kunash Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hi. I need to post an important paper from Surin, Thailand to the UK. is there any other way apart from the normal postal service? (registered post) I looked at DHL Thailand but they don't have a collection point in Surin. Any help welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Can you not fax or scan,does it have to be the original if so will they know ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunash Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 it has to be the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldChinaHam Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) Use a 3D printer Fine Resolution Give it to a Pilot But actually this is simple as pie, Just call DHL and tell them you wish to arrange a custom pickup They will provide the cost you must cover where ever you are. Besides your document, they can probably arrange to send your wife too For the right price. FedEx will ship horses Racing Ponies Anything with 4 legs 4 the right price. Edited May 20, 2013 by OldChinaHam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 it has to be the original Guessed so,shame I'm heading back on Thursday you could have sent it to my home here and I would have forwarded it on once in the UK. I'm sure others have some input as to what's best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalMan Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 EMS via the post office. Other ideas: If you have credit card, you might call DHL/FedEx/UPS and see if you can EMS it to them domestically and they then forward on? Pay a Thai to bring it to BKK for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Fed Ex go out to peoples houses that are out of the way. Yes, to Fed Ex a letter is more expensive but guaranteed delivery. I recently sent a document via the Post Office here. Tracked all the way to the U.K. 5 day working days delivery. Depends how important the document is, but if it is really important, I'd use Fed Ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmac Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I was recently asked to send original marriage certificate and decree absolute to the UK to support an amendment to my pension to cover my new wife. On receiving scanned copies of my Thai equivalent documents they carried out the procedure without further request for the original documents. Sometimes you can get away without original documents if you try your luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckd Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I have used Thai EMS service for years and have been very satisfied. Have sent items to the US, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the UK with nary a hitch. Much cheaper than DHL and for me just as reliable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 DHL will do it but you may have to pay extra to collect from anywhere. Never a question of can or cannot, just how much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 we had some docs.sent to us from the uk.very important ones that had to be signed and sent back to our solicitors,had them scanned and forwarded back,excepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have used Thai EMS service for years and have been very satisfied. Have sent items to the US, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the UK with nary a hitch. Much cheaper than DHL and for me just as reliable. Agree with this, and you can track all the way to destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOneAmerican Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) 'They' don't know what the original documents look like. Scan & color print with quality paper does just as well. (More than 1 document = more than 1 printing paper) Edited May 21, 2013 by AnotherOneAmerican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kunash Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 thanks for all the helpful replies. I will use EMS at the post office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have used Thai EMS service for years and have been very satisfied. Have sent items to the US, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the UK with nary a hitch. Much cheaper than DHL and for me just as reliable. I use ems a lot, for example sending one of my passports to the UK to obtain visas for work and I have never had a problem with them. dhl took 2 days to deliver a package from swampy to Rayong after it arrived from the UK, sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrty Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I've sent important stuff back to the UK with the Thai postal service's express signed-for service (EMS) and have never had problems. Last time a document I sent was delivered and signed-for within 48 hours. I would not hesitate to recommend EMS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasRanger Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Steer clear of dhl, a friend tried to post something to me from the U.K. and they said according to my post code my address was in Lithuania. Never had a problem with UPS other than the delivery guy in Bangkok giving the package to the condo office instead of obeying the delivery instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have never had a problem with Thai postal service. Send it registered, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyster Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 - reliable trackable and good value; I've used it for legal docs, and it's as swift as FedEx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra1 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 hi in reply just used Thailand EMS for renewal of my passport tracked it on line to hong kong and who signed for it ,that was just over 3weeks ago today get new one delivered no problems from surin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunPer Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I am often sending important papers out in the World (signed contracts, original documents etc.). I use Thai post, registered mail, and I have never had any problems.However, some have sent me important documents with DHL and that use to be a really painfull act often ending up at wrong destination (fx. Philipines) due to mislabelled by DHL, arrives too late and in some cases not by DHL, but sent via Thai post as registered letter from Bkk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk_mike Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Never had an issue if I've sent a parcel by EMS. Did have an issue with a parcel I sent once when I forgot to specify EMS. (Weirdly on that one - the main item in the parcel turned up on the doorstep in London a couple of months later - I know because I was actually in London when I opened the door and found it on the doorstep, with the box and the other stuff in the parcel nowhere to be seen - very odd...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super22k Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I have found anything under 2kg use the Post Office. Anything over 2kg use a courier service.A courier service such as UPS will give you a tracking number which means you know where the item is at any given time. Do not forget most courier services will not deliver to Box numbers Also,there is a government run service called the Border Agency (or some name like that)who can hold up your item for security purposes if they want to. This is apart from the normal customs offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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