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
Apr 20, 2018, 8:13 pm
#1531
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 12
Apr 21, 2018, 12:26 am
#1532
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 1
Thanks all for the super useful thread as I was lurking while awaiting the approval of my own application. Registered and am posting hopefully for the benefit of other applicants...
Application submitted online: March 8, 2018
Conditional approval: April 20, 2018 (28 business days, not counting Good Friday/Easter Monday, as noted above, it seems that we can reliably expect a couple of weeks longer than the CBSA estimate)
Interview: April 20, 2018 in Ottawa (about 30 minutes after conditional approval email which must surely win a prize... and the next available slot was over two months from now, ouch)
Final approval: April 20, 2018 (about 20 minutes after interview)
Card received: May 1, 2018
Application submitted online: March 8, 2018
Conditional approval: April 20, 2018 (28 business days, not counting Good Friday/Easter Monday, as noted above, it seems that we can reliably expect a couple of weeks longer than the CBSA estimate)
Interview: April 20, 2018 in Ottawa (about 30 minutes after conditional approval email which must surely win a prize... and the next available slot was over two months from now, ouch)
Final approval: April 20, 2018 (about 20 minutes after interview)
Card received: May 1, 2018
Last edited by tnross; May 1, 2018 at 10:24 pm Reason: Card received in mail
Apr 24, 2018, 10:25 am
#1534
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: YUL
Posts: 1
Seems like they must have picked up the pace!
Applied online: March 31st, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 24th, 2018 (16 business days, excluding Easter weekend)
Interview: April 26th, 2018 (spot opened up within an hour)
Approved: April 26th, 2018
Applied online: March 31st, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 24th, 2018 (16 business days, excluding Easter weekend)
Interview: April 26th, 2018 (spot opened up within an hour)
Approved: April 26th, 2018
Last edited by 00marcus; Apr 27, 2018 at 8:55 pm
Apr 27, 2018, 12:49 pm
#1535
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 255
Gosh, that just proves that I should be concerned. I am in Toronto and Vermont is much nearer to Toronto than anywhere in Calgary. It's definitely not at my US address either and I requested it be sent to my Canadian address. Sigh. I guess I will just keep waiting until the 8 week point.
So what happened? They looked at the notification letters uploaded to my account (the first for conditional approval and the second for the final approval). The address on the notification for conditional approval was indeed correct since it was pulling from the details that I provided when I applied. However, the address on the approval notification post-interview was missing both the street number and the apartment number. While at the interview, somehow the officer had changed the address incorrectly. I guess the moral here is to verify the address on your notification letters.
Apr 30, 2018, 8:39 pm
#1536
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 46
My wife and child were approved today
Applied online: March 26th, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 30th, 2018
Interview: TBD, probably in Blaine
Approved: TBD
Does anyone know if we know need to book 3 appointments or if we just need to book 2 appointments (one for each adult) and then call them to say our child will be attending too?
Update: Had our interviews in Blaine. Approved approximately 5 minutes after interview ended. Just waiting for the cards now.
Applied online: March 26th, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 30th, 2018
Interview: TBD, probably in Blaine
Approved: TBD
Does anyone know if we know need to book 3 appointments or if we just need to book 2 appointments (one for each adult) and then call them to say our child will be attending too?
Update: Had our interviews in Blaine. Approved approximately 5 minutes after interview ended. Just waiting for the cards now.
Last edited by kalpol; May 7, 2018 at 12:15 pm
May 8, 2018, 6:31 am
#1537
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 7
Jealous. I applied the exact same day as you and still haven't been conditionally approved yet. (I've already got Global Entry and was adding NEXUS).
May 8, 2018, 3:14 pm
#1538
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 1
Impatiently Waiting
I applied on April 2, now May 8 and still Pending Review.
26 business days since applying online. Wait time listed at 20 days. Getting a little concerned, since my original Global Entry expired last Friday.
Edit: Checked this morning, and 'Conditionally Approved'. 28 business days and a little impatience. Looks like a trip to Detroit is in my near future.
26 business days since applying online. Wait time listed at 20 days. Getting a little concerned, since my original Global Entry expired last Friday.
Edit: Checked this morning, and 'Conditionally Approved'. 28 business days and a little impatience. Looks like a trip to Detroit is in my near future.
Last edited by injuneer25; May 10, 2018 at 4:50 am Reason: Update
May 9, 2018, 12:11 pm
#1539
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 7
Well, that was convenient. I just got my conditional approval today, finally. 28 business days, to my count. Scheduled my interview for June when I'll be passing through Buffalo.
May 15, 2018, 9:12 pm
#1540
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 1
Application process
Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience getting Nexus card.
Anyone had anything similar? Thanks
- I applied online and paid the feel
- Received conditional approval
- Booked interview online
- Had interview, did eye scan, fingerprints and picture
Anyone had anything similar? Thanks
May 15, 2018, 9:19 pm
#1541
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 12
Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience getting Nexus card.
Anyone had anything similar? Thanks
- I applied online and paid the feel
- Received conditional approval
- Booked interview online
- Had interview, did eye scan, fingerprints and picture
Anyone had anything similar? Thanks
May 17, 2018, 11:52 am
#1542
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 17
In case anybody applied recently... I just called the processing centre and was told the wait is currently 6-12 weeks for them to work through your application. Agent said the 20 business days posted online is wrong. Also, the reason I called to see where I'm standing with my application as I was charged over a month ago and didn't receive a confirmation letter in the mail. Again, agent said the system malfunctioned and did not send out a bunch of mail out.
Paper application: sometime in February
Fee charged: March 20th, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 27th, 2018
Interview/Approved: May 17th, 2018
Card Received: May 31st, 2018
Based on my math, my application took 26 business days.
Paper application: sometime in February
Fee charged: March 20th, 2018
Conditionally approved: April 27th, 2018
Interview/Approved: May 17th, 2018
Card Received: May 31st, 2018
Based on my math, my application took 26 business days.
Last edited by csnf; May 31, 2018 at 6:32 pm Reason: Updated timelines
May 17, 2018, 1:09 pm
#1544
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 17
Wagering with the system to see if a paper application would be processed faster vs. an online application, assuming that most applications are done online. Bad move.