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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
#2536
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 3
Data Point
Data Point for my mother's NEXUS application. US Citizen, minimal travels.
Applied: March 21, 2023
Conditionally approved: May 2, 2024
Interview: August 23, 2024 (Blaine, WA was booked out months ahead)
Card received: September 3, 2024
Applied: March 21, 2023
Conditionally approved: May 2, 2024
Interview: August 23, 2024 (Blaine, WA was booked out months ahead)
Card received: September 3, 2024
Last edited by ritar33; Sep 5, 2024 at 9:22 pm
#2538
Join Date: Mar 2024
Posts: 4
[Edit] Interview scheduled next week in Sault Ste Marie, MI
Last edited by devinthreethousand; Sep 7, 2024 at 3:29 pm
#2541


Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: YVR/YUL/LHR/HKG
Programs: TK Gold
Posts: 742
I have friends that applied and got approved within a week! I guess it's based on nationality, and also I have been some red flag countires like Russia, Israel... before the war?
#2544




Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YKF/YYZ
Programs: Bonvoy Ambassador Elite, Lifetime Titanium Elite, AC, UA Silver
Posts: 30
Helped a friend do her initial NEXUS application - here are the timelines...
Applied : August 25, 2024
Conditonal Approval: September 13, 2024
Interview: October 18, 2024
Full Approval: October 19, 2024
Used the notifications from the Niagara Bot to reschedule her initial interview from late November to a next day opening in Niagara office.
Applied : August 25, 2024
Conditonal Approval: September 13, 2024
Interview: October 18, 2024
Full Approval: October 19, 2024
Used the notifications from the Niagara Bot to reschedule her initial interview from late November to a next day opening in Niagara office.
#2545




Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 6,681
My daughter and her spouse both applied for NEXUS on 9/29. My daughter is a US citizen only who previously had Global Entry and was just a few days post her first expiration of that at time of application. Her husband is a dual US Canadian citizen and this was his first application for any TTP. Given that his family currently reside in Canada they travel up there by car every so often and my daughter felt that NEXUS would serve them better at this point than Global Entry.
11/28 On Thanksgiving, spouse receives notification that he is conditionally approved with in person interview obviously required given this is his first time participating in NEXUS (or any TTP for that matter). The land border they use most often next has interviews available in February so he books a slot for a day that they think they'll be traveling cross border.
12/2 Today my daughter also receives notification of conditional approval with interview required but she has an option to do the interview remotely. However, there is not a single slot available as far out as the calendar goes so she just booked an in person interview for the same day and time as her husband given that she'll likely be there with him anyway.
Does anyone know if remote interview appointments ever open in case my daughter does not end up traveling on that day? How obsessed do you need to be about checking for one? Forgive me if this has been asked before.
11/28 On Thanksgiving, spouse receives notification that he is conditionally approved with in person interview obviously required given this is his first time participating in NEXUS (or any TTP for that matter). The land border they use most often next has interviews available in February so he books a slot for a day that they think they'll be traveling cross border.
12/2 Today my daughter also receives notification of conditional approval with interview required but she has an option to do the interview remotely. However, there is not a single slot available as far out as the calendar goes so she just booked an in person interview for the same day and time as her husband given that she'll likely be there with him anyway.
Does anyone know if remote interview appointments ever open in case my daughter does not end up traveling on that day? How obsessed do you need to be about checking for one? Forgive me if this has been asked before.
#2546
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist




Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: LAX
Programs: oneword Emerald
Posts: 24,808
#2547




Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
Programs: FA
Posts: 6,485
Many thanks to whomever (sorry, can't remember to give proper credit) that mentioned appointments are often released on first Monday morning of the month. I was able to schedule all my kids today! It's almost half a year in the future, but we won't be traveling until the summer at the earliest anyway.
LAX
LAX
#2549



Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE, spouse SE (MM), National Emerald, various hotel programs
Posts: 450
That is very close to my spouse's timeline and they are still waiting for their card as well.
#2550

Join Date: Sep 2024
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE.
Posts: 563
Canadian Citizen from birth.
First-time Nexus application submitted online 18-Nov-2024.
Conditional approval received today 13-Jan-2025.
Waiting on spouse's application now before co-scheduling interviews.
First-time Nexus application submitted online 18-Nov-2024.
Conditional approval received today 13-Jan-2025.
Waiting on spouse's application now before co-scheduling interviews.





