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 13, 2019, 9:36 am
#1681
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Please keep in mind that the Trusted Travelers forum is informational.
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Please keep in mind that the Trusted Travelers forum is informational.
Members come here in search of information and practical advice about applying for and using the various Trusted Travelers programs; please limit your postings here to seeking and providing practical information, and sharing news, experiences and data points about NEXUS applications approval timelines.
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Jan 16, 2019, 3:13 am
#1682
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 238
Regarding the time it takes to find out if you're conditionally approved, you'll see in this thread that some people who did the paper application only found out about it by calling in.
I was wrong to say that they don't send a letter, as some people did receive a letter. But you should call in.
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I was wrong to say that they don't send a letter, as some people did receive a letter. But you should call in.
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Jan 17, 2019, 11:19 am
#1683
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: EY
Posts: 852
Reason number 8000 to never do a paper application. Honestly CBSA needs to get rid of that option. Yes, there will be approximately 4 older persons who have no internet access or friend or family member who can help them with an online application, but the cost savings on not having to manually process paper applications would be worth it. I imagine they might be getting more such applications as people play the exchange rate difference of approximately $12. Kids are already free though, so any real benefit is neglible.
Jan 29, 2019, 1:11 am
#1685
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: YVR
Posts: 119
Applied via paper application and mailed on Nov 16th.
Credit card statement shows transaction date of Nov 23rd.
Called in on Jan 28th to find out the status of my application and found out that I was conditionally approved on Jan 7th.
Have not received the conditional approval letter in the mail yet.
Managed to get an appointment for interview on Feb 6th.
Credit card statement shows transaction date of Nov 23rd.
Called in on Jan 28th to find out the status of my application and found out that I was conditionally approved on Jan 7th.
Have not received the conditional approval letter in the mail yet.
Managed to get an appointment for interview on Feb 6th.
Jan 29, 2019, 3:20 am
#1686
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 10
Conditionally approved
Applied 9/26
Conditional approval 1/27
Interview, iris scan and approval 2/1
Cbp officer said card should arrive in 2-3 weeks
No email received for conditional approval but got an email about status change after interview.
Very nice and professional officers, right from front desk to cbp and Cbsa.
am sure others will get approved soon. Good luck to all and safe travels. I appreciate everyone providing helpful information here and supporting each other.
Conditional approval 1/27
Interview, iris scan and approval 2/1
Cbp officer said card should arrive in 2-3 weeks
No email received for conditional approval but got an email about status change after interview.
Very nice and professional officers, right from front desk to cbp and Cbsa.
am sure others will get approved soon. Good luck to all and safe travels. I appreciate everyone providing helpful information here and supporting each other.
Last edited by gulrajb; Feb 1, 2019 at 6:58 pm
Jan 29, 2019, 7:31 am
#1687
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 12
Jan 31, 2019, 9:30 am
#1688
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 9
Applied: December 24, 2018
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
Jan 31, 2019, 6:13 pm
#1689
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Canada
Posts: 37
Feb 1, 2019, 7:54 am
#1690
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC*E 50K
Posts: 32
Yay, finally approved! Applied in September, just approved within the last week (I checked today on the site). Seems like things are happening now that the shutdown is (temporarily) over.
Since I had a previous membership that had expired, I don't need to go for an interview, the new card is on its way to me - bonus.
Since I had a previous membership that had expired, I don't need to go for an interview, the new card is on its way to me - bonus.
Feb 1, 2019, 7:56 am
#1691
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: YYZ
Programs: Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Club Accor Silver, AC 75K
Posts: 264
Applied: December 24, 2018
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
I applied in November and I still haven't heard anything back.... You must of gotten lucky.
Feb 1, 2019, 3:57 pm
#1692
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 1
Applied Nov 21 for myself, my wife, and 2 kids. My wife and kids got conditionally approved Jan 9. Mine still pending.
Feb 5, 2019, 5:31 pm
#1693
Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 3
Canadian citizen, applied online for first Nexus card on Jan 19 for myself, wife, and child. Wife & child got pre-approval on Feb 1, while mine is still pending.
Not sure why mine is still pending while my family's are approved.
Not sure why mine is still pending while my family's are approved.
Last edited by kulb; Mar 8, 2019 at 11:28 am
Feb 7, 2019, 8:00 am
#1694
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 9
Applied: December 24, 2018
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
Conditionally Approved: January 28, 2019.
The approval may have been earlier honestly, I didn't realize the need to check. I probably haven't checked since mid-January. Just assumed they were shut down and were not completing applications.
A friend applied yesterday, January 30. Will update with his progress, as I will be checking every day.
Applied: Jan 30, 2019 (Wednesday)
Conditionally Approved: February 5, 2019 (Tuesday)
Yes, less than 7 days for approval. I am shocked. Unfortunately we will not be able to get up to Detroit before the Goverment shuts down again, so we're praying it will be opened back up by March 16 when our appointments are currently set.
Feb 11, 2019, 8:39 am
#1695
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 12
Applied Oct 29th. Called this morning on the number 800-842-7647 and was told I passed Canadian check in December and now is awaiting US clearance.
Of course, just happens in my case that canadian clearance takes long enough for it to drag in to US shut down.
Of course, just happens in my case that canadian clearance takes long enough for it to drag in to US shut down.