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ATCtechie Oct 19, 2015 9:13 am

Quick follow-up to my previous post. My interview on Sunday at Toronto YYZ was right on time and took all of 15 minutes, email received the same evening indicating all was complete and my card should be received within 10 days. Overall process from initial submission (online) to complete was just shy of 8 weeks.

GoAmtrak Oct 19, 2015 10:20 am


Originally Posted by snowdog9 (Post 25574138)
New application for myself and my wife on Aug 27th, and neither of us have heard anything - still "Pending Review". It seems like most people are conditionally approved in 6-7 weeks. I am a US citizen, wife is green card holding Canadian.

Hopefully you'll get "Conditionally Approved" soon. I called last week to follow up, and was told that the current processing time is "54 business days" (net of weekends and US and Canadian federal holidays). The next day, my renewal application was Conditionally Approved. The first available appointment in Seattle isn't until February! :eek:

snowdog9 Oct 21, 2015 10:46 am

Finally got approval for my wife and I. Here are the details:

Applications submitted: August 27th
Conditional Approval: October 20th
Interview Scheduled: October 27th

SylvesterMarcus Oct 26, 2015 9:45 am


Originally Posted by GoAmtrak (Post 25585934)
Hopefully you'll get "Conditionally Approved" soon. I called last week to follow up, and was told that the current processing time is "54 business days" (net of weekends and US and Canadian federal holidays). The next day, my renewal application was Conditionally Approved. The first available appointment in Seattle isn't until February! :eek:

I called the Boeing Field office and was told the same thing (February appointments). I was also told that if I were willing to travel to Blaine, I could get in almost immediately. I was also told that there shouldn't be an issue getting all four family members in at the same time so once we're conditionally approved, we're just going to make a day trip out of it (hoping for a weekend appointment).

dave1013 Oct 27, 2015 9:59 am

My experience applying for NEXUS:

Applications submitted: September 3
Conditional Approval: October 26
Interview Scheduled: December 27

MissJ Oct 28, 2015 2:26 pm

Two of us applied exactly 45 days ago. Hoping to hear something soon.

I had my GE interview at Blaine and it was a breeze. Big place with a lot of appointments available. I was able to go in on a Saturday afternoon with no problems.

mrscohn Oct 30, 2015 3:08 pm

Here's my update:

Applied (1st timers): September 8th, 2015
Conditional approval: October 30th, 2015
Interview scheduled: December 1st, 2015 at YUL.

Could've gotten the interview tomorrow, but there was only one slot left and my husband and I wanted to go together.

supervillian Nov 2, 2015 4:45 pm

Long time lurker, 1st time poster.

Applied (1st timer): September 2nd, 2015
Conditional approval: October 26th, 2015
Interview scheduled: October 29th, 2015 (Whirlpool Office Niagara)
Approved: October 29th, 2015 - Same Day

Earliest interview at YYZ were mid-December, so changed to whirlpool location as they had plenty of dates available in October/November.

kilarney Nov 2, 2015 6:07 pm

My wife and children:
Applied: September 8, 2015
Conditionally approved: November 2, 2015
Appointment scheduled for November 12, 2015

lillianrose Nov 2, 2015 6:55 pm

Canadian citizen, living in FL, mailed application to Niagara Falls

October 19th - Application delivered
October 20th - Application fee withdrawn
...

mrscohn Nov 3, 2015 9:29 am


Originally Posted by mrscohn (Post 25639970)
Here's my update:

Applied (1st timers): September 8th, 2015
Conditional approval: October 30th, 2015
Interview scheduled: December 1st, 2015 at YUL.

Could've gotten the interview tomorrow, but there was only one slot left and my husband and I wanted to go together.

I just rescheduled our interviews for tomorrow in Champlain, NY.

Anything I should know as a Canadian doing the interview in the states?

supervillian Nov 3, 2015 10:06 am


Originally Posted by mrscohn (Post 25656811)
I just rescheduled our interviews for tomorrow in Champlain, NY.

Anything I should know as a Canadian doing the interview in the states?

Is there a CBSA agent in that office? First you meet with them and then sit with the US CBP. Just go over how the program works and how to use the nexus lanes.

VillageId10t Nov 4, 2015 9:03 am

Here is our timeline (Family of 4)

Citizenship: Canadian
Application Submission Date: May 28, 2015 (Online through GOES)
Conditional Approval Date: July 16, 2015
Scheduled Interview: October 25, 2015
Approval Date: October 25, 2015 (10 minutes after interview was finished, got all approval emails)
Card Received: November 2, 2015 (Seemed to have come from Washington, DC)
Interview Location: Calgary International Airport (YYC)

Arrived about 15 minutes early and they called us in pretty much right away. Entire process for all 4 of us took maybe 15-20 minutes. Both border guards were extremely nice and friendly. They were great with my young kids and very tolerant of the questions they asked and took the time to answer them all. Overall, great experience.

snowdog9 Nov 4, 2015 3:43 pm

Received our Cards
 
Final stats:

Applications submitted: August 27th
Conditional Approval: October 20th
Interview Scheduled: October 27th
Cards Received: November 2nd
Self: US Citizen
Spouse: Canadian Citizen w/ US Green Card

Interview was about 10 minutes each for my wife and myself. When we arrived at Port Huron (many slots available), we talked jointly to the Canadian border official, then each spoke separately to the US CBP agent. Scan, photos, out. Getting conditional approval from US and Canadian officials is the longest part of the process. The rest is very fast moving and straight-forward.

drog2000 Nov 5, 2015 2:47 pm

I sent my application in on Aug 7th,. they have charged my Credit Card a few weeks later, but I still haven't heard anything from them. Is there a number I can call or can I get any information for anywhere online? Thank you


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