UPS, FedeX, DHL not shipping to Russia!!! WTF???

[Vicmvarela 0]

Anyone else dealing with a K1 with a beneficiary from Russia right now? I went to send the documents that she needs from me after I received my NOA2 and all of the above companys have 'suspended" shipment from USA to Russia. I have no idea what to do now about getting my signed docs, work letter, etc to her in time for her interview... I still have time I guess since I only got my NOA2 yesterday, hopefully they will resume business as usual but what if not?? :/

[dwheels76 5,468]

Anyone else dealing with a K1 with a beneficiary from Russia right now? I went to send the documents that she needs from me after I received my NOA2 and all of the above companys have 'suspended" shipment from USA to Russia. I have no idea what to do now about getting my signed docs, work letter, etc to her in time for her interview... I still have time I guess since I only got my NOA2 yesterday, hopefully they will resume business as usual but what if not?? :/

I would scan everything you were sending with a coverletter explaining why and she can print out. And I would also go to each of the shipping companies website and print out that mailing is suspended and proof you couldn't send. Just in case it doesn't lift before your interview time.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from K1 Process & Procedures to Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus regional forum; topic is specific to Russia and not about the K1 process itself.

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I would scan everything you were sending with a coverletter explaining why and she can print out. And I would also go to each of the shipping companies website and print out that mailing is suspended and proof you couldn't send. Just in case it doesn't lift before your interview time.

Take all your docs whether hard-copy or electronic format to Kinko and print to a PDF file, and email it to her. She can print it on her end. Or, you can download a trial copy of Adobe Acrobat for 30-days and do it yourself. PDF documents are the best way to maintain formatting and keep a small file size.

[Rich and Wen 101]

The solution is obvious, but you are oblivious to the US Postal Service? Global Priority Mail works pretty well. At least as good as profit-driven private companies.

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The solution is obvious, but you are oblivious to the US Postal Service? Global Priority Mail works pretty well. At least as good as profit-driven private companies.

It's not the US carriers, it's the instability in the region now and Russia Post. There is no need to mail original copies anyway. PDF docs work just fine. The USPS has alerts, but true to form they will simply take your money and package and wipe away their drool after you learn that your package has disappeared.

[Vicmvarela 0]

The solution is obvious, but you are oblivious to the US Postal Service? Global Priority Mail works pretty well. At least as good as profit-driven private companies.

I mailed packages to Russia a few times with USPS. One got lost, another took two months to arrive. FedEx/DHL would be very expensive but reliable. I disagree that I should even be considering USPS as an option as it would put my time sensitive documents into their postal system which lives up to its reputation of really sucking.

It's not the US carriers, it's the instability in the region now and Russia Post. There is no need to mail original copies anyway. PDF docs work just fine. The USPS has alerts, but true to form they will simply take your money and package and wipe away their drool after you learn that your package has disappeared.

exactly

[Vicmvarela 0]

It's not the US carriers, it's the instability in the region now and Russia Post. There is no need to mail original copies anyway. PDF docs work just fine. The USPS has alerts, but true to form they will simply take your money and package and wipe away their drool after you learn that your package has disappeared.

But, the documents that she needs have to have original signatures unless I missed something. Do you mean send it all and have her forge it on her end?

[Vicmvarela 0]

I would scan everything you were sending with a coverletter explaining why and she can print out. And I would also go to each of the shipping companies website and print out that mailing is suspended and proof you couldn't send. Just in case it doesn't lift before your interview time.

Not a bad idea. But probably I should makes some calls to make sure this would fly.

[Vicmvarela 0]

Take all your docs whether hard-copy or electronic format to Kinko and print to a PDF file, and email it to her. She can print it on her end. Or, you can download a trial copy of Adobe Acrobat for 30-days and do it yourself. PDF documents are the best way to maintain formatting and keep a small file size.

I typed the responses and printed the files using acrobat. Its those pesky "original" signatures that have me concerned...

[ConGau1981 56]

You can still send documents to Russia. The package service has been suspended. You should use GXG to send them. Go to the post office and ask for the GXG flat rate document mailer. Or just use the regular express service...it is about half the price

Edited February 23, 2014 by ConGau1981

[vbtwo 54]

Email everything, then also send things that need original signature via post. Use global express. There's nothing else that you can do. If they will request originals, then you must get originals there. Either send it somehow or hand-deliver yourself.

[Rich and Wen 101]

It's not the US carriers, it's the instability in the region now and Russia Post. There is no need to mail original copies anyway. PDF docs work just fine. The USPS has alerts, but true to form they will simply take your money and package and wipe away their drool after you learn that your package has disappeared.

Careful now, your bigotry is showing

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Careful now, your bigotry is showing

I used the USPS for many years, and then there was email. Maybe instead of sorting and delivering mail, they could just open our letters and type the email for us, or get a boss who can actually fire the ones who perform badly. You think I'm a little hard on the US post office? I thought the pony express was pretty cool until the railroad screwed it up for them. But hey, sometimes we need to send a copy of something because it's not yet possible to clone the original.

[Rich and Wen 101]

For the most part, USPS does a great job within the constraints that Congress has set for them. But you're right, it's too difficult to get rid of the sick, lame, and lazy. And they know it.