Still "Pending Review" at 4 weeks. Hopefully will clear soon.

The missus has been vetted by the feds a while back as she works for a freight forwarder. Doesn't appear to have helped her as we are both in the same state of pending review.

Per se maybe it's not full Global Entry, but when I log into GOES, at the top of my program record I see: NEXUS GlobalEntry SENTRI

That tells me that in the eyes of the Department of Homeland Security, maybe I *am* actually in all three programs. I know I certainly have the privileges to use GE and SENTRI lanes.

True, but anecdotally as a "Nexus with Global Entry" member I've gotten Pre✓ each time I've flown a carrier that's part of it when I've passed through security at a participating airport (provided I've attached my PassID to my profile).

As has been discussed to death in other threads, Pre✓ isn't always its cracked up to be - If speed is your goal sometimes the non-Pre✓ lines are faster.

If however your goal is to keep your shoes on and your laptop in your bag, and to pass through a metal detector instead of a nude-o-scope well it's convenient in that regard.

The NEXUS Information Thread
 

So I just discovered a few weeks ago that I've been a Polish citizen since birth and didn't realize it. I'm in the process of confirming citizenship with the Polish authorities.

I was born in the US, I've been a US citizen all my life, and up to now I've never had reason to believe I possessed dual citizenship. Obviously I told the lovely NEXUS folks I had just the one citizenship.

For various reasons I've decided not to go forward with getting my Polish passport at this time. I'll be getting my Polish birth certificate and ID number and that's it. Do I need to inform CBP that I'm a dual citizen with just the one passport?

As long as you are an american citizen, CBP don't care about any other citizenships you hold. they do care only about your US passport and DL.

Walk-in odds of getting an interview? My money is on NIL.
The wait for interviews varies by location and I don't know what the Seattle wait time is. You can also improve on your first appointment time by repeatedly checking the website for cancellations. Walk in for passport number changes, sure. For iris scans when not done in the first place. For address changes. Maybe even renewals? But walk-in for a first interview? Don't get your hopes up.

Statistical tidbit for my Application -

Applied through GOES: Feb. 6, 2014
Conditional Approval: March 11, 2014
Interview (Vancouver Urban): March 12, 2014

Timeline datapoint:
Submitted/fees paid: 10 Feb 2014
Conditionally approved: 12 March 2014

:D

Hubby applied 2/10.
Conditionally approved today, 3/12
Interview Canada Place on 3/15

Seattle is scheduling into mid September, but Vancouver is a good Saturday day trip :)
Bummer we wont have the actual card in hand for the border crossing home (I got mine last month).

When flying, do we need to be in possession of our NEXUS cards?

I know for the US you don't need to have the card to use GE. But say I lose my card abroad while travelling and return to Canada. Would using the NEXUS kiosk to clear CBSA be a violation of the program? (e.g. only if they decide to give me a secondary check, they would know)

I'm seeing a trend here. Applied 2/9 Conditionally approved today.

Took a mid September appt. just for the heck of it in Seattle (first available)

Wifey was approved today as well. We'll head up to Vancouver and make a weekend of it sometime in April. :cool:

I'm going to be applying for a J-1 visa at YYZ (Toronto) pre-clearance on my way to SFO (San Francisco). Since there's no NEXUS enrolment center anywhere close to SFO, is there a way to update my NEXUS with my J-1 status at YYZ after pre-clearance?

If not, and I don't use NEXUS when I return, will still have to inform NEXUS of this change even though my J-1 will expire upon my arrival back in Canada?

I have done many many trips to canada and whenever I approach the nexus kiosks nobody from CBSA ever asked me to present or show my card. However, for secondary checks I think they will ask for it.

Kiosk does not ask for your card, however, program rules are very clear that you can not use Nexus without your card with you - see terms and conditions in the Nexus guide, specifically the part that says:

So basically, carry your card with you. If caught, there's an excellent probability of having your membership revoked and it will be unlikely you'll be accepted into the program again anytime in the following several years, if at all. Not a risk I would take.

Two questions:

If your connecting YOW-YYZ-MCO or YOW-YUL-MCO, are you able to use the GE kiosks at the connecting airport?

When returning to Canada, if two members of the same household are using the Nexus kiosk, do we need to fill out 1 or 2 customs forms?

Thanks!