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每日往返温莎－底特律过关费的问题

我想住在winsor，每天去detroit上班。我是加拿大公民，准备办TN签证。周末去美国的时候发现过去要交$4, 回来也要交$4， 不知道如果要天天往返，是不是要天天交这8块钱，一个月下来也不是个小数目。是不是我拿到TN就不用交了，或者办个什么nexus卡也可以不用交了？还有，每天过海关大概需要多少时间呢？希望知道的大侠指点。多谢多谢！！

Yes, you need to paid 8 dollars daily. I think it will be cheaper if you buy the token for the crossing. Never heard of having TN or nexus, you do not need to pay. If yes, everyone did that already.

Estimate time for crossing one way will be 10 to 30 mins if not too busy.

谢谢超级版主

:loveliness:

经常走隧道，可以买Token；60美元(或70加元)/20个Token。

经常走大桥，可以买卡；折算下来，每次3美元（或3.5加元）。

Token和卡都可以直接在交费口用现金购买。

没有免费的:(

Nexus卡的好处是可以走特别通道过海关（不是收费口，而是海关盘查），一般情况下不用出示护照，海关人员也不问什么问题，比较快捷。Nexus卡是80加元，管5年。

相比而言，隧道比较快，也就3-5分钟吧；大桥要慢个1-2分钟。但也有堵的时候，可能会要半个小时。

请问Nexus卡如何办理？什么人有资格办理？谢谢！

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[color=DarkOrchid]Applying for Nexpress [Detroit-Windsor Website]:
[url=http://www.dwtunnel.com/nexp/Default.html]http://www.dwtunnel.com/nexp/Default.html[/url]

The best way to cut on cost is carpool.
I don't use the tunnel, but the traffic on the bridge is okay around 9ish.
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thanks a million!

[url]http://www.dwtunnel.com/nexp/NexusApplication.html[/url]
没法下载这个PDF申请表，请问谁有以前下载的，发给我好吗？谢谢了！

在网上其他地方找到了，不用麻烦大家了。xixi：）

刚刚看了官方网站，只有在美国或加拿大连续住满3年的人才有资格申请Nexpress！ 很失望呀。。。

Nexus card doesn't save you too much money. Forget about it.

这里有两个不同的概念：Nexus和Nexpress。
Nexus是美加两国政府合作的一个产物，用来快速通过美加边境的（包括海、陆、空）。官方链接如下:
[url]http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel/nexus/menu-e.html[/url]

楼上的链接是Nexpress的。Nexpress只是经营温莎/底特律隧道的公司的一个东西（所以它的网站是.com），有它能够在缴费时走快速通道。

无论申请Nexus还是申请Nexpress都没有居住年限要求。

Nexus是一张类似医疗卡的带照片的智能卡片，申请费CS$80，管5年。需要面试（不过很简单）、当场拍照片。
它和过桥或隧道的“路”费无关（路费是公司收的，而这个Nexus卡片是给边境检察官看的）。所以它根本省不了钱。
但我觉得还是非常值得申请一张，如果你需要经常两边跑。
持Nexus卡过关时，美国的边境检查官绝大多数时候只问“是否有东西需要申报？”，偶尔会要你的护照看看，极个别情况下才会要你把车开到旁边检查。时间上比较省，而且被检查的风险小很多。
加拿大这边的边境检察官干脆就什么都不问，连窗户都不打开。

Nexpress卡是免费申请（前提是有Nexus卡），是一张挂在车子内后视镜下面的黄色塑料牌子。它的唯一作用是可以使用专门的缴费通道。在隧道拥堵的时候，会想到优先放行Nexpress通道的车辆。
本身用处不是太大，但因为是免费，手续也很简单（寄一张表过去，一段时间后卡就寄回来了），所以不妨也申请一个（在拿到Nexus卡后）。

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-7 15:23 发表
刚刚看了官方网站，只有在美国或加拿大连续住满3年的人才有资格申请Nexpress！ 很失望呀。。。 [/quote]

thanks for this explaintion.

回复 #13 胖宝宝 的帖子

谢谢楼上的详细解释，但是官方网站明明写了对居住时间的要求。
下面的意思难道不是说要在美国或加国连续住满3年吗？

Eligibility
You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the U.S. and have lived in one of these countries continuously for the last three years.

:doubt: 从这段话来看的确有这个要求。
但我去年登陆的，也申请到了。
建议还是先申请试试看。

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-9 09:57 发表
谢谢楼上的详细解释，但是官方网站明明写了对居住时间的要求。
下面的意思难道不是说要在美国或加国连续住满3年吗？

Eligibility
You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or perma ... [/quote]

What if I live in US fro 1 year and then live in Canada for another 2 years?


[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-9 09:57 发表
谢谢楼上的详细解释，但是官方网站明明写了对居住时间的要求。
下面的意思难道不是说要在美国或加国连续住满3年吗？

Eligibility
You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or perma ... [/quote]

回复 #16 胖宝宝 的帖子

是不是把申请表和支票一起寄过去呢?
大概多长时间可以收到Memeber card呢？

我是用的信用卡。。。

回复 #16 胖宝宝 的帖子

申请表上要求提供5年的居住历史和就业信息，难道你把在国内的信息也填进去了？

是啊，就象当初申请移民一样。
我想这些资料其实政府内部都是能够互相查到的，而且这也是管出入境的；所以撒谎的代价可能会很高，而且似乎也没有理由要撒谎。:loveliness:

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-12 17:38 发表
申请表上要求提供5年的居住历史和就业信息，难道你把在国内的信息也填进去了？ [/quote]

回复 #21 胖宝宝 的帖子

谢谢回复了！
只是感觉在美国时间只有两年，不符合他们的申请要求。正在犹豫是否去试着申请一下呢！

应该去试试，我来北美不到一年，也申请到了。

News for Nexus - repost from Windsor Star

[b]Nexus is just like passport[/b]
Card all you need at land border, says U.S. official

Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
Published: Wednesday, May 16, 2007

On the day Mayor Eddie Francis got a Nexus card, U.S. customs officials said having it will eliminate the need for passports when strict new border crossing rules take effect next year.

"It's going to not only expedite your crossing at the border, but it's going to be your document for crossing the border," chief Ron Smith of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Detroit said Tuesday."

If you're not flying, you don't need that passport. You can get the Nexus card, or one of the other alternatives we're anticipating will be there."

Francis joined U.S. Consul General John Nay and border officials for a news conference at the Nexus enrolment centre at the U.S. mouth of the Ambassador Bridge. After some speeches in the lane of a border guard booth, Francis and Nay went inside to get their own Nexus cards.

"I carry a passport, but even with the passport, you have to wait in line," Francis said after showing off his new card for the cameras.

"We all know the issues of getting a passport today. The long lineups, the long delays.

"Something very simple as the Nexus card accomplishes the same thing and perhaps may have better future utility given the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative that they're planning."

The WHTI will take effect in 2008, requiring people to have specific documentation to cross the border. Much of the focus has been on passports. But Jim Foster, press attache for the U.S. embassy in Ottawa, said Nexus cards will be a suitable alternative.

Nexus, in operation since 2002, is designed to expedite border clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travellers through specially designated lanes at crossings. Smith said travellers can clear the booth in seconds with the card. It costs about $80 for five years.

Nay said Nexus is expanding to airports across Canada and can also be used at some marine border crossings.

Getting the card requires fingerprinting, a personal interview and a background check. Not everyone qualifies.

Smith said about 120,000 people use Nexus cards to cross the border between Canada and the U.S., with 14,000 in the Windsor-Detroit area. FAST is a similar program for commercial vehicles.

Some provinces are also working on enhanced drivers licences with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that could replace passports, said Smith.

But Foster warned not to put off getting a passport or Nexus card thinking enhanced licences are a sure thing.

"We're talking about something that doesn't exist yet," he said. "If you want to be safe, get a passport."

Even before the new rules take effect next year, Francis said wider use of Nexus is a good thing for our economy.

"It's good for tourism, it's good for the economy," he said. "It's an opportunity for people to cross the border more easily and with less hassles. If more people understood this program and more people were enrolled in this program, you would have the barriers that may be in place now to people coming over removed."

Having a Nexus card would also make life easier for Windsorites who have to cross the border regularly, said Francis.

昨天我从加拿大过桥到了美国，才收费。黑妹说收费处不买过桥的卡，那这个卡在什么地方卖呢？

同问！！！

有月卡可以买吧。。

[quote]原帖由 [i]^_^[/i] 于 2007-5-24 22:37 发表
昨天我从加拿大过桥到了美国，才收费。黑妹说收费处不买过桥的卡，那这个卡在什么地方卖呢？ [/quote]
[color=DarkOrchid]I got one at the toll booth before, but that was last year.  You have to fill in some paper work when applying for it on the spot.  The following are info from [url=http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/an_overview_express.html]Ambassador Bridge website[/url]:[/color]

"The Ambassador Bridge is pleased to announce that special commuter cards are now available for persons making three or more round trips per week between Detroit and Windsor via the Ambassador Bridge. To be eligible for a commuter card, your Bridge crossings must be for the purpose of attending school, going to work or receiving medical care.

US: Commuter cards may be purchased for a special price of $90.00 (U.S.) which you receive 30 one-way crossings, that works out to be $3.00 (U.S.) per crossing (Savings of $.25 / crossing).

CDN: Commuter cards may be purchased for a special price of $90.00 (Canadian) which you receive 25 one-way crossings, that works out to be $3.60 (Canadian) per crossing (Savings of $.40 /crossing).

Cards' may be purchased [u]at specially marked toll booths on each side of the Ambassador Bridge[/u], and they expire 3 months from the date of purchase."

[u]Telephone[/u]:
The Canadian Transit Company
(519) 977-0700

The Detroit International Bridge Company
(877) 680-6446

[u]Website[/u]: [url]http://www.ambassadorbridge.com[/url]

thanks a lot!
where should i submit my paper work?
i cannot find the related link in the website.
also, i called the two telephone numbers and no one received my phone call.

Please let me know the Place to work out this thing. thanks so much!

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-28 07:53 发表
thanks a lot!
where should i submit my paper work?
i cannot find the related link in the website.
also, i called the two telephone numbers and no one received my phone call.
Please let me k ... [/quote]
[color=DarkOrchid]They will give you the paper right on the spot when you apply, it's a short application.
You can purchase the bridge card at the place where you pay for the toll (Windsor to Detroit side).
When I crossed today, the people who collect fees confirmed this.
If you called on Monday, it was Memorial Holiday for U.S., so that might be why no one picked up.[/color]

I think not all the booth sell the card. you need to pay attention when you pass the booth, there should be a sign.

[quote]原帖由 [i]^_^[/i] 于 2007-5-24 22:37 发表
昨天我从加拿大过桥到了美国，才收费。黑妹说收费处不买过桥的卡，那这个卡在什么地方卖呢？ [/quote]

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-5-28 07:53 发表 [url=http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=35828&ptid=12133][img]http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
thanks a lot!
where should i submit my paper work?
i cannot find the related link in the website.
also, i called the two telephone numbers and no one received my phone call.

Please let me k ... [/quote]

你申请到了NEXUS CARD 了吗？我也想申请，我是去年登陆的。只有一年多一点。

[quote]原帖由 [i]胖宝宝[/i] 于 2007-5-13 21:28 发表 [url=http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=34434&ptid=12133][img]http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
是啊，就象当初申请移民一样。
我想这些资料其实政府内部都是能够互相查到的，而且这也是管出入境的；所以撒谎的代价可能会很高，而且似乎也没有理由要撒谎。:loveliness:

请问申请NEXUS 需要些什么资料？

如果不开车的话, tunnel bus很便宜吧

回复 #34 redshark 的帖子

[color=DarkOrchid]要看你从哪里到哪里了. Tunnel bus $2.75 CAD or US, 但如果你的出发点离tunnel不近, 得乘坐Windsor市内的bus $2.35 CAD, 目的地离tunnel远的话还得乘坐Detroit市内的bus $1.50 US. 等车也比较浪费时间, 时间= 金钱. 所以要看情况, 有时坐bus不一定便宜.[/color]

回复 #32 birchbay 的帖子

申请一个月了，至今没有任何消息。

回复 #32 birchbay 的帖子

我的申请是批准了，但是面试的地方在让我面试之前突然说我没有住满3年，不给我办。看来我运气不好！

[quote]原帖由 [i]icecream[/i] 于 2007-8-3 10:42 发表 [url=http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=43691&ptid=12133][img]http://www.windsor8.com/bbs/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]
我的申请是批准了，但是面试的地方在让我面试之前突然说我没有住满3年，不给我办。看来我运气不好！ [/quote]

谢谢你的回复，看来他们还是照章办事。没关系，下次再申请。花钱了没有？