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Sergiy Brusentsov Sep 11, 2019 12:19 pm


Originally Posted by outpost (Post 31508667)
First time applicant.

Applied May 30.

Still pending - September 9.

Possible my frequent travel throughout the world delays? I dunno, but wow, this seems long!

I have the same problem. I sent 3 applications at once (my wife, daughter, and myself). The daughter was approved in 2 weeks, wife in 3 weeks, and I am still waiting.

Applied May 15.

Still pending - September 11.

I applied as Canadian, but maybe it's so delayed because I was travelling a lot (50+ times) before getting Canadian citizenship.

islandcub1 Sep 16, 2019 9:08 am

Applied July 8, still waiting.

breizangelik Sep 16, 2019 12:06 pm

Hello,
New here...
I applied first time July 24th and still waiting for approval!
I was worried but i see that there are lot of people before me that are still waiting :(

emlphoto Sep 16, 2019 11:45 pm

Renewed July 9th, still no reply. Canadian, travel across border weekly. Expired on Sept 6th. This is my 3rd renewal, member since 2008

breizangelik Sep 17, 2019 5:09 pm


Originally Posted by breizangelik (Post 31531313)
Hello,
New here...
I applied first time July 24th and still waiting for approval!
I was worried but i see that there are lot of people before me that are still waiting :(

I don't know if they checked here but i got the approval today :)
Now i have to find a spot for the interview ....

oreocookies Sep 18, 2019 3:35 pm

This is a great and useful thread. I applied August 21 so it's been 20 business days. Based on this list, looks like I should keep waiting.

I had like seven addresses because I've moved a lot, and getting them all together was a pain because I honestly forgot them all and had to find old leases and emails. I wonder if that will make it go slower. I recently traveled from the US to France with a stopover in Germany, and on the way home I got an SSSS and they checked me for bombs. So I wonder if I am some list somewhere somehow. I am excited for TSA precheck though. For years I keep thinking how nice it would be to have it, and now I've finally taken the step to get it. Easy travel through Canada will be great too.

flyerCO Sep 18, 2019 11:50 pm


Originally Posted by oreocookies (Post 31539640)
This is a great and useful thread. I applied August 21 so it's been 20 business days. Based on this list, looks like I should keep waiting.

I had like seven addresses because I've moved a lot, and getting them all together was a pain because I honestly forgot them all and had to find old leases and emails. I wonder if that will make it go slower. I recently traveled from the US to France with a stopover in Germany, and on the way home I got an SSSS and they checked me for bombs. So I wonder if I am some list somewhere somehow. I am excited for TSA precheck though. For years I keep thinking how nice it would be to have it, and now I've finally taken the step to get it. Easy travel through Canada will be great too.

Even with Precheck (which you get access to as a Nexus/GE member) you can get SSSS. Most are random selectee, selected by computer.

breizangelik Sep 19, 2019 12:08 pm

Applied July 24th 2019
Conditionnal Approval September 17th 2019 (D+39 business days)
Interview September 18th 2019 (D+40)
Approved Application September 19th 2019 (D+41)

If you want to have your interview right away the thing to do is to check the calendar often, they open last minutes interviews and you have to be ready to leave your place!
I was refreshing the page every 15 minutes and at 12.40pm i saw a spot for the 2pm interview, i took all the documents and i jumped in my car! Google told me 55 minutes drive + border wait (nexus offices in Washington States are 10 kms away from the border) and at 1.45 pm i was on the parking lot lol
When i pre-register with the front lady, i wasn't even on the list but because i had the letter + number confirmation, i was good to go! And she told me, i always told people to do that but nobody trust me, and thank you, you are the proof that it's working !!
So now, guys you know what to do if you don't want to wait 1.5-3 month for an interview! (it's the time frame here in Vancouver or Whashington State)

elbarto94 Sep 27, 2019 1:03 pm

Applied August 8 2019.
Conditionally approved September 27 2019
Interview scheduled for November 26 @ Pearson :(

bfoster87 Oct 1, 2019 11:23 pm

64 business days...
 
I applied for my newborn son on June 30th, when the wait was 25 business days... Still pending review. My son was 1.5 months old then, he's now 4.5 months old...

Bobvb Oct 3, 2019 1:31 am

Applied on June 24 and still waiting for the initial approval. The fact that I am a Canadian permanent resident on a European passport, and frequent trips to Asia and South America likely delayed the case

Yakima Oct 4, 2019 2:31 am

Applied on 8.14 for both toddlers. None has been approved yet. We were hoping can do the interview on our way back to the US via Calgary. But it looks like it won’t happen now.

george53 Oct 4, 2019 6:54 pm

I applied solo on TTP website on July 8. That is almost three months.
Still waiting for conditional approval. Takes much longer than 40 business days.

RockMan38 Oct 5, 2019 2:02 pm

GF and I both applied August 3rd.
GF: conditional approval September 25th (39 business days) Interview November 9th, card received November 19th.
Me: Still patiently waiting......

txt Oct 5, 2019 7:19 pm

Full timeline
 
7/5 - Application
8/29 - Conditional approval. Got an email indicating my status was updated. Interestingly my address was missing my apartment number on the conditional approval letter.
9/15 - Approval with interview at YYZ. No questions were asked, I handed them my conditional approval notice, my Canadian passport, US driver's license and my H1-B I-797. We made some small talk and they asked if I had any questions. All were friendly officers. My address was again missing my apartment number on the approval letter. Got the email indicating my approval while still in the NEXUS office.
9/20 - Card arrived in mail in NYC. Apartment number was on the envelope, despite not being on the conditional approval and approval letters.


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