For me it took 5 hours to receive that e-mail :confused:

I've been experimenting, and I've stopped offering my passport when crossing by land. No one's asked for my passport yet, and the questioning does indeed seem to be rather straightforward when they know I'm a trusted traveler.

Same here. Always have the passport. Never offer it. So far, the only ones who have asked were Air Canada desk agents. Never the border people.

This link states that a nexus card, at least for the AC check-in and gate agents, is enough - a passport is not needed. I have received an email response from AC customer service, to that effect. I will see what happens this coming weekend when I go to LA from YOW via YYZ - I will of course have my passport on my person, but I will present the nexus card (only) to the check-in agents and gate agents at YOW, YYZ, and LAX. Of course, I will use my passport for the Nexus or GE machines and customs and immigration personnel crossing the border.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelin...oc.html#-ca-us

Travel documents:
Canadian and U.S. citizens must present either a valid passport or a valid Nexus card when travelling by air between Canada and the United States.
Foreign nationals must ensure that they have all of the necessary documents in hand (e.g. valid passport, visa, permanent resident card).
Landed immigrants in Canada seeking to enter the United States as non-immigrants must possess a valid passport and valid non-immigrant visa in order to enter. For more information visit the U.S. Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

Somoene help me out here:
According to this: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/whti-ivho/doc-eng.html
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http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/whti-ivho...erien-eng.html

As long as I am flying out of a canadian airport where I can clear US customs using a self-service kiosk I can get in with just a Nexus card?

And returning to Canada again, just nexus card but additional supporting documentation is recommended?

Airport? Flying - always requires a passport. Bring NEXUS + passport.

Yes. To elaborate, I have never been asked for my passport, but if I were asked, and could not produce it, I would likely lose NEXUS.

The GE kiosk can apparently "read" a NEXUS card as well as a passport. So in theory it is possible that you could enter the U.S. by air with only a NEXUS card if no one asks to see your passport. However, it is a requirement of the NEXUS program that you have your passport for air entry. Furthermore, EVERYONE entering the U.S. by air is required to have a passport. If a CBP officer asks to see it and you don't have it, you'll probably be denied entry AND lose your NEXUS membership.

I was asked for my passport just a couple of weeks ago departing YOW. I had used the GE kiosk. There was one person ahead of me to see the CBP officer, so the officer at the station next to his (who had no one there at the moment) called me over. He asked to see passport, card, and receipt.

Why would you not want to carry your passport?

This has been discussed round and round (though too many pages of posts to expect everyone to read it all) that the display of the passport is rarely needed.

However, you are relying on EVERY official of TWO sovereign countries to place complete confidence in the same web page you read and have no contrary web page, policy, or idiosyncrasy. And all it would take is some international affair to happen while you're away from home and the border rules could change overnight, like they did for no carry-ons, no liquids, no shoes, etc.

A passport does not weigh much or take up much space.

By all means, USE the NEXUS and leave the passport in its protective case in the bottom of your bag unless you're asked for it, but I would not cross a border without having it with me, no matter if they sent me an engraved invitation to do so.

Does anyone know if you are allowed to use NEXUS in land mode, entering the US, as a US resident, if you are over your duty-free allowance? I seem to have found conflicting information on this.

The NEXUS guidebook says that (US resident in land mode) you must not enter Canada in the NEXUS lane if you are over your limit (use a regular lane instead), but that you may make a verbal declaration in the US-bound NEXUS lane, and if the officer determines you owe duty, he can send you to secondary to pay. NEXUS Guidebook: "If you are a Canadian or U.S. resident and you are importing goods for your own personal use, you may use the NEXUS lane and make an oral declaration to the U.S. CBP officer. If you declare items in excess of your personal exemption, you will be referred to the cashier to pay any duties or taxes owing on the excess amount, if applicable."

However another information source says that you shall not use the NEXUS lane in either direction if you are over your limit. From the CBSA NEXUS site: "If you are a Canadian or U.S. resident and you are importing goods for your own personal use, and you are within your personal exemption or entitlement, you may use the NEXUS lane and make an oral declaration to the U.S. CBP officer. If you are over your personal exemption or entitlement, you must use a regular traffic lane to report your goods."

I understand that as a US resident, entering Canada by land, I can only use the NEXUS lane if I am under my exemption limits. The question is entering the US, there seems to be conflicting information. If I go shopping and bring $250 of goods back after an absense of less than 48 hours ($200 limit), can I use the NEXUS lane so long as I truthfully declare all $250, or must I use a regular lane? If anyone has personal experience, that would be great information to know...certainly don't want to lose NEXUS after making a truthful declaration in the wrong lane upon return to the US.

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll have to renew my passport before the end of July when I fly to NY. It sounds like while it "should work" it isn't really worth the risk, better safe than sorry :)

Meanwhile my trip via land to buffalo should be fine with just Nexus :)

Your NEXUS card becomes invalid if your passport expires. It's not a "passport replacement", it's simply a document you can use in some places instead of presenting your passport.

So you definitely need to renew your passport before you fly.

Yesterday was my first time I used the nexus kiosk in Montreal. To my surprise I didn't need a nexus card or a passport to insert inside the machine.

Just scan the eyes and answer two questions and them the machine spit out the receipt and I am out ^^ excellent thing

Although I can't find any information on this in the official program guide, post 5742 seems to give anecdotal evidence that you are correct:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/19895038-post5742.html