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Originally Posted by todd-r
(Post 10998596)
Is that what that is? I noticed it up there when I was tilting my head looking for the plane,car,boat hologram!
It is intended to assist, rather than replace, existing bilateral and trilateral institutions like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and claims to work towards the three North American countries working cooperatively in the face of common risks and economic competition from low cost comulti-modal transportation system along the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor to improve both the trade competitiveness and quality of life in North America. |
Originally Posted by huntejm
(Post 10998947)
Are cards for Americans issued by Canada?
(this is old card, not new.. haven't gotten my new one yet.) |
from: The Windsor Star
Sometime in the fall, current NEXUS cards -- in use for five years to help regular commuters move quickly across the border -- will be swapped for second-generation NEXUS cards. "It's leaps and bounds more secure," Chief Ron Smith of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. "But beyond the security issue it will also make us more efficient." Smith said the new cards are being issued in conjunction with the introduction of new card readers that improve upon the radio-frequency-identification-device technology -- which can read nearby cards without having to swipe them. The chip in the old NEXUS cards sent information 15 feet. The new card will send it only 10 feet, which lessens the chance someone can intercept the information. That said, cards only contain an ID number. Border officials then retrieve personal information from a protected data bank. As well, the new cards are harder to counterfeit or alter. Furthermore, the new U.S. card readers can handle more information, making them faster. With the previous system, the card readers could only identify one or two people at the same time. With the updated system, the readers will be able to identify four NEXUS commuters in one car all at once. "It's an all-around better system," Smith said. "It should also help us increase our NEXUS usage." |
I just got my new card via registered mail yesterday. Hope I can activate it sometime next week (got a couple of trips coming up!)
I have a question - I'm assuming the NEXUS process remains the same - eye scan, take receipt, hand over to agent etc... So why does the card need to have RFID information? Do I have to take it out of the protective sleeve at the kiosk for just the eye scan? or is it only for when you get a secondary check? If I choose not to use the kiosks (broken down, no line-ups, etc...), will the new card be useful for the regular border agent as well? I'm asking since the card can never replace a passport (you have to carry both anyway), when will I ever need to send RFID information using the new card? |
I know it's used at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia. You wave your card in front of a sensor.
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Originally Posted by a330marcus
(Post 11004393)
when will I ever need to send RFID information using the new card?
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Originally Posted by bobsyouruncle
(Post 10989205)
The one odd thing is the issuing country is USA and not Canada.
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My partner's and mine arrived by registered mail on 29/12. Her photo is fine but my photo makes me look like a ghost no matter how the card is tilted! Hope I don't get hassled too much!
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my new card also arrived this week. it came on the 31st, but i didnt notice the canada post slip till yesterday. Anyways the new card resembles the newly updated ontario drivers license.
the original card was a joke, reminds me of a costco membership card. |
Originally Posted by fk.yyz
(Post 11005154)
my new card also arrived this week. it came on the 31st, but i didnt notice the canada post slip till yesterday. Anyways the new card resembles the newly updated ontario drivers license.
the original card was a joke, reminds me of a costco membership card. No sighting yet in NYC!:( |
Anyone in the US got their new card yet?
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NEXUS Perk at YEG
Found on YEG's www.eiarewards.com website
"Apply for a Nexus pass and receive a $25 Starbucks gift card A NEXUS membership is designed to expedite the border clearance process for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States. Apply for a NEXUS membership and receive a $25 Starbucks Gift Card to use at one of our new Starbucks locations. Simply print the attached voucher and present your Nexus card at the Information Booth (on Arrivals) prior to January 31, 2009. A five year NEXUS membership costs only $50 so you can’t beat that value. You can apply for a NEXUS membership online at www.nexus.gc.ca " http://www.eiarewards.com/perks/nexus/ |
Originally Posted by neuron
(Post 11004718)
I had to go the bank last week and they asked me for two pieces, tried to give him the Nexus card. <It was refused> :D
http://www.cba.ca/en/viewdocument.as...docid=242&pg=1 |
Originally Posted by Rad456
(Post 11010634)
Found on YEG's www.eiarewards.com website
"Apply for a Nexus pass and receive a $25 Starbucks gift card A NEXUS membership is designed to expedite the border clearance process for low-risk, pre-approved travellers into Canada and the United States. Apply for a NEXUS membership and receive a $25 Starbucks Gift Card to use at one of our new Starbucks locations. Simply print the attached voucher and present your Nexus card at the Information Booth (on Arrivals) prior to January 31, 2009. A five year NEXUS membership costs only $50 so you can’t beat that value. You can apply for a NEXUS membership online at www.nexus.gc.ca " Great offer by NEXUS (or is it sponsored by the Edmonton airport. Regardless, nice little bonus. Also kudos for this PERKs website. Guess it would be too much for GTAA to have something like this! :D http://www.eiarewards.com/perks/nexus/ |
Originally Posted by goaliemn
(Post 10998997)
Nope. Mine is issued by the US.
(this is old card, not new.. haven't gotten my new one yet.) |
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