Both options are acceptable, it's just to prove citizenship. The real question is will they be able to send their application, have it approved, go for the interview, and get the card in the mail in time for their trip? I don't know if the interview wait times are still as long as they used to be.

Your friends will need a valid passport at the Nexus interview. The order of Nexus, passport renewal and the timeline will be key.

My suggested time line assuming they are doing renewal and not full new passport (e.g. name change).
1. Get passport renewal information completed and presented at passport office before Christmas break.
2. Get new passport in mid January.
3. Apply for Nexus on receipt of new pasport.
4. Nexus interview at end of January.
5. Receipt of Nexus card in mid February.

If you do the Nexus card first, you run the risk of delays at passport office. If you input the old passport onto the Nexus and cannot get it updated in time, the computer system will flag the passport as expired which could cause problems at the airport.

hi does anyone ever has a problem using NEXUS card? i have been using nexus for a year at borders of buffalo and niagara but since last month , as soon as i give US immigration my card, something pops in computer and they take me inside. i am a USC. then they just ask random questions and let me go. They told me the NEXUS card doesnt LIKE me? has anyoen else bieng stopped even with a nexus card?

If you've had any violations, your card would have been pulled. Presumably someone with a name like yours is on some list and you're being hassled just because you have a name in common. What questions where they asking you? Things such as birthdate, place of birth and other unique identifiers?

I know the priority security lines in some cities accept nexus membership as one of the criteria, does anyone know if YYZ transborder security is one? I usually fly out at quiet times, so to be honest, have never bothered looking since the lines are usually small, with most of the holdup at customs. I take it over the next few days and/or weeks, no transborder security lines will be very short.

I have a nexus pass, each and every time I use Nexus, they pull me in for questioning (on either side). I have had this pass for about 2 years, and travel to the US about 10 times a year, and not once have I ever scanned my retina and been passed through. The questions were very general, where I was going, where I was staying, how long will I be there, my birth date, etc. I never question them as to why they're pulling me in because the 1st time I did that, they nearly ripped me another @$$hole.

Nowadays, I just go through the regular customs line - and bend over before they even ask.

That's just my personal experience, I'm sure it's not the worst nor the best.
Perhaps in 2010 I'll start Nexus again.

If they don't scan your retina, how do they know it's you?

My rant wasn't about the retina's scan.

Multiple I-94: Do I need to contact NEXUS
 

Hi,

I have multiple I-94's : one for my Canada-US (which is stamped "Multiple Entry") to be used when I cross US-Canada borders, and another I-94 that I received when I flew from UK to USA. The agent insisted that I complete a I-94 rather than using my Multiple Entry I-94 originally issued. I have a L visa and work in US.

Do I need to contact NEXUS of the second I-94, even though my original I-94 is still the same?

The reason you were not allowed to use the original I-94 is that you had left the "Western Hemisphere". Automatic I-94 revalidation is only allowed when you are travelling between the US and Canada, Mexico, certain Caribbean countries, and certain latin American countries. Technically, if you were taking a trip outside this region you should have turned in your I-94 when leaving the US on that trip. Technically too, the agent who processed you should have taken away your I-94 when she issued you a new one on your arrival from the UK.

However, reality is different. I suggest that you turn in one of your I-94s to the US by mail. I'm not sure what you should do about the Nexus situation. If you have a Nexus office nearby then the best thing would be to take both I-94s and just ask them what to do.

nexus and the recent transborder restrictions
 

Hi,
Any news to report on using Nexus with the current security situation at Canadian airports? Does Nexus still get you into priority screening lines? Any change in the procedures for using the machines, or any increase in secondaries being noticed?

More specifically to my case- has anyone used Nexus in the last 24 hours to access priority screening at YVR? When I last did this the "priority" line was way longer than the regular line. Seems like everyone at YVR has Nexus now, or else is some kind of Elite flyer. The problem at YVR, though, is once you are in the "priority" line you cannot switch to the regular lines. And you can't tell which line is longer before making a decision because they are separated and hidden behind screens. I sure don't want to take the "priority" line if it is way longer.

Am travelling YVR-SEA-SFO tomorrow at 7:55 AM on AC and United. Looking forward to the one carryon and last hour insanity. :rolleyes:

Thanks ssconfig... the original multiple entry I-94 as explained by the Officer can still be in my passport as it pertains to US/Canada.. and another one issued. However, I got confilicting answers on my earlier trip from FRA-JFK - At JFK, the officer just looked at my first "Multiple entry" I-94 and let me through... So, I guess, it depends on the officer.

Interested in everone's experiences in the past 48 hours while using Nexus. Any news?

Keep us updated ssconfiguration.

Posted my YVR experience here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/13066219-post45.html

IIRC back when I had an I-94, as a Canadian you only had to turn it in if your trip was longer than x days. I remember having a discussion with a BA checkin agent regarding this, and confirming that I was correct when I returned through Immigration. YMMV, of course.