Re: is a passport required for a nexus card? **13-40951**

From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>

i appreciate the response, but you didn't come close to answering my questions.

is a passport required to apply for a nexus card? does having a nexus card come with an implicit assumption of having a passport? can a nexus card be used as a replacement for a passport?

maybe i'll give you a call tomorrow...

j

RE: is a passport required for a nexus card? **13-40951**

From: "CBSA-ASFC_CONTACT" <CBSA-ASFC.CONTACT@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca>
To: "Jessica Murray" <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>

You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the United States and have lived in Canada and/or the United States continuously for the last three years.

You may not qualify if one of the following applies:

•    you are inadmissible to Canada or the United States under applicable immigration laws;
•    you intentionally provide false or incomplete information on your application;
•    you have been convicted of a serious criminal offence in any country for which you have not received a pardon (for U.S. background checks you may be questioned about your full criminal history, including arrests and pardons, which may exclude you from NEXUS);
•    you have a recorded violation of customs, immigration or agriculture law; or
•    you fail to meet other requirements of NEXUS.

Effective June 30, 2012, Canadian and American citizens living outside of Canada or the United States or who have recently returned to either country and have not previously been able to meet the three-year residency requirement are now eligible to apply. In addition, certain permanent residents are also exempted from the three-year residency requirement. For further information on any of the above, please visit the NEXUS Web site at:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/prog/nexus/elig-admis-eng.html 

Both Canada and the United States must approve your application for you to become a member of NEXUS. If you do not meet all of the requirements, your application will be denied.

Should you require additional assistance, we recommend that you contact the nearest NEXUS Enrolment Centre. A directory is available at:
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/prog/nexus/location-eng.html 

Also, you may contact the following NEXUS Canadian processing centres during regular business hours:

•    1-866-496-3987 for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents
•    1-800-842-7647 for Ontario and United States residents
•    1-866-399-5887 for Quebec and Atlantic residents

Should you wish to obtain more information on NEXUS, we invite you to consult the Canada Border Services Agency Web site at:
http://www.nexus.gc.ca

Thank you for your interest in the NEXUS program.

is a passport required for a nexus card?

From: Jessica Murray <death.to.koalas@gmail.com>
To: contact@cbsa.gc.ca

hi.

i've just moved to windsor. i'd like to get the proper documents to be able to go over to detroit to see some concerts. nothing particularly difficult in the request.

however, i'm finding the reference requirements to obtain a passport to be very difficult. i just don't know a lot of people, nor do i know anybody that could act as a 'guarantor'. finding two references is difficult enough; four is virtually impossible for me. that's not a reflection of my fitness for very short-term cross-border travel, though, it's just a reflection of my social skills.

in searching for alternatives, i've found the nexus card. it seems like this process interviews me directly, rather than asking me to provide references. that's a process that is better suited for me to go through.

i'm just a little confused as to whether a passport is required to apply for a nexus card. i have a valid birth certificate, a valid health card, a valid sin card and various other things (although i never took the time to learn to drive, and consequently don't have a driver's license). i'm unclear as to whether the application is requesting a passport AND a birth certificate or a passport OR a birth certificate.

i'm also a little confused about the longer term usefulness of the nexus card. i've read some things online that suggest that, should i be stopped, i would be asked for a passport. yet, i'm looking to get the nexus card because i can't find the references to get a passport.

so, i guess the question i'm asking is if a nexus card is something i could use as a valid replacement for a passport in the context of just going over for a few hours to catch a show and then coming back.

j

there may be a way around this. there’s a thing called a NEXUS card that’s designed for “low-risk” cross-border travel, and relies on a personal interview rather than a set of references.

Jessica Amber Murray
hi. you guys have passports, right? could i use one of you as a "guarantor"? i just want to be able to go over to detroit to catch the odd concert. the process to be "allowed" to do that seems really ridiculous, but this is how things work... i hope things are going well with you guys. life here has been different. i went into a little bit of a funk when i got here (the whole process of moving here was just really overwhelming, with everything happening all at once), but i'm starting to get out of it. really, i'm glad i had the time away from people and free of external pressure to reflect, heal and adjust - and enough things to d to keep my mind occupied. it's what i needed. but, yeah, if i can use you as a guarantor it would make this process a lot easier. as it is, i'm going to have to rely on some documentation and argumentation...

The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no passport enhanced driver license would that help

Jessica Amber Murray
no. i don't even have a g-1. thanks anyways...

The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
no will a enhanced help you get a passport

Jessica Amber Murray
no. or at least i don't think so. i should probably check to make sure though.

The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
we can help

is it an identity

you can put us down as knowing you

Jessica Amber Murray
i'm sorry, i'm not understanding the question. i have two choices. i can get a guarantor (somebody with a passport, i'll check to see how flexible that definition is) + 2 references or i can just go with 4 references. reality is i have 0 references, so going with the guarantor would make it a lot easier to further argue with odsp documents, etc.

i could use you as a guarantor, but not a reference, because you're family.

The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
what does a guarantor have to do

Jessica Amber Murray
i'm under the impression that a guarantor is simply somebody with a passport, and that itself is enough to act as a reference. i have to look further into that... very little of this process is making sense to me, so i'm not really expecting to find a valid purpose or explanation.

The Oldest Aunt’s Wife
let use know if we can help

Jessica Amber Murray
i will, thanks.

i really don't have the slightest idea just how big this sprawling metropolis in front of me actually is.

http://dc.streetsblog.org/2013/07/22/how-sprawl-got-detroit-into-this-mess/

(the corporate tax cuts spurred on by neo-liberal nonsense couldn't have helped)

the new ranaldo disc is really stellar, btw.