Does anyone know the fastest, yet the cheapest international shipping company?

[Adilet&Venera 2]

Thank you, guys, for all your input!

I'll ask the embassy if they could except the faxed copies of my i-134 forms and its supported documents.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I had no issues with USPS. Mail always received in the 7-10 business days.. UNTIL I sent a parcel to Aus and didn't track it. The parcel took 56 days to arrive so at least it arrived eventually. Not sure if the Halloween candy was any good for Christmas though

I myself am looking into different courier companies FROM Aus to US. In regards US to Aus, I know Fedex is really expensive. Don't have much experience with DHL. I know the USPS is the cheapest of all of them and I don't think my last (and only) parcel issue is a big deal. I think it was my post office's fault (and myself) because I don't remember signing the customs thing and I think that might have been the issue.

Good luck with your search. I personally would send USPS priority (with tracking).. but as someone else said, depends on the destination companies mail system.

[Adilet&Venera 2]

On Friday, I decided to use USPS to send out my package to Kyrgyzstan. I got the Global Express envelope for $30, which included insurance costs. I just put that the value of the package is $10. My fiance picked it up the following Friday!!!!! I am so relieved...

Edited February 7, 2011 by Adilet&Venera

[mendeleev 68]

I've used DHL, UPS, and USPS to get parcels and documents to Novosibirsk. All three take similar amounts of time, roughly three weeks. USPS costs about 20% what the others cost. The others have superior tracking capability.

With USPS, I also use global express mail so there is some tracking capability. After about 5 days of waiting after the parcel leaves the USA, but before it arrives in Russia (on a direct flight) I call USPS to put in a search. For USPS, the bottleneck is unambiguously arrival into Moscow and clearance through customs. And USPS always says 3-5 days and by now the clerks at my post office laugh with me when they tell me that bit of misinformation.