Mailing Options for Voting Materials

Voters in Hong Kong have a number of options for mailing Federal Postcard Applications, voted state ballots, and Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots to their local election officials in the United States. Mailing addresses for local election officials and state mailing deadlines can be found in the Voting Assistance Guide, available on-line at www.fvap.gov.

1. First Class Mail: You may mail your Federal Postcard Application or voted ballot to the United States through the Hong Kong Post system, with appropriate international postage. Mail to the U.S. takes approximately 7-10 days.
    
2. FPO Military Mail: FPO mail to the United States takes leaves daily (M-F) and takes approximately 1-2 days to get to the US, mail speed once within the U.S. varies and could take 5-10 days. Voters should submit their ballots to the U.S. Embassy no later than October 21 for FPO mail. Ballots must be postage-paid or have first-class U.S. postage (44 cents).
    
3. Express Courier: Last-minute voters can use express courier services such as FedEx, UPS and DHL to send their voted ballots to all states and territories except Alabama. Express courier companies cannot deliver to post office boxes, so you will need to know the street address of your local voting official in the United States. Mail sent by express courier companies is not postmarked. Contact information for some local express courier companies follows:
   
   Fed Ex: www.fedex.com or https://www.overseasvotefoundation.org/overseas/ExpressYourVote.htm, (852) 2730 3333. From September 15 to October 29, FedEx will ship voted ballots to the U.S. free from Hong Kong.
   UPS: www.ups.com (local phone number)
   DHL: www.dhl.com (local phone number)

Last modified: August 6, 2009