For any length of period you’re abroad, your friends and family may want to send you a care package, important mail, debit or credit cards, or even cell phones if you need a replacement.

The best mailing address may not be known until you arrive onsite. When you arrive and need to have something mailed to you, please ask your Site Director for the best address.

While living at UniFlats at the University of Otago your address can vary because each student’s address can differ. Please ask your program coordinator for your address.

Below are some resources you may use and send to your family explaining the mailing process in different countries. The USPS has a great website with the Index of Countries that included postal codes, postage prices, and mailing conditions.

When shipping internationally, please make sure that your envelope or package has everything necessary to ship.

Please note that when shipping cell phones, hefty customs taxes may be added on to the package. In some locations, you may have to go to the airport to pick up your package and pay the import/customs tax before collecting your mail.

Index of Countries and their postal codes, instructions

FedEx International Resource Center 

Shipping Internationally with DHL; Customs Support

Traveling after the program for an extended period? Don’t want to carry your semester’s worth of luggage around with you and pay hefty luggage overage charges? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you may want to look into whether luggage shipping services fit your travel needs.

No matter how long you are abroad, you should plan ahead and try to pack light to avoid needing to ship your luggage! You will acquire plenty of souvenirs and gifts while abroad, so make sure you have space for them when you return!

Here’s a list of companies that offer shipping services:

Lugless program 

Luggage Forward 

UPS Luggage Shipping