How do I send a letter with US dollars to Russia?

Question by Teach Retards Of Lord’s Love: How do I send a letter with US dollars to Russia from US?
It’s not a big package but simply an envelope with a tiny amount of cash. The cash is not a large amount at all, so I’m not worried about it being lost. I have sent similar letters to people in US by simply putting the recipient address and my address and a stamp on the envelope and putting in my mailbox. Do I do the same for sending to Russia, except that I put the Russian address? If I need to pay extra money or attach extra stamps, how much more? Could someone outline all the details of sending a letter to Russia? Thank you.

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Answer by Charlie
A normal size one ounce letter to Russia needs 98 cents postage. Just address it and mail it. See site below and scroll down to “First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 4 Letters.”

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arsanlupin says

The link below will explain to you everything you need to use the United States Postal Service to mail something to the Russian Federation. It is broken down by types of mail service – look for 1st class international letter. I could not cut and paste it here – it is too long to fit.

Write the address in Russia exactly as the instructions tell you. Postage for the 1st ounce of a 1st Class letter is $ 0.98; subsequent ounces are $ 0.84 each.

It is forbidden by law – both in USA and in Russia – to put currency of any kind in the mail. While some of the other answerers give tips on smuggling currency, and some of them might be effective, I would advise against it. It will not be lost – it will be confiscated. It is possible that the entire mailing will "disappear" – especially if you make it difficult for their customs agency to search the contents.

If you want to send money to Russia use Western Union.

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Mendeleyev says

Letters go in the mail (with international postage). Cash goes via Western Union.

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MARC says

i always send a twenty in a package. buy a hershey bar, 4 ounce size, carefully open it, put a clean $ 20, no ink, tears, writing, stampings, etc-SOME banks want a fee for exchanging marked-up bills. now back to the candy bar. after slipping in the 20, fold foil and paper carefully, glue it with ELMER'S GLUE. safe, non-toxic. and mail it and declare a candy, $ 1.00 value as a gift on the green tag the post office will give you for customs declaration. you can also (if your russian frienf is forewarned, sms (text) or phone call or email, send a papermate pen or the local bank's giveaway pen or any opaque plastic pen, … ANYWAY, roll up the $ 20, slip it into the pen, fit all the pieces back together, send it as a gift. same story about postal regulations, green tag, etc. GOOD LUCK!
OR in a birthday card, stick it shut with elmer's glue and tell your russian friend to soak it open and take the $ $ out!
get a visa or mastercard credit card, when you get it DO NOT ACTIVATE write all the info from the card peel the sticker, and send it to russia. when your friend gets it, activ

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SAO says

My experience with mail to Russia is send a post card for your message, use a service like Western Union for the cash. I get some mail from the States, it sometimes takes a month or so, particularly if the address is in English, which requires someone at the Russian post office to translate it.

You can find out the postage of a letter to Russia from the US postal service. I'm sure they'll tell you on line. You want airmail, or it will take weeks before your letter gets to the Russian post office to languish for more weeks.

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Alan B says

I totally agree with Dmitry
Letters to Russia have a habit of getting lost or at best any money in them tends to be removed.
There has been a crackdown by the Russian postal service on this but even so it still happens

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Dmitry says

Little tip.
Use Western Union.

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