zebsterama
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Just wanted to say - thank you! Great thread / info! I'm definitely getting our family of 4 Nexus'd for our next trip ... will fill out our applications this weekend, and see how it goes.
Hopefully this time of year your applications get processed faster. Good luck!!Just wanted to say - thank you! Great thread / info! I'm definitely getting our family of 4 Nexus'd for our next trip ... will fill out our applications this weekend, and see how it goes.
Does anyone know how to apply a Nexus number to their existing Westjet flights? I called Westjet and was told they cannot put the number on our reservation. She said we had to see an agent at the counter at the airport, but she was not totally sure. I thought maybe it could be added when you check in 24 hours before your flight. Has anyone done this? The reason I'm asking is because we park at Jetset parking and they take our luggage and check us in, but I was told they are not able to add the Nexus number.
Thank you Starwind! I thought I had read that somewhere. I guess their own customer service people don't know this. I hope it works for online check in!When I flew WestJet in December 2015 they could only add it at the checkin counter in the airport. It could not be added before. It worked out ok for us since WestJet for some reason does not let me checkin except via a human being at the counter.
However, according to this May 2016 announcement they must have changed their system to allow it to be entered before or during online checking: https://blog.westjet.com/enhancements-airport-experience-flights-to-from-united-states/ (otherwise how could you do online checkin and get a boarding pass with PreCheck on it ?)?
On this page they say you can add a KTN during/using any of the checkin types (web, mobile, kiosk, guest assistance(=human)): https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/check-in/options
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Definitely make sure you update your airline profile to include the KTN - SOOO key to get the TSA Pre-check on your boarding pass.Thank you Starwind! I thought I had read that somewhere. I guess their own customer service people don't know this. I hope it works for online check in!
This is why I wanted to add the KTN to our flight reservations now. I really don't understand why it cannot be done ahead of time. Maybe down the road. Rep from Westjet said the program is very new and she didn't know much about it. I don't consider 2015 very new, this is when Westjet was accepted to be a airline to use Nexus.Definitely make sure you update your airline profile to include the KTN - SOOO key to get the TSA Pre-check on your boarding pass.
When you come home - back into Canada - the Nexus makes a huge difference!
My family of 4 (2adult,2 children) received all our conditional approvals within a week. However, when I went to check for the next available appointment close to us, it was a 4 wk wait. So I checked another location which was about an hour drive and it was taking appointments within a week. Then we received our cards about 2 wks later. So it was about 5 wks from applying to receiving the cards.
I applied last week of July for my wife and myself and my credit card was billed the same day. Still no reply[/QUOTE
Contact your processing centre and ask them if you have been approved yet. I was told over the phone we were accepted and given our id numbers to use on the GOES website to make our appointments. I did not receive notice of my approval until 2 weeks after I had called. Here is the page with the processing centres.I applied last week of July for my wife and myself and my credit card was billed the same day. Still no reply
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/menu-eng.html
Call the processing centre and ask if you have been approved yet. I called and received ours and was able to go on the GOES website and make our appointments. I did not receive the approval notice until 2 weeks after I had called.I applied last week of July for my wife and myself and my credit card was billed the same day. Still no reply
I applied last week of July for my wife and myself and my credit card was billed the same day. Still no reply
My sister applied online at the very end of July. She just got her approval today - so just over 2 months. The earliest appointment available in Ottawa is mid-November.
It's strange that people have different waiting experiences. I understand that it takes less time when applications are done online and that's what I did. But they do warn people that it may take several months. I was prepared to wait.
One speculation with the differences is that some people's applications may need longer to process if they had visited certain countries....I do recall that during the interview, they did go over countries we visited. I guess since our trips have only consisted of US cities and cruises in Bahamas and Caribbean, there wasn't much issue. Just a thought.