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> don’t have nexus or global entry I am sorry, not a native speaker. What is "nexus or global entry"?

lukeqsee 8y ago
It's a known traveler program you can pay to be a part of that includes fingerprinting, background checks, etc. After passing verification, they give you a card, and reentry to the country is much easier (go to a kiosk, get a receipt, show it to a border guard, get through in <5 minutes).
chipperyman573 8y ago
Basically services where you can pay a few hundred dollars a year and get "pre-screened" so you have to do less when entering another country. You also get to go to the nexus/global entry only line so your time spent in line is often shorter as well.
- sokoloff 8y ago
  > few hundred dollars a year Nexus is $50 for five years (and includes Global Entry and TSA pre-check. Global Entry is $100 for five years (and includes TSA Pre-check) TSA Pre-check alone is $85 for five years. If you’re near a Canadian border, Nexus is the best financial deal. None of them are “few hundred dollars per year”.
  - bonestamp2 8y ago
    Also, many travel credit cards will cover the $50/$100 charge whenever it needs to be renewed.
tonyztan 8y ago
NEXUS: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus Global Entry: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-...
- jnurmine 8y ago
  I was texting with my phone while waiting next to a busy looking entry point at an airport in Canada; I was not going to the US, I was heading back to Europe. An airport person asked me if I have a Nexus. Somewhat absentminded while texting, I said yes I do (my phone was from the Google Nexus line). "Right this way Sir!", and I followed him for 10 meters. And then at that gate entry eventually I pieced it together that my phone was not the Nexus they were looking for, excused myself and went away wondering why air travel seems to make me hypoxic.

It's a known traveler program you can pay to be a part of that includes fingerprinting, background checks, etc. After passing verification, they give you a card, and reentry to the country is much easier (go to a kiosk, get a receipt, show it to a border guard, get through in <5 minutes).

chipperyman573 8y ago

Basically services where you can pay a few hundred dollars a year and get "pre-screened" so you have to do less when entering another country. You also get to go to the nexus/global entry only line so your time spent in line is often shorter as well.

sokoloff 8y ago
> few hundred dollars a year Nexus is $50 for five years (and includes Global Entry and TSA pre-check. Global Entry is $100 for five years (and includes TSA Pre-check) TSA Pre-check alone is $85 for five years. If you’re near a Canadian border, Nexus is the best financial deal. None of them are “few hundred dollars per year”.
- bonestamp2 8y ago
  Also, many travel credit cards will cover the $50/$100 charge whenever it needs to be renewed.

tonyztan 8y ago

NEXUS: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus Global Entry: https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-entry https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/global-...

jnurmine 8y ago
I was texting with my phone while waiting next to a busy looking entry point at an airport in Canada; I was not going to the US, I was heading back to Europe. An airport person asked me if I have a Nexus. Somewhat absentminded while texting, I said yes I do (my phone was from the Google Nexus line). "Right this way Sir!", and I followed him for 10 meters. And then at that gate entry eventually I pieced it together that my phone was not the Nexus they were looking for, excused myself and went away wondering why air travel seems to make me hypoxic.