USPS Internal Delivery

[Jonny Vorn 2]

Is USPS International Delivery method preferred than FedEx?

[TBoneTX 45,498]

You'll have to be more specific, please: for what?

[Jonny Vorn 2]

I'm sorry about that. For some paperwork such as Engagement Certificate?

[TBoneTX 45,498]

I'm sorry about that. For some paperwork such as Engagement Certificate?

Cleared up now. It can depend on the specific service after a package arrives in the destination country, because sometimes private contractors make the deliveries. Quality of service can vary widely. I'll transfer your thread into the appropriate regional forum so that people who have gone before you can give you effective advice.

Edited to add: Thread moved from K-1 Process to Asia: East & Pacific regional subforum.

Edited January 28, 2013 by TBoneTX

[Jonny Vorn 2]

Thank you.

[Alaska2012 462]

I wouldn't trust USPS international delivery with anything important. My husband sent me tax papers that I needed for my interview, for some reason they ended up in India!!! I lived in Sweden...the customs in India decided to keep it for 2,5 months and the papers arrived 2 days after my interview...

Yes the customs in India could have been a little faster but than again why did USPS send it to India in the first place???

Never USPS again!!

[P A U L 14]

USPS international is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than any other service out there.

expect to pay minimum 100 to ship documents outside the US through FEDEX/DHL/UPS.

expect to pay maximum 100 to ship documents outside the US through USPS.

[g&x 2]

I have used the USPS Express Mail International. It has a 5-7 day delivery (to China) and has a tracking number. It starts at $38. I have had good luck with this over the past 2 1/2 years.

[P A U L 14]

why USPS is cheaper. the postal service is usually a government operated service. if you send a package through the post office here, it'll end up at the post office in a foreign country that operates throughout its nation.

FEDEX and others are more expensive because they are not a ubiquitous service. if you send something overseas, FEDEX may have to intentionally drive out to the middle of nowhere where FEDEX does not operate just to drop off your package.

why your package may end up in INDIA (for example lol) whether you use USPS or FEDEX. your handwriting is terrible. (that's my assumption.)

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

why USPS is cheaper. the postal service is usually a government operated service. if you send a package through the post office here, it'll end up at the post office in a foreign country that operates throughout its nation.

FEDEX and others are more expensive because they are not a ubiquitous service. if you send something overseas, FEDEX may have to intentionally drive out to the middle of nowhere where FEDEX does not operate just to drop off your package.

why your package may end up in INDIA (for example lol) whether you use USPS or FEDEX. your handwriting is terrible. (that's my assumption.)

In most of those out of the way spots, FEDEX does not make local deliveries. Those are usually done by local contractors, often less reliable than the postal service. In some countries, it doesn't hurt to pay your local postal carrier a little bit on Christmas, to make sure you get all your mail, on time, and unopened. For the Philippines, I only had a problem with the postal service one time, and I sent everything by mail. In that case, I sent something that should have been sent by certified mail, and it didn't get to it's intended recipient. No biggie, I only lost the postage and the check fee. The check was refunded back to me in 90 days.

For certainty of delivery, find the international courier that is based in that country, and use them, especially if the US Embassy uses them as well. For the Philippines, LBC seems to be the most reliable. The US Embassy uses 2GO within the Philippines as a courier.