Does applying for nexus card 1 or 2 months before you apply for citizenship cause any delays in citizenship processing time? I know the nexus card require fingerprints and iris scan and I heard citizenship applications will also request for fingerprints at times so I don't know if there is redundancy there.
applying for nexus before citizenship application
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I don't think so . But I must say it was a painful process for my Nexus application before citizenship. and after I received the card, it did not read at Montreal Airport. CBSA said the old airport nexus card scanners do not read brand new nexus cards........
Negative, I got my Nexus this year as a PR. You must have 3 years of permanent residence though and of course be allowed into the US through a Visa or ETA depending on your nationality.
Hi Fabiano,
I was looking at the Nexus requirements on the website and I was unsure about the following part:
Permanent residents of Canada and the U.S. must have resided as legal residents of Canada or the U.S. for a minimum of three years before the day of application.
For example, I have the PR around 6 months now, but I've been leaving in Canada for more than 3 years now. So, am I eligible for the Nexus program?
Thank you!
Yes if you have been resident of Canada for 3 years and have PR you qualify for Nexus. Note it's not 3 years of residence as PR, just legal residence so WP, student visa etc is good.
There is a long delay on conditional approval at the moment (like 7+ months) though.
Also I don't think they take Iris scan anymore, the new Nexus machines use facial recognition to process a traveller.