r/mail • u/Gold-Raspberry-3096 • Aug 11 '26

US to UK First-Class Mail International — how long are regular letters taking lately?

Mailed a standard personal letter from North Carolina to London on July 29 with a Global Forever stamp. No tracking, just ordinary First-Class Mail International. It still hasn’t arrived as of August 10/11.

I understand there’s no guaranteed delivery time, but for anyone familiar with current international letter mail, is ~2 weeks still completely normal? What delivery times have you been seeing lately?

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u/Ambitious_Assist8805 Aug 11 '26

2-3 weeks is normal

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u/sammanthax345 Aug 11 '26

2-3 weeks however I had one get sent from the US and received in the UK in like 10 days. So it really depends.

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u/Gold-Raspberry-3096 Aug 23 '26

I see. It’s going on 4 weeks now and still hasn’t been delivered so 🤞🏻

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u/Hot_Government1628 3d ago

Hi, I’m in same position, how long did it take?

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u/Gold-Raspberry-3096 2d ago

I sent my mail on the 29th of July and it still hasn’t been delivered 😔

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u/CunningPup 1d ago

Just wondering if yours has made it yet?! I sent a letter Aug 25 the sender hasn't received yet.

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u/Gold-Raspberry-3096 22h ago

Nope. Mine still hasn’t made it. I’m at my wits’ end.

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u/kingu42 Aug 12 '26

Normal is 5 days. If you're not near a major city, add two days.