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Originally Posted by nowinyow
(Post 17561922)
Yup....I use the machines, walk past the customs agents, hand in my receipt and declaration to the guy who sits there collecting those things (they will want to stamp my boarding pass...the same stamp used by custom officials when stamping passports) then proceed to security and their whole theater of fun.....
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Originally Posted by uxb
(Post 17563610)
Hmm... We do security, then machine, then customs officer, then Duty-Free at YUL.
In YUL, the immigration officer and customs officer are the same person and everyone must stop for a chat. Sometimes at YUL you get the third degree, sometimes barely a word is spoken. |
Originally Posted by Derek
(Post 17563672)
The difference between YUL and YYZ is that at YYZ, there is an immigration officer in a booth and a customs officer collecting declarations; Nexus/GE users do not have to stop and speak with the immigration officer.
In YUL, the immigration officer and customs officer are the same person and everyone must stop for a chat. Sometimes at YUL you get the third degree, sometimes barely a word is spoken. |
Originally Posted by Derek
(Post 17563672)
The difference between YUL and YYZ is that at YYZ, there is an immigration officer in a booth and a customs officer collecting declarations; Nexus/GE users do not have to stop and speak with the immigration officer.
In YUL, the immigration officer and customs officer are the same person and everyone must stop for a chat. Sometimes at YUL you get the third degree, sometimes barely a word is spoken. |
Originally Posted by GoAmtrak
(Post 17567819)
Thanks for the heads-up about YUL, as I haven't departed transborder from there since joining NEXUS (YYZ is the usual gateway). Do other gateways' procedures tend to be more like YUL or YYZ?
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Last Friday Mrs Haz and I enrolled in GE at the Whirlpool Bridge. Took all of 4 minutes for both of us. Interesting to see the 4 staff (on US soil) were 1 DHS + 3 CBSA. When it came to getting our fingers read, the agent said that wasn't necessary, they had the info on file.
Now neither of us can recall giving all 10 when we enrolled in Nexus in 2008 at YYZ, I can just remember having our thumbs read. My question is, what happens if you use GE at a US port-of-entry and the prints are not there? |
Originally Posted by hazcaddy
(Post 17569213)
Last Friday Mrs Haz and I enrolled in GE at the Whirlpool Bridge. Took all of 4 minutes for both of us. Interesting to see the 4 staff (on US soil) were 1 DHS + 3 CBSA. When it came to getting our fingers read, the agent said that wasn't necessary, they had the info on file.
Now neither of us can recall giving all 10 when we enrolled in Nexus in 2008 at YYZ, I can just remember having our thumbs read. My question is, what happens if you use GE at a US port-of-entry and the prints are not there? You'll have to go to a Nexus (of GE) office to get your fingerprints taken. I (and many, I'm sure) had the same thing - originally, only my thumb prints were taken, so had to go to get the rest of them done. |
Originally Posted by chriskayTO
(Post 17541637)
I would count on an 8 week wait time, and I think that's only going to get longer and longer. Then count on a 3 month wait for an appointment, unless you can catch a cancellation (which is actually fairly easy if you check the website frequently).
So basically, plan on 5-6 months from end to end. Once I was preappoved, it took about 1 week to schedule an interview (I was willing to go Toronto, NFalls or Fort Erie)....turns out all 3 became available within that 1 week period--I just kept checking for cancellations and took the first one that I was able to get to. Took less than 3 full business days to get the card in the mail, so that part was certainly efficient. Mrs Mapleg's turn now :) |
I got NEXUS in November at a US-Canadian land crossing, so I didn't have an iris scan. Thanks to the discounted J/F bookings with Aeroplan, I'm now finding myself with a 5h layover in YVR later this month.
Question: If I'm interested in just doing the scan and then going through US preclearance, is there any way to avoid the lines into Canada itself? |
Originally Posted by FlyerChrisK
(Post 17580226)
I got NEXUS in November at a US-Canadian land crossing, so I didn't have an iris scan.
Question: If I'm interested in just doing the scan and then going through US preclearance, is there any way to avoid the lines into Canada itself? |
Originally Posted by PhotoJim
(Post 17582403)
I did my iris scan at a land crossing (Fort Erie/Buffalo). Generally the NEXUS offices at the border will do iris scans if the office is on the Canadian side. I think Niagara Falls, NY will send you over to Niagara Falls, ON for the scan, although you do the rest if it on the New York side. (They even comp the bridge toll if I recall.)
Originally Posted by PhotoJim
(Post 17582403)
I'm not sure I follow. Are you entering Canada on a prior flight or by land? You won't be able to use NEXUS at an airport until you have the iris scan, so if you fly into Canada you'll have to enter Canada with the riff-raff and then proceed to the NEXUS office in the terminal. If you drive to the Canadian airport then you can use the NEXUS lane.
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Originally Posted by FlyerChrisK
(Post 17582438)
I did my interview at Blaine, Washington and the list of iris scanning locations they provided only seemed to include Canadian airports.
I'm arriving at YVR by air (from AKL) and then flying to LAX after a 5h layover later this month. I will not be visiting Canada anytime prior to do an iris scan, so my hope was that I could show up and avoid actually entering Canada (with the riff-raff), do the iris scan, and then turn around and go through US preclearance. |
From today's border announcement from PM Harper and President Obama
Source: http://www.borderactionplan-plandact...x?view=d#part2
Increase harmonized benefits to NEXUS members. Next Steps: We will increase recognition and use of the existing, binational NEXUS program to advance the risk-based screening approach in aviation and border services to benefit government, industry and travellers by undertaking the following: Immediately recognize NEXUS members for trusted traveller lanes at passenger preboard screening points for flights from Canada to the United States. Jointly develop a plan, by June 30, 2012, to incorporate third-country traveller programs. Develop program enhancements for all modes in the following areas: enrolment (including mobile enrolment), compliance (e.g., review compliance enforcement and redress) and other benefits within two years. Include Canadian NEXUS members in a U.S. Transportation Security Administration risk-based screening program that provides differential treatment based on risk, upon implementation of such a program. Within 18 months of the Transportation Security Administration implementing a risk-based screening program, Canada and the United States will mutually recognize the passenger checkpoint screening measures for those trusted air traveller program members included in the risk-based program. Additionally, we will consider other categories of travellers who could be eligible to participate in the risk-based screening program. Extend, by June 30, 2012, NEXUS membership eligibility to Canadian and U.S. citizens who currently do not reside in Canada or the United States. Develop, by June 2012, criteria to extend the applicability of the FAST card for drivers to cover other specified security programs involving the Canada Border Services Agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other relevant departments and agencies. Additionally, Canada and the United States will implement a joint marketing campaign to promote trusted traveller programs, implement an "enrolment blitz" at existing centres, and implement an expedited renewal process by March 31, 2012. Measuring Progress: The Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will measure and compare wait times between NEXUS and non-NEXUS travellers, percentage of traffic, benefit increase for NEXUS members and client feedback. With respect to the joint marketing campaign, they will measure membership use and satisfaction. Enhance facilities to support trusted trader and traveller programs. Next Steps: By March 31, 2012, we will develop a plan to expand NEXUS lanes, booths and access to the lanes, as required, at jointly identified ports of entry to accommodate the expected increase in NEXUS membership as a result of the implementation of the Beyond the Border Action Plan. Additionally, by December 2012, we will conduct a review of the FAST program to determine if future investments are warranted, and at which locations. Wherever feasible, the number of NEXUS lanes and booths will be aligned at each border crossing. As a first step, to align with existing U.S. investments, Canada will, by June 2013, expand NEXUS lanes and booths at the following locations: Abbotsford, B.C.; Aldergrove, B.C.; Douglas, B.C.; Fort Erie, Ont.; Lacolle, Que.; Pacific Highway, B.C.; Queenston, Ont.; Sarnia, Ont.; and Windsor, Ont. This work will be undertaken in coordination with provincial and state agencies. Measuring Progress: By March 31, 2012, the Canada Border Services Agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Transportation will report publicly on a plan toward implementing the new technology at all identified border crossings within the identified timeframes. Additionally, they will report on associated reductions in wait times achieved through these investments. 1) Nexus lines for US bound travellers are allowed effective immediately 2) Canadian Nexu holders will be eligible for the US priority screening program once it is fully rolled out (currently in testing at ATL, DFW, DTW and MIA) 3) Expand Nexus to more airports |
Originally Posted by rehoult
(Post 17585310)
Source: http://www.borderactionplan-plandact...x?view=d#part2
The big items: 1) Nexus lines for US bound travellers are allowed effective immediately 2) Canadian Nexu holders will be eligible for the US priority screening program once it is fully rolled out (currently in testing at ATL, DFW, DTW and MIA) 3) Expand Nexus to more airports |
HuffPo:
"There will be more NEXUS readers at Canadian border crossings and both countries will begin using technology which will allow travellers to check how long the wait at the border is before leaving home." The cynic in me says, does this mean they will hire some more people to reboot the existing machines which are often down, or somehow incentivize the DHS goons to get out of their booths to check that the machines are up? it's great to throw more technology at a problem. It's another thing to make sure that it is working. |
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