Need to send Letters to the United States

[Keane 16]

Fedex would be my last resort since I'd definitely go broke. Can't even think of using SpeedPost after my horror experience.

So what other options do I have? How long does normal air mail take?

SOS

 

[TheIndian]

~10 days .. if you are in a major city and go post it at the GPO

 

[Crazy_Eddy]

Are you sending out applications to colleges and stuff?

If so sign up at Edulix, take a printout of your profile page, and head to TNT. Will cost you 683 bucks per envelope/package (within 500 gms). Way cheaper than other courier options, very reliable and reaches there in 3~4 days flat.

 

[Asky]

^Yep have sent some documents through TNT.

3 Days Flat.

 

[Udit]

my dad sent a letter to Oak Brook, Illinois via DHL & it reached in 3days flat

 

[TheMask]

Normal airmail takes anywhere between 10 days to 3 weeks.

DHL is a good (but expensive unless u r getting discounts as mentioned earlier) alternative. Had a good experience with them recently. WHile u track the shipment on web, u can choose to be updated on ur mobile or in ur email and as the consignment reaches every hub on the way, u get a sms/mail with the status. Took a li'l over 50 hours to deliver.

Not sure how good the tracking is with Speed Post, and with Air Mail, there is no tracking i guess.

 

[soggy316]

+1 for DHL, for sending apps the charge is 1015/-(instad of the normal 2k for a 500g parcel) and the tracking is damn good as is their call centre. And my apps reached within a working week

 

[Keane 16]

I've already send my main applications via FedEx, need to send one more sheet of paper to each school. So really can't spend 1k on each one again...

 

[stalker]

fax? / scan+email?

 

[Keane 16]

Was thinking of faxing it, and then also sending it via air mail..

 

[soggy316]

ok.. 1 page, then the fax+airmail option is the best, the fax will keep them happy until the original arrives a little later.

 

[rASCAL]

i am not sure but first flight had come up with a scheme for college admissions . 500 bucks flat to anywhere in the US and Europe.

 

[Lord Nemesis]

If you have a relative/friend in the US, another thing you can do is to send all 6 pages to him and get him to send them to the respective colleges. It should work out a lot cheaper.

Also unless its something that requires your signature or part of an application form which is required in original, they may as well accept a Fax copy without the need to need the papers physically.