![]() The maximum declared value for any FedEx Envelope or FedEx Pak is $500.First Overnight, FedEx 1Day, 2Day, or 3Day Freight: the maximum declared value per shipment is $50,000.FedEx Ground and FedEx SameDay: the maximum value per shipment is $2,000.1 Day (Overnight), 2 Day, or 3 Day (Express Saver): maximum declared value per shipment is $50,000.WE DO NOT PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE OF ANY KIND. Contact an insurance agent or broker if you desire insurance coverage. The declared value cannot be greater than the declared value for customs.įrom the FedEx Service Guide: You may transfer this risk to an insurance carrier of your choice by purchasing an insurance policy. FedEx can impose that shipments having a declared value of $500 or greater may not be released without a signature, even where the release is authorized. They encourage shippers to transfer the risk to an insurance carrier, in fact. You should send each family member’s application separately in a separate envelope.The FedEx service guide explicitly states that FedEx DOES NOT provide insurance coverage. VFS does not accept multiple applications using one envelope. Family Applications – Multiple Passport in One Envelope Their customer care executive itself will give a different answer each time you call. This is another hassle.Īs per our experience, it is better to use VFS FedEx than to keep going in circles with VFS support later with respect to package delivery. You are responsible for making sure that UPS or USPS picks up your package from the VFS office once it is ready.That’s reasonable but you will still be guessing as to what to do. UPS pre-paid labels with the return address of the UPS store are not accepted.USPS pre-paid label with an expiry date is not accepted.This is the main problem with the VFS portal as they have scattered information at multiple places with contradicting points. VFS has not clearly mentioned any of that limitation on their shipping selection and payment page. VFS passport renewal – shipping label instructions You can use any other shipping or courier like UPS, USPS, and many others listed as an option on the VFS site but they all have some of the other conditions attached to it. ![]() VFS customer care services are not free and you will be charged $2.48 per minute if you have to call for any type of query even though they do give 5 minutes of free consultation per week. So, it is in your best interest to check your label address 100 times before clicking the ‘pay’ button on the VFS site. If you keep arguing, you will be paying for the VFS support call too.They will simply ask you to cancel the whole application and redo everything. VFS has no idea about how to make changes to the FedEx label.We have tried it and there is no end to this madness.You should make sure that you enter the correct addresses while generating the labels on the VFS site as they cannot change or modify the address once the label has been generated. If you call VFS customer care, they will ask you to contact FedEx to change the address but FedEx will ask you to contact the label generator, which in this case is VFS. You cannot change the shipping label address once it has been generated. Change Shipping Label Address After Payment No need to worry as the return label is generated by VFS when they are ready to send your passport package back. When you buy the FedEx shipping labels from VFS directly, they only generate a one-way label and send it to you. Hence, you cannot use someone else’s address on the ‘return envelope’ label. The return label address should match your US address proof as per VFS global guidelines. VFS may not take the hassle of picking up the envelope from the shipping service for you. If you are using your own shipping service like UPS or USPS, then you should stick the return label on the ‘return envelope’ and send it along with your application package. VFS will automatically pick up the FedEx envelope and paste your ‘return shipping label’ to return your renewed passport. ![]() ![]() The is no need to send the ‘return envelope’ with your application if you have used the VFS FedEx shipping service. If you decide to buy your own shipping service outside of the VFS site, you would need to have the shipping label numbers ready before you pay for the passport application fee on the VFS site.ĭo not enter the dummy label numbers as you cannot change them once you have submitted the application on the VFS site. VFS only has the option of buying FedEx overnight service at this time. There is no option of buying only one way service at this time. It is a combined charge for both sending and receiving back the package.
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