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Author Topic: What now??? received approval letter for K1  (Read 7891 times)
KC12
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« on: March 16, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
56 days and I received the approval letter.  I'm seiked.  

Now I need to know how to advise my girl(no children and never been married or name change)?
Is there is anything I can do to speed up the process in Moscow?  

A recommendation on if expressing the letter to her and having her bring it to the embassy really works?  What express mail works best?

Airfare for her,  (A Fair level english fluency/Probably a 3 out of 5 scale.)  
She may need to spend the night in moscow..
Should I buy the airfare the day after the interview date. Or do too many complications ruin that idea.

She has police report and international passport and birth certificate.  Translated Birth Certificate.  

Any help would be appreciated.
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RfB
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to What now??? received approval letter for..., posted by KC12 on Mar 16, 2002

We have used the plain old US Post Office several times, and it has worked well for half the cost of Fed Ex/ or DHL.
The service to use is just USPS Express Mail, the same as you would use to send an envelope across town, with a customs sticker attached, it goes to Russia just as easily, and quickly starting at about $28 for a large Express sized envelope, or box. We sent the box at Christmas, filled with a shirt, blouse, heavy gloves, and a ton of pictures for $34, and it got to St Petersburg within 5 days unopened with no hassles, or 'extra duties'.
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BrianN
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to US Post Office works for us, posted by RfB on Mar 18, 2002

Lot of confusion on this subject.

1.  You fill out the standard "express mail", form.
2.  Fill out the usg customs forms.
3.  If you're sending small stuff (envelopes, pics, etc), then it goes into a bag that takes a philadelphia lawyer to figure out how to seal; (plastic tabs, etc).

4.  Then it goes... to russia, ukraine.. etc.

However, the usps website says that global priority is not available to the fsu.

BS.  I've sent stuff using an older usps clerk, with years of experience that couldn't figure out this process to save her own job, and others, that knew it better than the back of their hand.  It's kind of like getting 15 different answers from the irs for the same question.

US to Siberia using this process... about 7 days.  The only reason why I figure they say that Global Priority service isn't available, is because it either switches hands, (as mentioned below), or there's just no guarantee time-wise for delivery.

I've never sent anything other than standard envelopes in these big plastic bags, so your mileage will vary.
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Richard
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« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to US Post Office works for us, posted by RfB on Mar 18, 2002

That's what I've been told by my local post office.
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Richard
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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to I'm under the impression that express ma..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

The Top of the Line Express mail does go to Ukraine.  It is the middle of the line service, Priority Mail, which is faster than regular airmail and slower than Express Mail, that does not go to Ukraine.
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tim360z
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« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to I'm under the impression that express ma..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

go to Ukraine.  Check out their website or your local post office.  They list about 200 Ukrainian cities,  maybe more.
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Richard
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Oh!  Richard,  USPS does definitely, posted by tim360z on Mar 18, 2002

With the Priority Mail service?  I've had several clerks at the two post offices tell me that the Priority mail is not available to Ukraine.  They have looked something up on their terminals and refused to sell the service to me.

Exactly what are you asking for when you get to the counter?
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tim360z
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Oh!  Richard,  USPS does definitely, posted by Richard on Mar 19, 2002

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tim360z
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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to I'm under the impression that express ma..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

I have never had a big problem with them.  I live in a small New England town and usually about 5-7 days for Expressmail and at 1/2 the price of others.  And some are small Ukraine town deliveries.  As I understand the process the USPS usually gets it to Ukraine in 2-3 days,  to the Ukraine Postal,  and then another few days for Ukraine Postal to deliver.  I have another small package to ship out this week and it will go USPS....seems to work quite well.  When I consider it is going 6000 miles and through quite a few time zones...its a deal.
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Rags
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« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to I'm under the impression that express ma..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

I've used USPS "express" mail three times to Kyiv. It takes about ten days.
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Richard
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« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: express mail does not go to Ukraine., posted by Rags on Mar 18, 2002

The letters I've sent to Kyiv via airmail rather than express mail take roughly 10 days from what I can figure out.  That's air mail as in $0.80 an ounce vs. many dollars for a service that should take less than half that, where offered.
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Rags
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Re: express mail does not go to Ukra..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

I was told (FWIW) by my post mistress that the difference is the chain of custody and security. It may actually take longer for registered/express mail to get delivered because it must be signed for at each stop.
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DE
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Express/Registered mail vs Air mail, posted by Rags on Mar 19, 2002

LOL, at first I thought you had missed typed and meant "past mistress"!  Smiley
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tim360z
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Re: express mail does not go to Ukra..., posted by Richard on Mar 18, 2002

Expressmail.  Packages?  Not so.  I have been quite amazed at how fast Postal letters from Russia and Ukraine reach my mailbox.  Average 7-14 days.  Although,  I did have a summer postcard from Yalta take 3 months.  Mixed bag.
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Oatmeal
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« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2002, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to US Post Office works for us, posted by RfB on Mar 18, 2002

US Post Office uses DHL for its international delivery.  They used to Use Fed-Ex but changed.  

I am just thinking maybe they had some problems with the Fed-Ex service like I had.

Sorry I am on the Fed-Ex witch-hunt but I have had 2 bad experiences with this international carrier and in my book, 2 strikes and your out.
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