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
Oct 19, 2015, 9:13 am
#526
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 5
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.
Oct 19, 2015, 10:20 am
#527
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: PDX
Programs: DL DM, AS MVP 100K, Amtrak peon, Colbert Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 4,534
Oct 26, 2015, 9:45 am
#529
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 1
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!
Oct 27, 2015, 9:59 am
#530
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: JNU
Programs: HH D, AS MM/MVPG for life/AL, Awesome Wipes VIP Club, NEXUS, Hertz 5-Star Gold
Posts: 2,893
My experience applying for NEXUS:
Applications submitted: September 3
Conditional Approval: October 26
Interview Scheduled: December 27
Applications submitted: September 3
Conditional Approval: October 26
Interview Scheduled: December 27
Oct 28, 2015, 2:26 pm
#531
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: It's hot here
Posts: 4,285
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.
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.
Oct 30, 2015, 3:08 pm
#532
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 5
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.
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.
Nov 2, 2015, 4:45 pm
#533
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: CM Gold / *A Gold
Posts: 56
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.
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.
Nov 3, 2015, 9:29 am
#536
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 5
Anything I should know as a Canadian doing the interview in the states?
Nov 3, 2015, 10:06 am
#537
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: CM Gold / *A Gold
Posts: 56
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.
Nov 4, 2015, 9:03 am
#538
Join Date: May 2015
Location: YYC
Posts: 31
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.
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.
Nov 4, 2015, 3:43 pm
#539
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4
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.
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.
Nov 5, 2015, 2:47 pm
#540
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 1
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