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NEXUS First Time Applications Information and Processing Timelines

Old Mar 6, 2017, 1:27 pm
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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


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NEXUS First Time Applications Information and Processing Timelines

Old Jun 10, 2019, 10:09 pm
  #1771  
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 24
Originally Posted by mnbp
It is just as likely that application processing queue time is simply random.

nah. My mom went to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan multiple times and was approved in 2 days. Dad has not left North America in 20 years is still pending from Apr 9
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Old Jun 11, 2019, 2:50 pm
  #1772  
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: BLI or SEA
Programs: AS MVP
Posts: 6
Applied on April 8th for the boy (12) and I. Both still pending.
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Old Jul 5, 2019, 4:38 pm
  #1773  
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: YYJ | PDX
Programs: Nexus, AS MVP
Posts: 4
All US citizens living in second bordered state

Self:
Applied: May 13
Conditional Approval: September 11
Interview: November 1
Card in hand: ?

Wife:
Applied: May 13
Conditional Approval: May 28
Interview: November 1
Card in hand: ?

5 YO:
Applied: May 13
Conditional Approval: May 28
Interview: November 1
Card in hand: ?

1 YO:
Applied: May 13
Conditional Approval: May 28
Interview: November 1
Card in hand: ?

Only conditions that may have extended mine is I am Male and changed my name around the time I turned 18, I have concealed carry licenses in a few states and a Canadian PAL (although that should show that I follow applicable laws)

Last edited by cinsu; Nov 6, 2019 at 10:55 am Reason: Update timeline
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Old Jul 6, 2019, 1:34 pm
  #1774  
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: Nexus
Posts: 1
Smile My timelines

Here is what my timelines look line:

Application submitted: June 21
Application conditionally Approved: July 2
Interview Date and approval (Blaine, WA enrollment center): July 5

Awaiting card.

Regards,
Srini.
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Old Jul 8, 2019, 11:41 am
  #1775  
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2
I applied on 4/22 of this year and as of today, 7/8, I still haven't gotten a conditional approval. It still says "Pending review." This is approaching 11 weeks so 55 business day minus a few days for US/Canadian holidays. Why is mine taking so long? I am a US citizen that already has Global Entry.
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Old Jul 8, 2019, 2:03 pm
  #1776  
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by noblerare
I applied on 4/22 of this year and as of today, 7/8, I still haven't gotten a conditional approval. It still says "Pending review." This is approaching 11 weeks so 55 business day minus a few days for US/Canadian holidays. Why is mine taking so long? I am a US citizen that already has Global Entry.
Sadly I haven't seen any correlation between nationality, age, travel history, gender or other memberships for approval. You probably should be approved pretty soon.
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Old Jul 9, 2019, 12:22 pm
  #1777  
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 3
Applied for Wife and two kids on April 8th ( Canadians via online ) and still in pending

I have applied separately on March 8th and got everything
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Old Jul 11, 2019, 6:22 pm
  #1778  
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 24
Originally Posted by Mayoo
Applied for Wife and two kids on April 8th ( Canadians via online ) and still in pending

I have applied separately on March 8th and got everything

my my mom and brother applied in late March and were approved in 1 day.

my wife, sister in law and dad applied on Apr 9 and it’s all stuck.
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Old Jul 12, 2019, 10:15 am
  #1779  
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
My experience is the same as the last few posters. Applied for Nexus on 4/12 and as of this morning still pending. I already have GE, guess that didn't help much.
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Old Jul 17, 2019, 4:20 pm
  #1780  
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Programs: ACE50k,HHSilver, BW Diamond, Marriott Gold, National EE, Accor, IHG, SPG, Choice, Hertz#1Gold
Posts: 77
Applied mid-april for me and my wife... Still pending...
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Old Jul 18, 2019, 11:30 am
  #1781  
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: AUS, formerly SDF, SCL & WAS
Programs: CO, UA, SPG
Posts: 54
Current GE member, US citizen.

Applied on 11 April.

Status is still "Pending"
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 4:04 pm
  #1782  
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: AUS, formerly SDF, SCL & WAS
Programs: CO, UA, SPG
Posts: 54
Originally Posted by stndrdSDF
Current GE member, US citizen.

Applied on 11 April.

Status is still "Pending"
Status changed to Conditionally Approved today (19 July).
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Old Jul 22, 2019, 6:35 am
  #1783  
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
Applied May 4
2 of us approved within three weeks
1 still pending
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Old Jul 23, 2019, 1:29 pm
  #1784  
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LHR/SEA/YVR
Programs: BAEC G/*O E
Posts: 917
Did a quick analysis and it appears median time of processing is around 63 calendar or 46 business days, which is a tad longer than 25 days advertised by CBSA.

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Old Jul 24, 2019, 1:43 pm
  #1785  
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by hilld
My experience is the same as the last few posters. Applied for Nexus on 4/12 and as of this morning still pending. I already have GE, guess that didn't help much.
So yesterday I finally got the conditional approval. I am required to sit for an interview.
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