I-130 Delivery Denied

[Noi3125 1]

Hello to my fellow VJers,

I am writing hoping that no one has been in my situation before but perhaps may have some ideas or advice. I mailed the I-130 application and supporting documents for my husband on May 22, 2008. It was sent via Thailand's EMS service and according to the Thai Postal Service and the USPS it arrived in Chicago the 26th. Because I sent it EMS I had it delivered to the courier address and not the P.O. Box. However, since the 26th it remains in the post office in Chicago. The USPS won't tell me anything about it, they say I have to go through the Thai postal service. The Thai postal service says that delivery was attempted on the 26th and that the document was denied or rather there was no one who would accept it. They said they would look into it sometime this week.

My question is does anyone know of this occurring and is there anything I can do to rectify the situation? For future knowledge should I have sent it to the P.O. Box rather than the courier address?

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.

Joe and Noi

[rin and john 71]

I will assume your timeline is correct and that May 22nd is a typo on your post. Not sure why the USPS would tell you it was up to the Thai post office rather if they confirmed they had it.

I sent my AOS to Chicago. Used FedEx to the courier address without any problems. There is a FedEx location on Sukhumvit near the Marriott. I would consider them much more reliable than either the Thai Post or USPS.

[Noi3125 1]

You are correct the application was mailed August 22nd (I guess I just typed May 22 because that is our wedding date). Thanks for the advice about Fed-Ex, I guess I will have to use them next time. However we are in Maha Sarakham, and eight hour bus ride to Bangkok is not something I ever look forward to.

USPS said that it had been at the destination post office since the 26th, but they would not tell me any more information or submit an inquiry unless the request came from the the Thai postal service.

[filirican 3]

goodluck! i didn't use the courier address instead we used the PO box address and we sent it through regular mail no problem at all..i know it takes time to get to USCIS but it got through and we didnt have any problems using the post office services and they are more cheaper than any express services..

hoping for the best!

[Urge To Race 2]

Since you were using the Thai Post, they deliver would be completed by USPS. You should have sent it to the PO Box. Just like sending a regular letter, the Thai Post hands off to USPS, PO Box delivery is no problem. Fedex, UPS, DHL, and other couriers require physical addresses if you will, they have their own delivery network and will not drop off a package at the post office for a PO Box. That is the purpose of the courier address, not using a foreign Postal system that will work with USPS.

Hello to my fellow VJers,

I am writing hoping that no one has been in my situation before but perhaps may have some ideas or advice. I mailed the I-130 application and supporting documents for my husband on May 22, 2008. It was sent via Thailand's EMS service and according to the Thai Postal Service and the USPS it arrived in Chicago the 26th. Because I sent it EMS I had it delivered to the courier address and not the P.O. Box. However, since the 26th it remains in the post office in Chicago. The USPS won't tell me anything about it, they say I have to go through the Thai postal service. The Thai postal service says that delivery was attempted on the 26th and that the document was denied or rather there was no one who would accept it. They said they would look into it sometime this week.

My question is does anyone know of this occurring and is there anything I can do to rectify the situation? For future knowledge should I have sent it to the P.O. Box rather than the courier address?

Thanks in advance for anyone who can help.

Joe and Noi