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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
#1801
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 1
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.
#1805
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 3
Now i have to find a spot for the interview ....
#1806

Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 185
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.
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.
#1807
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Antonio
Programs: DL DM, Former AA EXP now AY Plat, AC 75K, NW Plat, Former CO Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 28,002
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.
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.
#1808
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 3
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)
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)
Last edited by breizangelik; Sep 19, 2019 at 4:12 pm
#1814
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 6
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......
GF: conditional approval September 25th (39 business days) Interview November 9th, card received November 19th.
Me: Still patiently waiting......
Last edited by RockMan38; Feb 10, 2020 at 4:45 pm Reason: Update timeline
#1815
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: NYC
Programs: NEXUS, AA Plat
Posts: 2
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.
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.







