postal letters

[5olidsnake]

hi everyone

was chatting to my fiancee today on yahoo messenger and in the conversation she asks me why i only send 3 letters through the post and she sends so many ?

i've posted more than 10 and only 3 got through
i have 7 from her

the embassy must be aware of how bad the postal system is in phils

is that enough letters, as i travel soon to apply for visa

how many letters did you guys n gals submit for a sucessful visa ??

many thanks
martin

[Mich]

if you are going to send a letter to someone living in the philippines, better send it thru a courier service (dhl, lbc, fedex, etc). it sure will reach its recipient.

the postal system here is not reliable esp if you have slip something valuable between those pages.

[5olidsnake]

not not sure we have enough letters

we have 20+ emails
and months of yahoo transcripts and yahoo call history

but how much evidence does ECO want to prove you have remained in contact whilst seperated ?

[Ann07]

as i remember it was only two letters i sent during my application.
Goodluck to your application.

ann

[5olidsnake]

thanks ann

i fly friday 8th june so really last time to post last few letters hope some more get through !!

so we should apply monday/tuesday after we get managers cheque

martin

[andypaul]

not not sure we have enough letters

we have 20+ emails
and months of yahoo transcripts and yahoo call history

but how much evidence does ECO want to prove you have remained in contact whilst seperated ?

well if it shows your in contact whenever you both possibly can no need to worry.

Some people can talk every day all day others cant for one reason or another.

You just send some example emails and show the logs of your yahho chats. Also any phone bill records as well if you have them.

No need to send any letters nowdays as its so easy to send emails and the embassy must realise how much it costs and how likely they are to go missing or get delayed.

Evidence of letters was more pre email days i guess, although it is still nice to send and recieve cards, letters and parcels many relationships on here seem to have just shown e mail, yahoo/msn logs and telephone records if they exist.

don't worry your be fine

[5olidsnake]

thanks you have made me happy

the best thing about the letters and cards is that she has sprayed them with her perfume and its nice to smell her and dream of the last time in march we were together and the future.

5 weeks seems such a longtime, best go in my document box and have a smell

[andypaul]

I sent the odd card mostly in with other paperwork with fedex.

Many people dont send in any letters from what i read as how many do you send in the UK nowdays?

[scotsfiancee]

i never send any post mails to the embassy, although i have few mails from him

So whatever how many mails you have had now, not a problem

Goodluck to you both!!

[prettyd30]

hi everyone

was chatting to my fiancee today on yahoo messenger and in the conversation she asks me why i only send 3 letters through the post and she sends so many ?

i've posted more than 10 and only 3 got through
i have 7 from her

the embassy must be aware of how bad the postal system is in phils

is that enough letters, as i travel soon to apply for visa

how many letters did you guys n gals submit for a sucessful visa ??

many thanks
martin

hi there! how long have you met your fiancee?

[5olidsnake]

hi prettyd30

we met october

visited her december and march

[prettyd30]

hi 5olidsnake we're really happy for both of you... i hope everything goes well with your application. Please keep us posted. Im going to apply probably next month so a little bit of info from you will be of great help (especially with the requirements you submitted). Thanks!

by the way what's your fiancee's name and where she from?

[Philip]

Send through Royal Mail - International Postage and they'll arrive ok. Just ask at post office counter when you send it.

[joebloggs]

only one of a few thnigs i sent to my wife was a box, with a ring, mobile, books, etc it was the size of 2 shoe boxes, and i used the royal mail, it only took more than 3 months to get there

once my wife sent a letter to me, it had birth cert in it, i waited for weeks for it, it never arrived, about 2 months after posting it, my wife phoned me to say it had been returned to her , the people at the sorting office had stapmed on it, something like 'wrong address' well yes for the house number she put 1 intstead of a 7, but the rest of the address and post code was right , and my surname was right on it, there are only 2 people in the whole country who have same surname as me, me and my bro

so she sent the letter back, poor letter done 20,000 miles

funny my wife sent me must be 30+ letters i got them all, and only took about a week to get to me..

[Shamrockdave2003]

I need to send important docs to my Fiance.
THey have got to arrive fast - any suggestions??

SD

[joebloggs]

I need to send important docs to my Fiance.
THey have got to arrive fast - any suggestions??

SD

dhl, fed ex, but there all dear, cost me like £80 to send about 70 sheets of a4 documents, but they del in about 48 hrs. and when my stepson posted the documents off to the embassy, he got a call from a pen pusher, saying they wanted my current bank statements and payslips !! seeing i didnt have them when i posted the documents to him, it would have been impossible, he was told to bring them when he went for the interview, well i wasn't going to pay dhl again, so i scanned them in, and emailed them to him, iam sure if the documents are from the uk, then a photocopy will do, he took them, and they accepted them.

[5olidsnake]

hi phillip

sent all my letters with royal mail (airmail) to tanza
sent another today, this time i did not seal envelope up so the postman can have a look for money and put it back in post system.

the letters i send to her grandfathers house in valenzuela city will get there so fast, 1 week no problems

martin

[tiger@tigress]

Send through Royal Mail - International Postage and they'll arrive ok. Just ask at post office counter when you send it.

[5olidsnake]

hi prettyd30

you can chat to me on yahoo messenger if you want, online anytime

nerointegrale16v

martin

[KeithD]

50/50 chance of it arriving at all, otherwise it can take 3 months in some cases.

Always use a courier when posting anything important.

[5olidsnake]

http://www.lbcexpress.com/
was 2700 peso per letter to uk

[Shamrockdave2003]

I Posted my letter which contained my original CNI on the 5th May by International Signed for , the guy said it would take a week.
Arrived today 2.5 weeks not bad i guess for £5.50
Although my missus had to go the post office to collect and keep ringing them up.
I suspect if she didn't keep applying pressure it might have gone walkys

[Philip]

I Posted my letter which contained my original CNI on the 5th May by International Signed for , the guy said it would take a week.
Arrived today 2.5 weeks not bad i guess for £5.50
Although my missus had to go the post office to collect and keep ringing them up.
I suspect if she didn't keep applying pressure it might have gone walkys

It probably sat in in the phils for a bit getting a sun tan.

[KeithD]

It probably sat in in the phils for a bit getting a sun tan.

Why you posting? Having a breather???

[baboyako]

Why you posting? Having a breather???

zinc deficiency

[allyn]

a week before my hubby and i got married, my hubby"s grandparents send us card to great us in our coming wedding,,,,my husband already went back to scotland and we never got the card....
after that my husband never dare to send document thru snail mail here in the philippine,,,,he prefer scanning it and send it to my email...and in terms of money he wire it in my account or send it thru western union

we dont trust the postal system here in the philippines

[PeterB]

...and in terms of money he wire it in my account or send it thru western union

WU? Sooooo expensive. Go to PNB and ask for a Global Filipino Money Card. It's free
Then, a quick phone call to PNB in London, giving debit card details, will result in money being available to you, in Phils, from an ATM.

Transaction charges are £5 for transfers of up to £1000, and £7 for larger amounts.

Also, PNB ATMs permit up to PHP40,000 to be drawn in one day.

[Mrs Daddy]

hi everyone

was chatting to my fiancee today on yahoo messenger and in the conversation she asks me why i only send 3 letters through the post and she sends so many ?

i've posted more than 10 and only 3 got through
i have 7 from her

the embassy must be aware of how bad the postal system is in phils

is that enough letters, as i travel soon to apply for visa

how many letters did you guys n gals submit for a sucessful visa ??

many thanks
martin

talking about letters...it was very funny experience and maybe a bit upsetting as hubby 1st visit for me last year in may to june 2006.his daughter sent him a fathers day card but we didnt managed to recieved it and when hubby and i came back to uk this february this year.we we`re quite surprise because his daugther got the fathers day card that supposed to be she sent it to his father.we didnt know where was the letter been to, probably we thought been travelling all over the world.and then we thought why not sent the letter back to hubby`s daughter at this year of fathers day at least it makes more sense.its just a funny side or irritating story of philippines postal matter.and its up to you,us how to deal with it.

[5olidsnake]

cynthia went to the post office and asked if there was any letters there for her and there was two

so 6 out of 15ish aint bad

[symonh2000]

As of me during the time my wife was in Phil.I didnt know how bad the Phil.post there.I send a birthday card to her and i enclose with a bracelet as a present in that card but sad to say she wasnt able to recieve it.
Next time again i send just a plain letter to her still she wasnt able to recieve it while all her letter for me i got it.
The 3rd time i send an important doc.for her application i send it through register mail in the post office then finally she was able to recieve it..
That was in manila post office but i was wondering when my wife recently send letters and card to her mom in
Davao all of those 4 letters she send to Phil.her mom was able to recieve it..Is it people in DAvao Post Office more honest than people in manila post office?Just wondering hehehehe....