NEXUS interview deadline returns to two years in April 2027

NEXUS applicants who receive conditional approval on or after April 1, 2027 will have two years to schedule an enrolment interview, the Canada Border Services Agency says.

The program temporarily extended the scheduling window to five years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is now returning to a two-year deadline for new conditional approvals.

A transition rule applies to people conditionally approved before April 1, 2027: they must schedule an interview within five years of their approval date or by April 1, 2029, whichever comes first. The deadline is to schedule the interview; applicants should check their Trusted Traveller Programs account for their individual status and available appointments.

NEXUS is jointly administered by Canadian and U.S. border agencies for pre-approved, low-risk travellers. Conditional approval does not complete enrolment; an interview remains part of the process.

Source: Canada Border Services Agency, October 1, 2026.

Illustrative travel-document image: Nicole Geri via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Cropped and resized; not a NEXUS card or enrolment centre.