated on the website as soon as you get approved?
Also, the CBSA have updated their published wait times to 20 days (as of 2/28/18)
Mar 20, 2018, 5:46 pm
#1505
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,664
Applied online: Feb 13, 2018
Conditionally approved: March 20, 2018
Interview: March 22, 2018 (scheduled at Niagara Falls location)
There were a lot of middle of the week appointments available at Niagara. Does anyone know how quickly we get our Known Traveller Number? Do I have to wait to get the physical card, or is it updated on the website as soon as you get approved?
Also, the CBSA have updated their published wait times to 20 days (as of 2/28/18)
Conditionally approved: March 20, 2018
Interview: March 22, 2018 (scheduled at Niagara Falls location)
There were a lot of middle of the week appointments available at Niagara. Does anyone know how quickly we get our Known Traveller Number? Do I have to wait to get the physical card, or is it updated on the website as soon as you get approved?
Also, the CBSA have updated their published wait times to 20 days (as of 2/28/18)
Mar 20, 2018, 5:49 pm
#1506
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 11
Applied Online: Feb 8, 2018
Conditionally Approved: March 13, 2018 (23 days)
Interviewed: March 20, 2018 (YUL)
Approved: March 20, 2018
CBP officer told me I should get my new card in the mail in 3-4 days as I live in a state near the card production place.
Conditionally Approved: March 13, 2018 (23 days)
Interviewed: March 20, 2018 (YUL)
Approved: March 20, 2018
CBP officer told me I should get my new card in the mail in 3-4 days as I live in a state near the card production place.
Mar 21, 2018, 2:14 pm
#1507
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 255
Applied Online: February 13, 2018
Conditionally Approved: March 20, 2018
Interviewed: March 21, 2018 (YYZ)
Approved: March 21, 2018
Card Reported Missing: April 17, 2018
Card Re-mailed: April 18, 2018
Card Arrived: April 24, 2018
When I was approved on March 20, I immediately went online to find the next available appoint, which was in Fort Erie on March 21. However, late last night, I checked availability again and there was an opening on March 21 in Mississauga (YYZ) so I switched because it was more convenient. Also, when I checked availability initially on March 20, there was availability through 6.45 pm on that day (same day as conditional approval).
The officer said that my card should arrive in 2 weeks.
Conditionally Approved: March 20, 2018
Interviewed: March 21, 2018 (YYZ)
Approved: March 21, 2018
Card Reported Missing: April 17, 2018
Card Re-mailed: April 18, 2018
Card Arrived: April 24, 2018
When I was approved on March 20, I immediately went online to find the next available appoint, which was in Fort Erie on March 21. However, late last night, I checked availability again and there was an opening on March 21 in Mississauga (YYZ) so I switched because it was more convenient. Also, when I checked availability initially on March 20, there was availability through 6.45 pm on that day (same day as conditional approval).
The officer said that my card should arrive in 2 weeks.
Last edited by rumboj; Apr 27, 2018 at 1:09 pm Reason: Edited to provide update on missing card
Mar 22, 2018, 9:03 am
#1509
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,532
After receiving your NEXUS card, you need to activate it within 30 days. When you cross Peace Bridge using your NEXUS card, NEXUS card is sufficient. I do carry my U.S. passport with me just in case.
Mar 22, 2018, 1:24 pm
#1510
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 2
Applied online: Feb 13, 2018
Conditionally approved: March 20, 2018
Interview: March 22, 2018 (scheduled at Niagara Falls location)
Approved: March 22, 2018
I had by email by the time that I finished getting my iris scanned at the Canada location. Was told my card should arrive in 7-10 business days in a plain, unmarked envelope.
Apr 6, 2018, 11:18 am
#1512
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 12
I gave my NEXUS interview at a land crossing one day ago. Every forum I look, people get their approval email immediately or within a few hours. Has anything changed between 2017-2018 that approvals now take longer? I think my interview went well, the CBP and CBSA officers were very friendly and I honestly answered all their questions and had all documents ready. My record is clean and I'm a law abiding resident. I am a US visa holder and a Canadian PR, currently living in US till end of this year.
Timeline: Conditional approval: March 14, 2018
Interview scheduled for June Seattle Boeing within 30 days, then rescheduled to Land crossing: April 5 2018: Interview done.
Approval email: No email confirmation yet (April 6, 2018).
Note that my land crossing Nexus office is only open Tues and Thursday.
So you got the approval email two days after you gave interview? The location you interviewed at, is it open every day? I gave my interview at a land crossing yesterday and still haven't received email. The land crossing is open only Tues and Thurs. Maybe my interviewer also forgot to click on Approve
? I will wait for a few days and see what happens. My interview went well, no hiccups so I don't see why they won't approve me.
Timeline: Conditional approval: March 14, 2018
Interview scheduled for June Seattle Boeing within 30 days, then rescheduled to Land crossing: April 5 2018: Interview done.
Approval email: No email confirmation yet (April 6, 2018).
Note that my land crossing Nexus office is only open Tues and Thursday.
So you got the approval email two days after you gave interview? The location you interviewed at, is it open every day? I gave my interview at a land crossing yesterday and still haven't received email. The land crossing is open only Tues and Thurs. Maybe my interviewer also forgot to click on Approve
? I will wait for a few days and see what happens. My interview went well, no hiccups so I don't see why they won't approve me.
Last edited by TWA884; Apr 6, 2018 at 7:03 pm Reason: Merge consecutive posts by the same member; please use the multi-quote function
Apr 6, 2018, 5:32 pm
#1513
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 4
So you got the approval email two days after you gave interview? The location you interviewed at, is it open every day? I gave my interview at a land crossing yesterday and still haven't received email. The land crossing is open only Tues and Thurs. Maybe my interviewer also forgot to click on Approve ? I will wait for a few days and see what happens. My interview went well, no hiccups so I don't see why they won't approve me.
? I will wait for a few days and see what happens. My interview went well, no hiccups so I don't see why they won't approve me.
Apr 6, 2018, 7:09 pm
#1514
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 12
Apr 6, 2018, 7:23 pm
#1515
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 4