Thanks! I got verbal approval on Saturday; minutes later, I got the email that my GOES info had been "updated". Got back to a computer and sure enough, it shows "Approved" and now lists a PASSID number as well as three Known Traveler Programs: NEXUS, Global Entry and SENTRI. (That last one surprised me. I was expecting Global Entry to be included with NEXUS, but not SENTRI.)

At YVR, you have to show your Nexus card to the document checker when entering the security hall to be allowed to enter the Nexus/PreCheck lane. No card, you're going in tye regular line. So while technically, I guess, it isn't a requirement for PreCheck, in practice, at least at YVR, if you don't show the card, you aren't getting into the Pre lane. Not sure about other Canadian airports.

You do not need it for TSA Precheck. In fact, if you show your NEXUS card to the document checker without the Precheck logo on your boarding pass, you'll be sent to the regular security lane. Just make sure your KTN is on-file with your frequent flyer programs, and travel agency if booking for work. This is how all US airports work.

YYZ departures has a person at the entrance to the NEXUS preclearance area who wants to see your NEXUS card before letting you in there, as does the person sorting people into the NEXUS vs. regular security (bag scanning) lanes. They're not examining the card other than perhaps matching the name, just checking if you're a member of the "club" that uses those lanes.

Hi! I've been lurking for a while; just thought I'd share some of my NEXUS experiences. I'm a Canadian citizen who currently lives in the US.

I first got NEXUS in 2009. I renewed online in 2014 and didn't have to go for another interview, even though I had a new passport and driver's license. I think I got the new NEXUS card in the mail within a week or two of the renewal.

I became a student in the US in 2009, a few months after I became a NEXUS member. I entered at a land crossing without NEXUS and got my F-1 entry stamp. The next time I was in Canada I visited the NEXUS office at YYC and showed the US officer my F-1 stamp and paperwork, and she added it to my NEXUS account. I used the NEXUS lanes thereafter to enter the US.

At YYC preclearance you have to talk to an officer after using the NEXUS machine (it is now a GE machine but same deal). I always got hassled by this officer without fail. Asked detailed questions about my student status and whether I had paid the SEVIS fee (which of course I had, though once he asked me how much I had paid and I couldn't remember - after that I always carried the original SEVIS receipt with me). It made me question whether entering with NEXUS was really worth it, as the regular lines at YYC were never very long anyway. I never got denied entry or even sent to secondary, but it always left me stressed and frustrated.

I changed to TN status in 2013 and never had a chance to visit the NEXUS office to update this in my record (it was always closed whenever I happened to be at the airport). So I avoided using the NEXUS/GE lines after this when I entered the US. Always had a much more pleasant experience with the regular CBP officer (at YYC at least - I had a terrible experiencing entering at ATL once but that's another story).

A few weeks ago I finally had a chance to visit an office and add my TN status. I showed up without an appointment; a CBSA officer greeted me at the door and took my passport and NEXUS card to give to the CBP officer. I waited about 20 minutes, and the CBP officer came out to the waiting area and told me he had added my TN status to my account and was good to go.

So when I returned to the US recently I used a GE kiosk for the first time. It seemed much smoother than the old NEXUS kiosks, mainly because I didn't have to do the iris positioning dance. On the purpose of my visit, TN was listed as an option in addition to B-1, B-2, and Other. I said yes to the food question and my receipt printed out with a big circle on it. The officer looked at my receipt and asked me "What did you declare?". I told him and he waved me through. That was the only question he asked me. Sooo much smoother than whenever I used the NEXUS kiosks as an F-1 student.

I also like the PreCheck privileges, although the airport I use most (FAI) almost never has PreCheck available even though it is listed as a PreCheck airport. They give me a blue card as consolation, which lets me go through the metal detector but I still have to take off shoes, remove laptops and liquids, etc.

Sorry for the long post; I guess I should have signed up here years ago :).

You need your Nexus card, as others have noted, so it is used for air travel. However, it can not be used as a replacement for your passport - you must carry it with you as well. Some may debate that on here, however, the one guy who won't is the officer who asks to see it if you get randomly selected for secondary (or have to go in for any other reason), and airlines may not let you check in with just a Nexus card. So it is used, but you also need a passport.

For precheck, your card has nothing to do with it. You need to enter your PASSID from the back of your card into the "known traveller number" field of your record on the airline you are flying with. You must be flying a participating airline. And while I think there's only once since pre-check started where I haven't gotten it, note it is not guaranteed for everyone with trusted traveler status on any flight.

Mostly correct, and not sure about GE, but specifically for Nexus for sure, you can not use the machines if you have "business materials" (I believe thats the term, but not 100% sure). A work laptop is apparently ok, but carrying any other business materials - samples, brochures, sales sheets, etc. and using Nexus is cause to have it taken away. But if its just a buisness trip, to say, attend a meeting with colleagues across the border, and all you have is your work laptop, you are fine.

I have never, ever pulled out my Nexus card for the entrance to the GE area at YYZ. I just tell them I'm Global Entry, sometimes I show them the CBP sticker on my passport and I have never had any of the checkers question it.

Yes, you do need your card for the security lane, as it is only available to Nexus members.

Hey all,

I'm a CA citizen and NEXUS holder, with GE. I just got my GC, and I'm fully aware I need to update my documentation with NEXUS. Near as I can tell, my only option is to do this at a nexus center in person? I also cannot find any way to book an appointment for this reason through GOES. Do I just show up?

Anyone done this?

I need to carry documentation anyway, as I have a European passport. Canada generally wants to stamp that passport (uncertain how that will work with NEXUS). The United States doesn't care about it, they just want to see my green card on entry.

Aware of that for US airports; I just wasn't sure if I had to wait for/activate the physical card before I can use the associated PASSID/KTN. From this thread, it sounds like I can use that immediately now that GOES shows full approval.

I do understand I'll need to show the card to get expedited screening at Canadian airports. Both flights I plan to bord prior to getting home and getting the card are through US airports, so that's not an issue.

That works for me. I do usually carry my laptop. The only other "business-related" item I carry regularly is a reasonable quantity of business cards. I don't anticipate ever having any "product samples" or similar items for commercial purposes, but if that ever changes, I'll use a regular lane and declare those items.

Yep, no issue there. I plan to carry the NEXUS card in my wallet as an additional form of ID. Just hoping to get precheck on the two (US domestic) flights I have before I get home to check the mail.

Assuming, of course, that work's annoying habit of concatenating my first and middle names on my boarding passes doesn't cause a name mismatch. I'll find out on Sunday.

Yes, you should be able to do any routine documentation updates as a walk-in.

I haven't done this exactly; I presented my green card during my initial NEXUS interview (which I just completed.) But this sounds like just adding a document to your profile. Judging by previous posts in this thread, you should be able to do this as a walk-in; no appointment necessary.

24-hour eGate Nexus late at Peace Bridge?
 

Does anyone know if the Canada-bound Nexus eGate lane remains open overnight for Canada-bound travellers?

I have used it in early 2015 (and it was not staffed; one remains in the vehicle and speaks via a video/audio-connection with a CBSA officer at a remote location). But originally it was meant as a pilot project from May 2014 to May 2015.

I know it's no big deal to use the regular lanes late at night, but I liked the feature and even less hassle of the eGate lane.

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I used this at the end of June, so it was still operating then. I'd never heard of it and was a bit startled!

Just received my Nexus Card. I had earlier a Global Entry Card. So the new Nexus includes Global Entry as well? It does not say that exactly. It neither says Sentry, so i guess It is not included? Thanks

You automatically have GE and SENTRI with NEXUS. With GE you use your passport and fingerprints so no card is necessary. You use your card with SENTRI, but need to have your vehicle inspected by CBP and pay a fee. You can use pedestrian SENTRI lanes though.

When you receive your NEXUS card in the mail.. it usually comes with an RFID Protection sleeve with a copper colored inside and it's a high quality sleeve.. does anybody know what company manufactures these for DHS ?

The problem is most of the RFID protection sleeve I have seen on the market (identity stronghold & others) are cheap aluminum inside and tear after a few months of use on credit cards etc... I thought about stopping by multiple NEXUS offices when traveling though airports and picking up a few extra at each one ( I need 20 of them) but given the lines & how paranoid they are about everything - I figure I could contact the DHS Vendor directly - if anybody knows who makes them..