1KChinito

Welcome to FT. I have not done it personally. From reading various posts, you might be offered to change to Global Entry when you first log into GOES website renewing your NEXUS. If you were not offered to change to Global Entry, you then have to apply for Global Entry which is a different program and pay a $100 fee.

If you have been approved conditionally for NEXUS renewal without an interview, if I were you, I would renew NEXUS. If an interview is required, then apply for Global Entry.

jgd

Thank you 1KChinito

I talked with the agents at LAX enrollment center this morning and they said the "Change to Global Entry" was provided in the past when people would be confused, but that option has been removed since
He offered to enter my US passport but that's it. He said you would need to Cancel Nexus membership and then apply for GE.
Currently he says interviews are being scheduled for July so when my Nexus expires in a month (cancelled) and even if I apply right away I would be without GE benefits until at least August by that point.
If I'm anyway going to Canada in the near future might still be worth it, since I already paid the renewal fee.
(But then I get the same issue every 5 years so let's see.. !)

MrJBoy

That was the case when I tried to renew my NEXUS yesterday, and I picked NEXUS.

Once you approved, I don't think you can change NEXUS to GE online. There is no such an option online.

jgd

Agreed. The GOES online help also confirmed that with me today, you either go through with NEXUS renewal interview or you CANCEL and then apply for GE.

Bottom line I don't want to lose TSA PRE since I fly frequently in the US.

Since work pays for it, any reason I shouldn't get TSA PRE to cover for the time between my NEXUS expires and when I have time to renew it (could be 3-4months)?

And when I get NEXUS back I can change my KTN for my airline bookings.

1KChinito

It is a personal call. If you do not care about NEXUS vs. Global Entry vs. TSA Pre Check and since your work pays for TSA Pre Check/Global Entry, why not just apply for Global Entry ($100) instead of TSA Pre Check ($85). Some credit cards pays for GE or TSA Pre Check. Global Entry application process is much faster than NEXUS. NEXUS and Global Entry shares same GOES website. TSA Pre Check is a different program and website.

If you do care to keep your NEXUS, I would continue with the process. As soon as you receive your conditional approval, schedule an interview immediately. If you cannot find a close in date, do a new search several times a day when NEXUS office is open. You are bound to find something acceptable within two weeks.

Good luck.

jgd

Thanks
I made the call to schedule a TSA precheck apt and get it done so it relieves the stress on going to Canada and renewing Nexus (and I get a KTN in the mean time).
Already paid for Nexus renewal and if I cancel it and switch to GE it will be another few months of interview scheduling.
I'll see in 5 years if I switch to GE and at that time I won't renew Nexus.

PhotoJim

Keep your eyes out for a cheap round trip to Seattle. You can do NEXUS interviews at one of the Seattle airports (Boeing Field I believe).

leland

So I have Global Entry and want to switch it over to Nexus for my renewal. No brainer, right? It's cheaper and I can get into Canada without a wait (that's handy when you live in WA state).

Even though I already have Global Entry and have gone through all the screening adding Nexus is 3-5 months!

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mnbp

Per the Nexus information thread in this forum, current Nexus application processing times are approximately 2-3 months - some folks get to "conditional approval" in about 2 months, others more like 3 months.

tusphotog

This is how I originally did it five years ago. I did the NEXUS application about a month after I got Global Entry and the application processing time was significantly shorter on NEXUS. I want to say they turned it around in three weeks. The interviews take a while to schedule, especially in the big cities (Seattle, Toronto etc).

My renewal took just about 2.5 months this time around for NEXUS only.

phltraveler

For me as someone who had GE already and wanted NEXUS, it was super quick. I got my conditional approval after applying for NEXUS in a week and an interview within a month.

jgd

Thanks, I did see it:
Seattle Urban Enrollment Center - 7277 PERIMETER ROAD SOUTH RM 116, KING COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE, WA 98108, US

While it's the closest it might not be worth the extra time and money (day of travels and $200+ airfaire + food).

Hoping to be in Canada - Montreal in July for summer trip and renew.
For the next 3 months (or more if I don't ever renew Nexus) I have TSA Precheck already done, so all I needed right now was my KTN for domestic travels.

leland

Funny @phltraveler that's exactly me but been a month+ now. Oh well, no big deal as at least started this with time to spare before my GE expires end of the year. Glad I did that though.

seawolf

IME, an applicant having GE have no bearing on NEXUS processing time. This is based on data points on FT from members during new NEXUS applications at the same time as my spouse NEXUS-on-top-of-GE application.

SEA1K4EVR

Yes I agree.. it's essentially a new application. The other poster who got fast service was very lucky..it does not appear to be the norm. 4+ years ago I had GE first and then added NEXUS and it took 2 months for conditional approval and then another 4 months for an interview at the unique enrollment center at Boeing Field in Seattle (I scheduled it with my mom so I didn't attempt an earlier appointment).

The plus is that you do get a new expiration date for GE when you go in for the NEXUS interview. NEXUS is totally the way to go from the start if you either live near Canada or have the means to get yourself to a NEXUS interview center.