If your fingerprints are on file from nexus, you do *not* need to schedule an interview - you just need to pop into any global entry office to pick up your sticker.

Anyone know if you can go to a Nexus office to have all of your prints scanned before applying to global entry, so it will be on the system (for those of us who only had one print done). And if so, would this require an appointment?

Can anyone tell me how long it takes for the Nexus interview? I've booked about an hour prior to when I was already planning to cross the border.
BTW... the application process online was pretty good and the response took 4 days. Pretty efficient.

I just had my Nexus interview this morning in Ottawa. I was in and out in 10 minutes. They never really asked me any questions, the Canadian Border services guy just looked at my paperwork, took the pictures of my eyes and then showed me the machine. The American CBP agent, asked me why I applied and that was it. Took my picture and then all my fingerprints and I was out. I arrived about 20 mins early, they took me right away.

Can I get the iris scan done before the interview? I will be transiting YUL, but doing my interview at SEA about a week and a half later.

I don't know for sure, but my strong suspicion is no. If you haven't had your interview yet, you are not approved, only "conditionally approved." Full approval only comes once you have talked to both Canadian and US officers during your interview and had your documents verified, etc.

Hmph, okay. I suppose I will try doing a walk-in while I'm in YUL and see if they might take me...

Parents got approved today, but now its 11/9. Parents fly out the 8th :(


Does anyone know if Blaine has the iris scanner? IIRC, a year ago when I was about to do mine, if I went to Blaine, I had go to a iris can center as well.

Can Canadian Nexus holders apply (and receive) Global Entry or is it only for US citizens / Green Card holders?

Currently it is only US Citizens/Residents. However, at a recent event a high-ranking US official said that it will be opened to Canadians in the near future. More details are to come in December apparently. If you read up a few points you'll see the posts on the subject.

Not sure if Blaine has one or not, but if you go to the page listing the enrollment centers on the Nexus website (nexus.gc.ca), there is a designation (perhaps with a *) noting the ones that do iris scans. In the worst case, you can always do your interview with an appointment at a non-iris scanning center, and then go to one that has the equipment to get your iris' scanned, no appointment necessary.

So before I knew anything about FT, or did any sort of due diligence as a newbie flyer about 6.5 years ago... I had a INSPASS which I used (ignorantly) on a weekend to travel somewhere for vacation - this was when it was code yellow - so after I had my prints scanned and I walked through the little automatic gate that opens for you in the customs hall at the old YYZ T2 (aka former transborder terminal building)... a US agent stopped me and asked me where I was going and I told him the truth as I didn't think anything of it - he then directed me to one of the regular booths where another agent scolded me for 10 seconds, took my INSPASS (I pleaded my ignorance, which is absolutely no excuse, but was certainly the truth at the time) but didn't ask for my I-94 multiple entry VISA which was stapled to my passport. He let me through in any case. I never had any issues crossing the border following that... a "blip" on the radar so to speak. Upon my next entry into the US the following week, I stopped and politely told another US agent my situation and he said that I can go into the office and speak with someone and it shouldn't be a problem to get it back per se - I didn't have time at that moment as I had to catch a flight, and didn't bother getting it back anyway. Shortly after that it went code orange for a really long time and then the INSPASS system was terminated.

Question: Should I or should I not mention this at all? I'm afraid that if I mention it they'll red flag me, but if I don't they'll red flag me. To me, it wasn't a big deal at all, more of a "nuisance".

To add: when the officer took my card, he just took it and dumped it aside and didn't enter anything into his computer.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I tried reading this entire thread, but my eyes glazed over after 200 posts of over 1,500!

NEXUS didn't work after 3 tries @YVR
 

Fortunately there was no lineup here.
is there anything I need to do to check it? Is there a way to "make" it work better?

get your eyes RE-scanned…

Sometimes it's the machines too.