NEXUS for PR - how useful is it?
Jul 3rd 2015, 6:38 pm
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NEXUS for PR - how useful is it?
I'm a PR of Canada with a VWP-eligible passport. So every time I visit the US via a land border, I have to queue in my car to reach the booths, then go to secondary and queue again to pay the $6 VWP fee and get the I-94W stapled in my passport...
Would getting a NEXUS card speed this up? I'd still have to queue to pay the $6 and get the I-94W, right ?!
Would getting a NEXUS card speed this up? I'd still have to queue to pay the $6 and get the I-94W, right ?!
Jul 3rd 2015, 6:42 pm
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Re: NEXUS for PR - how useful is it?
Another thought: what about the Whirlpool Bridge, it's NEXUS only so there is no wait... But can I get an I-94W there?
Jul 3rd 2015, 9:02 pm
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Re: NEXUS for PR - how useful is it?
Its handy in so much as you have been vetted by both Canadian and the US authorities and are considered a trusted traveller with low risk if holding a NEXUS card.
As far as Im aware you can get the I94 waiver at all entry points now.
Is it worth it Yes.
As far as Im aware you can get the I94 waiver at all entry points now.
Is it worth it Yes.
Jul 3rd 2015, 9:20 pm
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Thanks FL 
Jul 3rd 2015, 9:52 pm
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Definitely worth it if you go back and to the U.S. quite a bit. If you use the Whirlpool Bridge there is almost no queue to cross. Also very handy when flying in or out of Canada or the U.S.
Jul 3rd 2015, 11:02 pm
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Thanks Jerseygirl but that's from the point of view of a US/Cdn citizen? I wonder if Nexus really improves things when you need to visit secondary each and every time for the I-94W?
Jul 3rd 2015, 11:07 pm
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They will probably be less inclined to run you through various data bases as you have already been vetted.
Jul 3rd 2015, 11:16 pm
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I am a UK/US citizen....in Canada on the Super Visa.
Jul 4th 2015, 12:03 pm
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Is the NEXUS (I always think of bladerunner when talking about this 
) of use for a Canadian citizen, with a Canadian passport who could be making frequent trips into the US? curious as my girlfriend is American, and thus there will be trips to visit her family and friends there.
) of use for a Canadian citizen, with a Canadian passport who could be making frequent trips into the US? curious as my girlfriend is American, and thus there will be trips to visit her family and friends there.
Jul 4th 2015, 12:22 pm
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Is the NEXUS (I always think of bladerunner when talking about this ) of use for a Canadian citizen, with a Canadian passport who could be making frequent trips into the US? curious as my girlfriend is American, and thus there will be trips to visit her family and friends there.
) of use for a Canadian citizen, with a Canadian passport who could be making frequent trips into the US? curious as my girlfriend is American, and thus there will be trips to visit her family and friends there.Being in Toronto we use the Whirlpool Bridge road crossing when going to and from the U.S. Usually there are only a couple of cars there...max we have seen is about 10...but the queue moves very quickly because everyone has been prescreened.
Two things to bear in mind...if traveling by car...everyone in the vehicle must have NEXUS passes. You are held to a higher standard than non NEXUS users when it come to declaring goods...so make sure you declare everything.
Jul 4th 2015, 1:18 pm
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Americans and Canadians can apply for NEXUS. It makes entering and leaving either country a breeze. I used it recently when leaving Pearson for the UK...same on entering Canada.
Being in Toronto we use the Whirlpool Bridge road crossing when going to and from the U.S. Usually there are only a couple of cars there...max we have seen is about 10...but the queue moves very quickly because everyone has been prescreened.
Two things to bear in mind...if traveling by car...everyone in the vehicle must have NEXUS passes. You are held to a higher standard than non NEXUS users when it come to declaring goods...so make sure you declare everything.
Being in Toronto we use the Whirlpool Bridge road crossing when going to and from the U.S. Usually there are only a couple of cars there...max we have seen is about 10...but the queue moves very quickly because everyone has been prescreened.
Two things to bear in mind...if traveling by car...everyone in the vehicle must have NEXUS passes. You are held to a higher standard than non NEXUS users when it come to declaring goods...so make sure you declare everything.
Jul 4th 2015, 1:35 pm
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I don't know if things have changed because this was a year ago... NEXUS booths at Lewiston were only open at peak times. Whirlpool is the way to go. Sometimes we've had a 2+ hr wait at Lewiston when crossing into the U.S....therefore NEXUS is definitely worth it
