Applied months ago - original expiration date June 2021.
Just received conditional approval - interview necessary.

Are you sure about that? At the top of my profile page it says:

This is for a renewal.

While the deadline to complete the enrollment interview was extended to two years from the conditional approval date, they never announced that trusted travelers' benefits were extended for longer than 18 months beyond the original expiration date.

Please refer to the following thread:

Mine also expires in June. I applied for renewal in early February, and it's still telling me to "Wait for conditional approval".

It does say there is a 24-month grace period in effect; I'm assuming that means I am good to go until June 2023. But it really is taking a long time.

On the TTP portal, it states the following: "Due to a significant increase in application volume, we are extending the grace period from 18 months to 24 months for any submitted renewal application. This means you will continue to receive full benefits for 24 months while U.S. Customs and Border Protection is finalizing your renewal application."

That does sound like the benefits are extended for 24 months, rather than 18. This is directly from the CBP NEXUS portal. The language is unclear, however, on whether that's 24 months from when your original membership expires, or from the date you apply for renewal.

Grace period is for expiration. You don’t need grace period from renewal application date if TTP hasn’t expire.

Nexus Expires - Aug 2021
Applied for Renewal - Oct 24, 2020
Renewal Approved - No Interview - May 25
I'd expect to see the new card in the next week or so.

I can't find it. Mind posting a link to that announcement?

Thanks

It is on TTP if you have a renewal in progress.

This is correct. The link is https://ttp.cbp.dhs.gov/dashboard -- but a login is required, and this announcement shows up specifically in conjunction with my NEXUS renewal application. I am not aware of a public policy announcement with the same wording.

Thanks for sharing. Perhaps they are now approving applicants three months before expiration date instead of one.

Very YMMV. Submitted a renewal back in January 364 days in advance of expiration. Fully approved the very next day.

So here's my story:
NEXUS set to expire 10/2019 (I renewed in Sept 2019 with Conditional Approval - Interview Required)
Didn't have a chance to schedule interview before everything closed
On my TTP page, it shows conditional approval and to select interview before March 20, 2022

No issues with anything until last month when I suddenly didn't have PreCheck anymore. I called up the 877 number for CBP (Completely USELESS) they "escalated" the issue and I got a canned email back stating that they were sorry borders were closed... I really don't care about the borders, but I am traveling domestically again and want PreCheck. To make matters worse, since I have an active application open for NEXUS renewal (pending interview), I can't separately apply for GE,

Anyone have recommendations on options? Are there any other numbers to call to get a competent person who can help. At this point, I don't care about NEXUS as I won't be traveling much to Canada anymore, but I do want GE and PreCheck.

Thanks

You should still have GE. Can't you apply for Pre separately?

Yes I can do that as long as it doesn’t screw up anything else. I have a card to get a rebate back.