Didn't realise I could renew a year before expiry. I renewed at the beginning of last month and still haven't heard back. I'm guessing I will have to go in for an interview considering the fact that Cuba and North Korea appear on my visited countries list among others. :D

Applied for NEXUS renewal online JAN 21.
Approved FEB 22 with no interview necessary.
Card received yesterday MAR 6.

6 weeks overall........not bad.

I applied for renewal on 2 Feb and received conditional approval on 8 Mar. I guess they didn't like (m)any of the 40+ countries I visited. Interview set for YUL because Montréal.

So it sounds like you've decided to turn your (unfortunately) required interview into an opportunity to spend some time in Montreal?

Also, your wait for conditional approval on renewal seems roughly consistent with what most people encounter (perhaps a few days longer), although you didn't get the benefit of interview skipping.

Did you have a difficult interview the first time (presumably you still traveled a lot to unusual countries back then also), so that you anticipate your upcoming interview will also be difficult?

Yes. I have family up in those parts, so I'll pop in for an hour or two before my interview. I will likely always be conditionally approved. I always have weird countries in my list. Among which: Belarus, Cuba, DPRK, Serbia, Tunisia, Ukraine likely attracted the most attention. Either that, or the fact I'm running for public office. Perhaps, it's time to do a FlyerTalk interview. :D

Ha, yeah that would be interesting. FlyerTalk should do something similar to Reddit's Ask Me Anything features.

If you're a US citizen/LPR, you may also want to take a look at recent postings on the Cuba GE thread:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trus...avel-cuba.html

in case the CBP officer at your NEXUS interview asks difficult questions about your Cuba travel similar to what those people encountered at GE interviews.

Thanks for the information. I travelled on a group tour anticipating that the next leader would pull this type of crap. I supported the Cuban people by buying a pretty pricy painting from a famous Cuban artist. I also didn't buy anything from government stores. I think I'll be okay, but I've asked Delta to furnish a copy of my OFAC declaration, and I'll bring that to my interview with my itinerary and all three of my receipts.

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Folks,

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Nexus renewal card
 

For all of you who are waiting impatiently for your Nexus card renewal approval please note that there are millions of people applying for their card to be renewed be patient it will be approved when they get to your application. My wife's birthday came before mine by six months I applied for her she was Approved within three weeks due to the fact that I put hers in an off-peak hours mine I did this year still waiting for approva. So everyone be patient be patient be patient Patience is a virtue.

Welcome to FT. Best time to renew is the day after your birthday, four years plus one day with 364 days remaining.

I've got GE, been through a renewal already. I applied for Nexus in Sept of 2017, still waiting for approval. I called CBP and they said that their side was good to go and they were waiting on the Canadian side. I called CBSA and they said they have NO record of my application. I applied via the GOES site...the rep took my name and phone number and said they would have to open a ticket with Ottawa? Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Are the renewals typically quicker than new applications for conditional approval? I am in YYZ, if that matters.

I applied mid-March and am still waiting for the conditional approval on my renewal. I can't find the email from my last renewal but I don't seem to think it took this long.

My existing membership expires in about 3 weeks. Here is hoping my procrastination doesn't cause me to become Nexusless for a period.

My renewal is still awaiting approval as well, applied March 22nd.