Free appointment checker for NEXUS interviews
May 12, 22, 3:24 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 57
Free appointment checker for NEXUS interviews
Tired of manually checking for NEXUS interview spots? Following these Twitter bots to get notified when spots open up:
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_blaine (Blaine, WA)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_champl (Champlain, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls (Niagara Falls, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_det (Detroit, MI)
The bots check the CBP website every 60 seconds.
I don't plan to make more bots for the other US locations, since they are all far away from population centers and have little demand.
I do have bots prepared and waiting to be turned on for Canadian locations, which are likely to be incredibly popular if/when NEXUS interviews resume in Canada. E.g. nexusbot_YVR, nexusbot_YYZ, and so forth.
Here are Twitter's instructions on how to get push notification:
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing...mobile-devices
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_blaine (Blaine, WA)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_champl (Champlain, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls (Niagara Falls, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_det (Detroit, MI)
The bots check the CBP website every 60 seconds.
I don't plan to make more bots for the other US locations, since they are all far away from population centers and have little demand.
I do have bots prepared and waiting to be turned on for Canadian locations, which are likely to be incredibly popular if/when NEXUS interviews resume in Canada. E.g. nexusbot_YVR, nexusbot_YYZ, and so forth.
Here are Twitter's instructions on how to get push notification:
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing...mobile-devices
Last edited by Bbcei; Nov 18, 22 at 1:36 pm
May 12, 22, 4:27 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS, GE/NEXUS, Starbucks Gold
Posts: 28
Programming for the greater good. 
My son just had his renewal approved so I will be watching this. Fortunately, his current membership doesn't expire until next March, but he and my wife need a document update so I was hoping to combine it all into one visit on the earlier side. Cheers!
My son just had his renewal approved so I will be watching this. Fortunately, his current membership doesn't expire until next March, but he and my wife need a document update so I was hoping to combine it all into one visit on the earlier side. Cheers!
May 23, 22, 4:09 am
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 57
Here you go:
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls
May 31, 22, 4:36 am
#6
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 57
I don't plan to make any more bots for US-based NEXUS Enrollment Centers. The three existing bots cover the US locations that currently serve YVR / YYZ / YUL while the Canadian locations are closed. I don't think the demand is that high for the remaining US locations.
Port Huron in particular is close to Detroit, which has a lot of NEXUS appointments available.
Future bots will be for NEXUS locations based at major Canadian airports. If/when those re-open, there will presumably be a ton of demand for those spots.
Port Huron in particular is close to Detroit, which has a lot of NEXUS appointments available.
Future bots will be for NEXUS locations based at major Canadian airports. If/when those re-open, there will presumably be a ton of demand for those spots.
Last edited by Bbcei; May 31, 22 at 2:22 pm
Jun 2, 22, 10:25 am
#8
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, DL DM, Bonvoy Titanium (Plat Life), HH G, Amtrak, B6, MR
Posts: 1,497
This is awesome. Can you do the same for GE appointments?
EDIT: There already appear to be services out there for this... Didn't realize it.
EDIT: There already appear to be services out there for this... Didn't realize it.
Last edited by sxpsxpsxp; Jun 2, 22 at 10:51 am
Jun 2, 22, 2:51 pm
#10
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Pasadena, CA, USA
Posts: 2,350
Thanks for making this, but it is bittersweet. A perfect appointment opened up this morning for later this month in Niagara Falls a bit over an hour after we are scheduled to land in BUF. But it was early in the morning, so my phone was still in Sleep mode and I missed that notification for 30 minutes, even though I was awake.
Jun 3, 22, 10:04 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: BOS
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Posts: 1,497
I think it's because, from what I am reading on this forum, there's no dedicated GE "enrollment on arrival" line. That means when you arrive you still have to wait in the regular line to be admitted before you can ask for enrollment on arrival. So if you want to skip that first line you need the appointment....
Jun 6, 22, 8:35 pm
#12
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Jun 13, 22, 1:10 am
#14
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: YVR
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Posts: 361
I got tired of manually checking for NEXUS interview spots, so I wrote a script that does it automatically.
Then I realized I could publish it as a Twitter bot to help everyone save time from manually checking CBP.
Here are the 3 Twitter bots so far, which check the CBP website for NEXUS interview spots every 60 seconds:
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_blaine (Blaine, WA)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_champl (Champlain, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls (Niagara Falls, NY)
I don't plan to make more bots for other US locations, because I don't think they have high demand.
I do have bots prepared and waiting to be turned on for Canadian locations, which are likely to be incredibly popular if/when NEXUS interviews resume in Canada. E.g. nexusbot_YVR, nexusbot_YYZ, and so forth.
Here are Twitter's instructions on how to get push notification from the bot:
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing...mobile-devices
Two warnings for the Blaine bot:
Then I realized I could publish it as a Twitter bot to help everyone save time from manually checking CBP.
Here are the 3 Twitter bots so far, which check the CBP website for NEXUS interview spots every 60 seconds:
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_blaine (Blaine, WA)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_champl (Champlain, NY)
https://twitter.com/nexusbot_nfalls (Niagara Falls, NY)
I don't plan to make more bots for other US locations, because I don't think they have high demand.
I do have bots prepared and waiting to be turned on for Canadian locations, which are likely to be incredibly popular if/when NEXUS interviews resume in Canada. E.g. nexusbot_YVR, nexusbot_YYZ, and so forth.
Here are Twitter's instructions on how to get push notification from the bot:
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing...mobile-devices
Two warnings for the Blaine bot:
- The bot currently does not announce spots found on certain days in Sep 2022. I check those dates with a private bot for myself, because I'm also looking for a spot on those days and do not want competitors.
But hopefully the public bot can help people looking for spots outside that time frame. - Spots that open up during business hours tend to get snapped up within 1-3 minutes, so move quickly if you see a spot you like!
