Atlantic Xpat

We've always gone in the EU (but not e-passport) line as a family of one UK pp holder and 3 Canadians. Never had a problem @ Heathrow and would do the same @ Gatwick without a thought.

Gozit

Snowy, will this be your first international trip as a NEXUS holder?

Snowy560

Yes we used NEXUS to go in the priority screening queues on an internal flight recently.

My details need updating for NEXUS (Canadian passport which I got 3 days ago; was a PR till recently) but I suspect I won't have time to do this before I leave as it will involve a trip to a location.

Gozit

You should be able to just do it online in GOES. The updates at the physical centre are for the US Global Entry Kiosks, since when using those you scan your passport instead of your NEXUS card like you do at the Canadian entry kiosks.

Snowy560

I don't think you can change a document type online. I was able to change my PR card expiry date when I got a new one but most of the fields are greyed out.

Gozit

Ah....you went from PR to citizenship, my bad...I was thinking you just renewed your Canadian passport. And clearly I didn't fully read your original reply because you mentioned that lol...haven't had enough coffee yet

CanadianSpruce

You don't need an appointment or anything. I'd just get to the airport 30 minutes earlier and do it before you fly out.

Snowy560

Thanks ... have you:

- gone from PR to Citizen with a NEXUS card?

- done changes at an airport just before you fly?

I'm thinking it might all be a bit stressful.

I used my NEXUS to go through priority screening at YVR on the way to Edmonton/return and they just glance at your card.

CanadianSpruce

I haven't gone from PR to to Canadian (I've been Canadian since birth) but I updated to a new passport (couldn't change it online because of a bug at the time). It took about 30 seconds. I didn't even go into the room, they just took my passport and card and came back out 30 seconds later. My partner also added another passport at a different time and it also only took 5 minutes.

mrken30

I always try to ask a customs/border agent and more often than not get sent the the ultra fast lane

Snowy560

I got a new PRC after becoming a NEXUS card holder. I went to the office and the administrator took a photocopy of my new PRC and told me it would update within 48 hours (or similar). Well I went online to my GOES account weeks later and it had not been updated. Then I realized that I was able to update the card number online.

I might chance it and go into the office next week.

Stinkypup

Yay Snowy - congrats on Citizenship!

Snowy560

You have to SIGN Canadian passports!

No digitalized signatures!

dbd33

I discovered that after using it for a year, perhaps 20 trips to the US and a couple to Europe. I used it for id at a bank and the clerk said "sign that some time.

CanadianSpruce

The new UK passports renewed using the new online system don't have any signature at all!