Thanks, for the responses.

What my letter stated that I need to bring to the nexus interview was the copy of the letter of conditional approval, and the passport (which I put in the application form as both evidence of citizenship and also of residency - the application form allowed a passport to be considered evidence of residency).

I can bring a copy of a utility bill, mortgage payment or bank statement.

The question is whether a driver's license or an OHIP card would be considered evidence of residency.

Depends on where you live. Anyone living in the Vancouver area can easily justify having Nexus to dip across the border to shop, eat, go camping for the weekend, etc.

I'm one of those people that travel everywhere with my OHIP and driver's license. So I'd just bring it with you.

No harm in bringing it along even if they don't look at it. FYI, OHIP shows proof of residence in the province. A utility bill (which they actually do ask some people for. for instance me) is proof of living at a particular address.

True - I concede that and wasn't thinking of the whole range of options - you're correct. My land border is just too far to be worthwhile, and I save up my US shopping list for my air trips. My underlying point, though, and I think which agrees with what you've said, is that they aren't out to bust applicants for doing business in the US while preferring tourists, and if the honest purpose is business, then that's what to say. "Business" is not a "wrong answer" if it's the true answer.

In terms of personal history, I have had simple traffic tickets. Are there any questions in the interview that I may be asked for which I respond with this history?

I doubt it, unless one of these crossed to the point of being a misdemeanor, e.g. criminal speeding in some states.

I think you're over-thinking this interview business :p

The interview is not really fact finding. Any topics on which approval is based are covered in the application. They may ask questions to catch you in a lie, or to go further back in your history (as in my case of "have you ever lived in the US?" which I had, earlier than the address history requested on the form). I don't believe they ask about traffic tickets on the application; it asks about admissibility.
Other than verifying a selection of your application responses, in my experience the interview is mainly indoctrination in the procedures, collection of finger and iris prints, and stern warnings about proper compliance with procedures.

Hi all,

I have my NEXUS interview on Tuesday at YYZ. I have read most of this thread I am pretty aware of what to expect, but I do have a few questions.

(1) When would be a good time to ask to be entered into the GE program if the interviewer doesn't ask/mention it?
(2) I have read that some of you possess a "Canada" sticker on your NEXUS card, would I be able to get the sticker at my interview so I can attach to my card when I get it in the mail?

Thanks.

1) It's automatic now, so no need.
2) The sticker is for your passport to show GE enrollment, and it's being phased out so they may or may not put it on.

All,

I have my NEXUS interview in the next few days at YYZ. Just have a few questions. Your help is appreciated!

1) When I arrive at the NEXUS office at YYZ T1 (Departures), do I go inside and tell them I have an appointment or wait outside? I can't count how many times I have been near the office but I never paid attention to how it is laid out.
2) When filling out my NEXUS application it asked for your full middle name which I put (let's say it is Robert). My Passport, however, only has the initial (R). Will this cause any problems? What name will appear on the NEXUS card, and does it have to match your Passport name?

Thanks!

Yup, walk in and you'll see two clipboards. Fill in the one that isn't for updates (I can't remember exactly what it says), then take a seat. I made the mistake of just walking in and sitting down.


Does any of your documentation have your full middle name? Either way I don't think it will be a problem. When I filled out my wife's application I had made the mistake of filling in our last name for her middle name, so her name was Sarah Smith Smith for example. During the interview they used the name in her passport. Not sure which way they'll do it for you.

Thanks for the info for #1:cool:. As for #2, my drivers license has my middle initial only (and my passport as mentioned). Other documentation (ie utility bills just have first and last name). Nothing has my full middle name.

When I arrived on the dot (had waited in the concourse instead of entering early), the office was d-e-a-d and I was looking at those two clipboards and asked the officer if I was using the right one, and she said never mind, she was waiting for me. Honestly, no matter how much you lucked out moving your appointment up, it will kill you to see how NOT busy the office is. I left thinking they could shorten the wait time 50% if they just packed a few more appointments in every day.

The sticker BTW was still being given out when I was there Nov 1, and says "CBP".

My mileage varies. I went to my interview at YVR and there were at last a dozen other people there waiting for their turn.

These are ON "simple" traffic tickets - no criminal record.

Good thing you reminded me on the residency question.

I "lived" in USA in the 80s for a total of 4 years - first with a J1 visa, and then with a TC visa.