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Originally Posted by cooleddie
(Post 20577856)
- You still have to show the person at guarding the NEXUS entry area your NEXUS card at the gate. So you gotta take out your passport AND nexus card.
Anyone with other experiences? I actually prefer the Nexus machines, and thought they were faster. I only use GE so that I can see if I have to get sent to secondary by way of a big "X" on my receipt, as opposed to some random number with Nexus that only CPB can recognize. Also, I'm a fan of the GE receipts, and it makes me feel more American. |
US and Canadian Entry and Family by air - all nexus cardholders
Let us say that the 3 of us are all nexus/GE cardholders - which we will be soon?.
Do each of us enter a customs declaration form on the GE machine, or only 1 of us does so for the whole family, when entering USA by air. Does each of us write a customs declaration form on the paper form, or only 1 of us does so for the whole family, when using a nexus machine to enter USA (assuming that there is still such a thing), when entering USA by air? If we arrive in Canada by air, does each of us fill out a Canadian declaration form, or does one fill out one customs declaration form for the whole family, when using the nexus machine? |
HI friends i just have my interview done on april 04 2013 and i am waiting for my card and i am wondering if i am elegeable for global entry program my finger print and iris was taken at vancouver airport
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Originally Posted by FlyerGoldII
(Post 20577914)
Let us say that the 3 of us are all nexus/GE cardholders - which we will be soon?.
Do each of us enter a customs declaration form on the GE machine, or only 1 of us does so for the whole family, when entering USA by air. Does each of us write a customs declaration form on the paper form, or only 1 of us does so for the whole family, when using a nexus machine to enter USA (assuming that there is still such a thing), when entering USA by air? If we arrive in Canada by air, does each of us fill out a Canadian declaration form, or does one fill out one customs declaration form for the whole family, when using the nexus machine? When using NEXUS each person needs their own form, regardless of what the FA says when they hand them out. |
Originally Posted by jasmomi
(Post 20578081)
HI friends i just have my interview done on april 04 2013 and i am waiting for my card and i am wondering if i am elegeable for global entry program my finger print and iris was taken at vancouver airport
Thanks friends |
Originally Posted by bill12
(Post 20578752)
You don't need a paper form when using GE.
When using NEXUS each person needs their own form, regardless of what the FA says when they hand them out. Coming back, if everyone is living at the same address: one white Canadian form only. Just did that earlier this week with the family and have done for years. |
Originally Posted by hazcaddy
(Post 20579162)
I like to have a blue US form filled out, just in case I have to use the few remaining NEXUS machine on the way out. It's no biggie, I keep a stack at home.
Coming back, if everyone is living at the same address: one white Canadian form only. Just did that earlier this week with the family and have done for years. I agree about having extra US forms, though I would only pre-fill just the info that never changes so I can use it in the future instead of wasting it. |
Originally Posted by cooleddie
(Post 20577856)
Just used Global Entry for the first time on Wednesday. I am a Canadian PR on a foreign passport.
What's really cool was:- - It takes a picture of you - It knows what flight you're going to go on - It seems to be much faster than the NEXUS kiosks - The touchscreen appears to be more responsive - You can choose the status you are entering in (e.g. L1 visa, Visa Waiver Program, etc) - It worked. (I was worried that I would have issues with my foreign passport) - You don't need to listen to the irritating voice "MOVE LEFT A LITTLE"... "MOVE RIGHT A LITTLE"... "MOVE BACK A LITTLE"... "THANK YOU FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION" What's not cool was: - You have to take your passport out and get it scanned. No more leaving the passport in your bag. - You still have to show the person at guarding the NEXUS entry area your NEXUS card at the gate. So you gotta take out your passport AND nexus card. Anyone with other experiences? Apparently you can use NEXUS card instead of passport in GE machine. Since you need to wave the card to get into fast lines, you likely will already have it out. |
Funny. I did not know that. Whenever Mrs. Allbrosca and I travel together we only use one form going into the US and coming back and hand them in together with the print out from the NEXUS machine. No one has ever said anything.
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The have the NEXUS member's guide in front of me; unfortunately, it is quite vague on this point.
Under "Crossing the Border in the Air Mode", for entering Canada it says "All persons entering Canada by air must have completed a CBSA Declaration Card (Form E311)." For entering the US it reads "All persons entering the United States must complete U.S. CBP Customs Declaration Form (Form 6059B)." Who knows if that just means everyone must be included in a completed card or if every one must have a complete card. |
we have always just filled out one card for both of us in all the years we have had nexus (over 5 years now). This applies to US and Canada cards.
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I would interpret the instructions to mean that you had to be included on a form, either singly or collectively. Sounds like the voice of experience confirms this.
Has anyone tried to use NEXUS with just a single form covering more than one person, and been told to stop and fill out separate forms? |
Originally Posted by Tedgrrrr
(Post 20577378)
A couple years ago I was admonished in DEN (I think) for using GE without a sticker on my passport. Since then I've gone through GE 20+ times without a sticker with no issues. I'm CDN Nexus holder. Incidentally, when I renewed my Nexus recently, I went to get it updated with CBP and the first guy didn't think Nexus was eligible, but fortunately the agent that referred me to the office showed up 10 min later and showed him how to do it.
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How often do you talk with the border agents when using the NEXUS lane? Or do they wave you through most of the time?
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NEXUS/GE and cruises?
If I want to go on Caribbean cruise from FL, coming back, will I be able to (as a nexus cardholder) using the global entry machines? If so, machines located in most FL and CA ports, and also in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands? Do they require a global entry card (which Canadian nexus members do not get), or can one use the global entry machines that read fingerprints?
If I go on an Alaska cruise from Vancouver, coming back to Vancouver - are there nexus lanes? |
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