All locations do fingerprinting. Only locations physically in Canada do iris scans. Complete details available on their website.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html

True enough. At our family interview we were asked to produce birth certificates, even though none of the documentation said we needed to bring them. They proceeded with the interviews, but afterwards I had to go home, retrieve the birth certificates, return and present them before our applications were approved.

Friend Just had NEXUS Card Pulled.. Now what?

Here's the situation... U.S. Citizen Nexus card holder... Married Canadian 3 years later Finally got Canada Residency (PR) card... (it's not a "90day U.S. Green Card situation for anybody thinking of moving to Canada because of Trump election) 2 Days before leaving for Australia Trip.. Fly back into YVR enters on 11/6 on Nexus no big deal, nothing mentioned by Customs

drives into US Blaine WA Boarder Nexus Crossing on 11/10 - gets pulled into Secondary by U.S. ... gets NEXUS Card taken away because it expired on 11/8 - "why didn't you renew it... ?" - because Canada CBSA told us no Nexus name changes (married name, new Canada Driver's license from USA - new Resident address) on Renewals by Canada Immigration are allowed until Canada PR card is issued or it "resets /delays the application... (with refugees from Syria the system is already overloaded & it's impossible to get anybody from Canada Immigration to respond -even if your Member of Parliment gets personally involved)

so now what?

The agent say they were not "pulling her Nexus" but rather "taking an expired Nexus card away.. so does she now need to "start over & reapply / 6 month interview wait? - she is now in the U.S. but her U.S. Passport is at her home in Canada... I think she left her Canada PR card in Canada as Nexus is the travel document she uses that got taken away.. so can you enter Canada on a BC Driver's license? (unlike WA State - BC requires legal status in the country to get one) to I guess get her U.S. passport to be able to travel back to the states.. on the Nexus expired renewal - can you stop into an office to fix this - or entirely new application required? - is this a "violation" & reason for "renewal denial" for attempting to enter the U.S. on a 2 day expired Nexus.. or is it up to the "interviewing agent" - this is really mostly a issue Women face when getting married with names changes.. not men

My understanding is expiration date on NEXUS card is one and the same as NEXUS expiration.

So sounds like NEXUS is already expired when traveler entered US on NOV 10. Even if all CBP did was merely took the expired card away, traveler would still need to go thru renewal process. Not sure if renewal is any faster than a new application. In any case, it is not something you can "drop by an office" to fix.

Traveler should research whether BC driver's license is enough to get back into Canada or FedEx the passport to US to enter Canada.

If her BC drivers license is an Enhanced Drivers License, then yes, she may use it to enter Canada by a land crossing. However I am quite sure she has only a regular DL as the Enhanced DL is only available to Canadian citizens, which it seems she is not. So if it is just a regular drivers license, then no, it will not be enough for her to enter Canada with. She'll have to get her passport sent down to her in the US.

I'm a little confused. Regardless of her ability to renew because of pending PR status, she attempted to enter the US on an invalid document. Did she not realize her Nexus was expired? If not, why is that the only valid travel document she brought?

Sounds like the story is missing something - not suggesting you are hiding it - but does sound like a piece of the puzzle is missing.

If there was no documentation, I'd be very careful about reading the renewal application and what it asks...especially if the US noted this incident, could be considered some sort of immigration violation that may need to be reported on the app. I'm not a lawyer or anything, but sounds to me like potentially, it could be an issue.

Anyone know if the nexus machine accepts passports or only nexus cards?

The NEXUS kiosks entering Canada only accept NEXUS cards. (Or, I suppose, CANPASS Air if you're one of the few people still using that instead of NEXUS.) They also require that CBSA have your iris scans on file.

The Global Entry kiosks for entering the US at Canadian preclearance airports will take a NEXUS card, a passport, or an I-551 card (for US lawful permanent residents).

Global Entry kiosks elsewhere (within the US, or at preclearance locations outside Canada) will only take a passport or I-551.

All Global Entry kiosks require that US CBP have your fingerprints on file.

And just to wrap this up I just arrived back from HND at YYZ and everything worked as it used to

Our family has had four Nexus renewals over the past few months. As mentioned, the card's expiry is tied to the birthdate of the holder, so renewing early does't hurt.

Of note, none of the renewals actually required us to go in-person...we applied, and the new card showed up weeks/months later. IIRC, the cards expiring first were processed quickly (4-6 weeks, with 4 months of validity left), while those submitted with 6 months of validity left were processed in 3-4 months.

There is a specific thread discussing NEXUS renewal timelines.
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So I got my appointment scheduled in Detroit Fri Dec 5 at 5PM. How long does it usually take? From what I saw online I can get my iris scan at the windsor airport (30min drive from the CBP) from 9AM-7PM as a walk-in.
Do you think if I arrived an hour earlier to my appointment in Detroit that it would be an issue? Or at worse it seems that I can do the scan the following morning if need be (I'll be spending the night in Detroit)

Make sure the iris scan at the Windsor airport doesn't require the physical card.

When I initially booked my interview in Detroit last month, I called the Windsor Nexus office to ask whether I needed an appointment or could just walk in. I was told that I could walk in but that I needed to have my physical card. When I explained I was having my interview at Detroit earlier the same day and would not have the card, I was advised to go to a location where both the interview and scan are done at the same time. I rescheduled for Fort Erie and did both.

Thanks. I'll have to give them a call again and double check. If that is the case, I might just get the iris scan in May in YUL.

Are/were any of your family members under 18 while NEXUS members? Children's appearances can change a lot in 5 years, I would expect that new photos would be needed for child NEXUS members, requiring another in-person interview.