Sending and receiving documents

[dknov007]

Hi,

I have noticed that many people on this forum are awfuly concerned about sending/receiving documents to/from HSMP team and everyone is thinking about arranging a courier for that...

I had been sending many letters in my life and none of them ever got lost so far...England is pretty much advance country , so I wonder why would people put so little faith into its mail system?...and if you're sending it from a large city outside of UK where postmail system is working smoothly, I say you have nothing to worry about.

I assume that documents that had indeed been lost, were lost BEFORE they were actually sent out by HSMP team (due to a negligence maybe) rather than during a mailing process itself.

Am I mistaken, should I be paranoid?

Thanks,
David

[MWazir]

I had been sending many letters in my life and none of them ever got lost so far...England is pretty much advance country , so I wonder why would people put so little faith into its mail system?...and if you're sending it from a large city outside of UK where postmail system is working smoothly, I say you have nothing to worry about.

I dont really want to burst your bubble - England is no doubt as you say an advanced country. However, I dont hold the same opinion about the Royal Mail. Royal Mail looses about 14.4 million letters a year according to the PostWatch. Also note that some oversea postal systems are notoriously bad.

Notwidthstanding that, even if its conceded for a minute that normal mails dont get misplaced, its very natural for anyone to be cautious. These are documents an applicant accumulates over his life time. Some of them are irreplaceable. If by spending a little extra money an applicant can ensure safe passage to and fro for his documents, then why not?

[Keshav]

It is not always possible to arrange courier to pick up documents from HO. As HO says they will send the docs by first class post after assessment, as the name suggests, it might be quite reliable. Isn't it?

[stanC]

First class postage does not really guarantee anything, this is just different level of postage. There's second class stamp which I don't really know what is the differences. When I used to stay in UK, I usually used first class stamp. Unless the letter is not important and within the city i.e. London to London then I used 2nd class.