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
Dec 8, 2016 | 5:38 am
#1156
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: YQB
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, Bonvoy Gold, HHonors Diamond, VIA Premier, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 825
For the interview date, you have to be flexible as the availability fluctuates. The closest available date for me was about 5 weeks out! It changes since people sometimes cancel their appointment so it is worth checking regularly. Later the same day I went for the interview I received the official acceptance letter and the card arrived about 1 week later.
From application to card in hand, it took 12 weeks for me.
Dec 8, 2016 | 10:22 am
#1157
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: IAH
Posts: 96
Good luck.
Jan 7, 2017 | 11:30 am
#1161
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 526
Of course, if you are traveling in the near future and want the benefits of Nexus, then it is better to get your approval before then regardless of when your date of birth is.
Jan 9, 2017 | 7:34 am
#1163
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 45
I would time your appointment according to your birth date. I found it interesting that our Nexus is valid for almost 6 years. DW and my birth dates are in Sept and Aug. Our Nexus is valid through our birthday 2022. So if your birthday is coming up, wait to schedule your appointment until after your birthday. I suspect they don't want to make your Nexus valid for less than five years after first approval, so timing can be useful.
Of course, if you are traveling in the near future and want the benefits of Nexus, then it is better to get your approval before then regardless of when your date of birth is.
Of course, if you are traveling in the near future and want the benefits of Nexus, then it is better to get your approval before then regardless of when your date of birth is.
This is so true. My family and I were planning a trip and had to choose the date we would be crossing in order to not have to make a special trip. Unfortunately, the appointment was a week before my birthday so I got the short end of the 5 year stick whereas my daughter gets 5 yrs and 10 months.
It was good that I got it though since I needed to use it the following week for a funeral.
Jan 10, 2017 | 5:27 pm
#1165
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: SFO
Programs: COdbaUA Platinum 2MM
Posts: 5,602
Jan 12, 2017 | 10:01 am
#1166
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: LAX
Programs: F9 Gold, peon and loving it everywhere else
Posts: 4,018
Wow, Canada is quick in their approval of NEXUS applications. I applied last Friday, 1/6 and got a call from a CBSA officer this morning asking me some questions about my misdemeanor conviction and the circumstances that led to the charge. She then told me I'm approved on the Canadian end but that the US still has a 7-8 week backlog (so probably late February or early March before I'm conditionally approved in GOES). She also mentioned that I should bring as many documents as possible to my interview: a conviction certificate is required but officers may ask to see a police report or other court record.
Mar 6, 2017 | 12:00 pm
#1170
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 3
Its been 9-10 weeks?
Any advice? Any good number to call and ping them?
Also not sure how long can I keep my wife under this status as I prefer to take interview for all of us together.
Please advise,