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
Jan 23, 2020 | 1:24 pm
#1921
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 499
My wife and I have Global Entry but we only have 2 premium credit cards with GE reimbursement. We recently had a child and we were thinking about doing NEXUS for her since it is free. It looks like the NY border has plenty of appointments, some even next-day. We may just take the 3 hour trip and do a Montreal trip and make it fun. Are we better off doing this instead of getting her GE? Would GE conditional approval be quicker? Is NEXUS conditional approval quicker for infants?
Thank you!
Thank you!
Jan 23, 2020 | 1:51 pm
#1924
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 499
Data point:
Applied for my newborn son on 10/13/2019
Conditional approval on 12/10/2019
Interviewed/Approved in Blaine, WA on 12/21/2019
US citizens. Both my husband and I were already NEXUS members before applying for our son. We originally scheduled the interview for 1/22/2020, but other interview times popped up throughout the week. 12/21 was the most convenient time, but we could have easily scheduled it for as early as 12/11 if we had the flexibility to do so.
Applied for my newborn son on 10/13/2019
Conditional approval on 12/10/2019
Interviewed/Approved in Blaine, WA on 12/21/2019
US citizens. Both my husband and I were already NEXUS members before applying for our son. We originally scheduled the interview for 1/22/2020, but other interview times popped up throughout the week. 12/21 was the most convenient time, but we could have easily scheduled it for as early as 12/11 if we had the flexibility to do so.
Jan 23, 2020 | 2:00 pm
#1925
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 15
No idea, I've only dealt with Nexus. I think the same office processes the paperwork for both but I'm not sure. Some people get lucky and get it right away, there's no reason that with 3 of us holding Nexus, an infant US citizen shouldn't have been approved right away.
Jan 24, 2020 | 1:12 pm
#1926
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 2
Location: Cincinnati, USA
Initial Application: September (not posting exact date due to fear of retaliation)
Still waiting. Two weeks ago I called both border patrol agencies.
The Canadian CBP was polite and direct; he definitely sounded frustrated and said something along the lines of "the Americans' story keeps changing. I don't believe a word they're saying." He checked my application and said that the Canadians cleared me in November, which explains why the border agents are so much nicer to me when I cross into Canada.
I called the US CBP and the person could not have been more of a <redacted>. He loudly and tersely told me that due to the shutdown (which was now 13 months ago), they had a huge backlog. I asked him if he could give me a timeline and he tersely said "no." He told me that if I applied in September, I had 4-6 more months of waiting. I think it has less to do with the shutdown and more to do with the fact that most of CBP's funds are going towards <redacted> the Southern border. This is a fee-for-service program, and I wish that <redacted> would treat it that way.
Initial Application: September (not posting exact date due to fear of retaliation)
Still waiting. Two weeks ago I called both border patrol agencies.
The Canadian CBP was polite and direct; he definitely sounded frustrated and said something along the lines of "the Americans' story keeps changing. I don't believe a word they're saying." He checked my application and said that the Canadians cleared me in November, which explains why the border agents are so much nicer to me when I cross into Canada.
I called the US CBP and the person could not have been more of a <redacted>. He loudly and tersely told me that due to the shutdown (which was now 13 months ago), they had a huge backlog. I asked him if he could give me a timeline and he tersely said "no." He told me that if I applied in September, I had 4-6 more months of waiting. I think it has less to do with the shutdown and more to do with the fact that most of CBP's funds are going towards <redacted> the Southern border. This is a fee-for-service program, and I wish that <redacted> would treat it that way.
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Jan 24, 2020 | 5:04 pm
#1927
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 26
Location: Cincinnati, USA
Initial Application: September (not posting exact date due to fear of retaliation)
Still waiting. Two weeks ago I called both border patrol agencies.
The Canadian CBP was polite and direct; he definitely sounded frustrated and said something along the lines of "the Americans' story keeps changing. I don't believe a word they're saying." He checked my application and said that the Canadians cleared me in November, which explains why the border agents are so much nicer to me when I cross into Canada.
I called the US CBP and the person could not have been more of a <redacted>. He loudly and tersely told me that due to the shutdown (which was now 13 months ago), they had a huge backlog. I asked him if he could give me a timeline and he tersely said "no." He told me that if I applied in September, I had 4-6 more months of waiting. I think it has less to do with the shutdown and more to do with the fact that most of CBP's funds are going towards <redacted> the Southern border. This is a fee-for-service program, and I wish that <redacted> would treat it that way.
Initial Application: September (not posting exact date due to fear of retaliation)
Still waiting. Two weeks ago I called both border patrol agencies.
The Canadian CBP was polite and direct; he definitely sounded frustrated and said something along the lines of "the Americans' story keeps changing. I don't believe a word they're saying." He checked my application and said that the Canadians cleared me in November, which explains why the border agents are so much nicer to me when I cross into Canada.
I called the US CBP and the person could not have been more of a <redacted>. He loudly and tersely told me that due to the shutdown (which was now 13 months ago), they had a huge backlog. I asked him if he could give me a timeline and he tersely said "no." He told me that if I applied in September, I had 4-6 more months of waiting. I think it has less to do with the shutdown and more to do with the fact that most of CBP's funds are going towards <redacted> the Southern border. This is a fee-for-service program, and I wish that <redacted> would treat it that way.
CBSA = Canada Border Services Agency
CBP = Customs and Border Patrol
Jan 25, 2020 | 6:05 pm
#1928
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 8
I see my passid when I login, but no conditional approval. Can I use it?
I applied on September 14, 2019 (Canadian Citizen residing in Canada), but no conditional approval yet.
When I login now, I see my Passid, can I use this passid before I get my Nexus?
When I login now, I see my Passid, can I use this passid before I get my Nexus?
Jan 25, 2020 | 7:06 pm
#1929
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 24,808
Take a look at this thread: Using KTN/PASSID before Global Entry Final Approval?
Jan 27, 2020 | 9:25 am
#1930
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 79
ok I am glad my wife is not the only one waiting forever for her brand new Nexus. We both applied the morning of July 8th 2019. I got approved on 7/30/19 and wife now waiting 204 days. Did email to see if they have any response other than standard
Jan 27, 2020 | 12:46 pm
#1931
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 23
I called the US side this morning and they told me that the average wait time is 120 days, however my application has been pending 200 days and my kids applications over 200
Jan 27, 2020 | 8:11 pm
#1932
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 5
I finally got my conditional approval just now. I applied June 23, 2019 and conditional approval Jan 27, 2020 so 219 days. I still have no idea why my wife and kids who also applied within a week of my application were conditionally approved in a month.
Jan 27, 2020 | 8:25 pm
#1933
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 23
Oh, lucky you! Congratulations! My kids and myself are still pending, applied for kids on July the 14th and myself on July the 22nd respectively, congratulations again
Jan 28, 2020 | 12:20 pm
#1934
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 79
they did look at my wifes application as they reference information from it.
and then they told me that the current wait time is up to six months if not more.
processing times vary by applicant, but on average processing times are up to 6 months or more for Nexus
so we wait for mid feb the 6 month mark
Jan 28, 2020 | 12:26 pm
#1935
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 23
i emails the like in a previous post for the US side and they got back within the same business day.
they did look at my wifes application as they reference information from it.
and then they told me that the current wait time is up to six months if not more.
processing times vary by applicant, but on average processing times are up to 6 months or more for Nexus
so we wait for mid feb the 6 month mark
they did look at my wifes application as they reference information from it.
and then they told me that the current wait time is up to six months if not more.
processing times vary by applicant, but on average processing times are up to 6 months or more for Nexus
so we wait for mid feb the 6 month mark