Q&A for How to Send a Registered Letter

Yes. Registered Mail IS required to be signed for. When they deliver it to the customer, they verify their ID as well as get their signature. If you want something that does not have to be signed for, then you can do Delivery Confirmation (best for packages), or even send it as Certified Mail (best for envelopes) and request a signature waiver.

Yes. The recipient will receive a notification in his box, and will have to sign for the letter at the counter.

You need to provide one, or you can purchase one from a ReadyPost kiosk at the post office if you don't have one with you. The only free envelopes the post office gives out are for Priority/Priority Express, and they won't let you use those for non-Priority.

That will depend on where it is sent and how much insurance you are placing on the mailing. Call or visit your local post office for more information on the cost.

It depends on where you send it from. If you send it from a place close to Colombia, it will take less time than somewhere farther away.

You can put "return to sender" on the envelope, and take it back to the post office so that it can be returned to whoever sent it.

Yes, you will most likely need an ID to send a registered letter.

Yes, it is possible.

On your summons, there should be a number to call for questions and issues or medical releases (besides the one you call that tells when to show up). Call the number and let them know you have a doctor's release and need a fax number to send it. Get the name of the person in charge of jury duty and put it to their attention. The person you speak to should also give you that information. If there is no number to call on your letter except the number to tell you when you go in, then call that number and see if there is a number to push to get the correct department. A 30-day postponement can be given until that doctor's note is received. But there is a limit on how many times you can have a postponement.

No. A typewritten or computer-generated letter and envelope are perfectly acceptable.

Yes. Check with USPS, however. There are many conditions and limitations that apply.

The recipient must sign to receive registered mail.

No. In the case of registered mail, USPS emphasizes security rather than speed. If speed of delivery is your top priority, registered mail may not be your best choice. Check with your local post office for other options.

Yes.

Yes, if you purchase either of two services. If you purchase Proof of Delivery, you will receive an email from USPS with details of delivery including the recipient's signature. If, instead, you purchase the Signature Confirmation service, you will receive a card in the mail with the recipient's signature and date of delivery on it.

Nothing special is required. Regular envelopes will work.

No. Registered letters cost significantly more to mail than certified letters.

USPS will ask the sender for a formal declaration of value.

That was clearly a mistake on the delivery side. Registered mail is supposed to provide evidence of delivery by obtaining the addressee's signature.

That depends on the destination. It can sometimes take slightly longer than regular mail. Check with any post office for details.

No, that's not required, but it may be to your advantage to insure it.

Yes.

No. You must take a parcel to a post office in order to register it.

Yes. That's called "restricted delivery," and you do pay an extra fee for that service.

It should be addressed to an individual, because the addressee's signature is required at the time of delivery. The company's name can be included in the address.

Yes, you can send a box by registered mail.