ncguy Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am moving to Thailand soon, and need to find a way to have my mail here in the USA forwarded to my thai address in Thailand. Is there a way to do this? Any suggestions is appreciated. NCGUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Relative? Mail Box Inc or clone? The best idea is to have no mail. Change to on-line for everything you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Sounds like this is a question to ask folks in USA ! Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am moving to Thailand soon, and need to find a way to have my mail here in the USA forwarded to my thai address in Thailand. Is there a way to do this? Any suggestions is appreciated.NCGUY When I moved here from the US I just went to the Post Office responsible for delivering to my area. Filled out a forwarding card and that was it. But you do need an address here (Thailand) already. In my case I had set up a PO Box to have it delivered to. Otherwise, forward to a relative/friend until you have a fixed address here then have the forwarding address changed to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiquila Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) I think there is a time limit for forwarding, certainly to foreign addresses. One year? There is a site dedicated to these kinds of American expat issues at: http://www.retireaway.com/ Changing eveything possible to online statements is advisable, but many American expats find it very useful if not necessary to maintain a "faux" American address, such as friend, relative, or a mail forwarding service that gives you an address that appears to be a real address (though financial institutions will know it is not and might cause a problem for you). Edited January 13, 2007 by Thaiquila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingling Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 Here's a company that will receive your mail, you can get email notifications and can choose on their website when and where to ship it, or what items to discard if any: http://www.usglobalmail.com/prem.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanyaburi Mac Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I am moving to Thailand soon, and need to find a way to have my mail here in the USA forwarded to my thai address in Thailand. Is there a way to do this? Any suggestions is appreciated.NCGUY The U.S. Postal Service has two very good and reasonable programs: Global Priority Mail pouch, up to four pounds airmail to Thailand, for $9.50; and the M-bag, for books and other printed matter, surface mail, 11-66 pounds for $1.05 per pound (http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub51/welcome.htm). I've been using the GPM pouch now for about 15 years or so, used to do so via a Mail Box Inc (or Etc.?) then decided their monthy fee for a PO Box was too high so talked my sister in Oregon into being the mail drop and handling the remailing of the monthly pouch. I have several magazine subscriptions and it's a whole lot cheaper to have them sent to Oregon than it is to have them airmailed individually to Thailand. Some U.S. mail does come direct to Thailand via airmail at no extra charge to me, the IRS stuff, for example. Guess I do get something back for my tax $$$! Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I am moving to Thailand soon, and need to find a way to have my mail here in the USA forwarded to my thai address in Thailand. Is there a way to do this? Any suggestions is appreciated.NCGUY Get a mailbox in US with Mail Boxes Etc they provide a forwarding service. See info here for UK link, you can google for US link. MBE Naka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) Here is a nice one: https://www.usa2me.com/signup/pgeRatePlans.aspx They allow you to look at everything online - discard, mail or even open scan and email you it asap It is also in Texas that has no state income tax so making it your resident state before you move to Thailand may save you grief in the future... Edited January 14, 2007 by sfokevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotgeekus Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I use www.usabox.com . Address is in Miami. Before you leave you need to get a form notorized so that they know you are not Osama. Without the form, no one will forward your mail in USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotgeekus Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I use www.usabox.com As with the others, you pay a flat fee and have your mail delivered to them. Make sure you have the postal form notorized before you leave, otherwise they will not forward it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Notary service is available at any US Consulate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 Before you leave you need to get a form notorized so that they know you are not Osama. Without the form, no one will forward your mail in USA. I've used a mailbox service with mail forwarding in Honolulu for the past 12 years and never needed any notorized form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I've used a mailbox service with mail forwarding in Honolulu for the past 12 years and never needed any notorized form. I believe Osama Bin Laden and others of his ilk were not an issue 12 years ago. -- Maestro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Yeahbut... If no one will forward your mail in USA these days without a notarized statement, I would have thought that my mail forwarder would have asked for me to submit one. Who's to say I'm not Osama with a little foresight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingling Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I've used a mailbox service with mail forwarding in Honolulu for the past 12 years and never needed any notorized form. It is a legal requirement. http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 See where terrorist paranoia has got you............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpcoe Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I've used a mailbox service with mail forwarding in Honolulu for the past 12 years and never needed any notorized form. It is a legal requirement. http://www.usps.com/forms/_pdf/ps1583.pdf Maybe it has to do with USPS definition of "agent"? Maybe it's more like my mother collecting my mail and forwarding it to me? <shrug> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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