International Mail

ECF Tip


In the past the Court rarely sent notices to individuals or companies in foreign countries. However with today’s global economy, creditors with international addresses are often listed on the debtor’s matrix. To ensure that notices arrive in a timely manner, it is essential that addresses be as accurate as possible. To accomplish this, we request you note a few rules for addressing international mail when creating your client’s matrix.
 
 

General Rules

  1. We recommend that you print your delivery addresses in all uppercase letters. If possible, addresses should have no more than five lines.
  2. The last line of the address block area must include only the complete country name (no abbreviations) written in uppercase letters.
  3. Foreign postal codes, if used, should be placed on the line above the destination country. The following shows the order of information for the destination address:

    LINE 1: NAME OF ADDRESSEE
    LINE 2: STREET ADDRESS OR POST OFFICE BOX NUMBER
    LINE 3: CITY OR TOWN NAME, OTHER PRINCIPAL SUBDIVISION (such as PROVINCE, STATE, or COUNTY) AND POSTAL CODE (IF KNOWN) (Note: in some countries, the postal code may precede the city or town name)
    LINE 4: COUNTRY NAME (UPPERCASE LETTERS IN ENGLISH)

    The following are examples of properly formatted delivery addresses:

    MS JOYCE BROWNING
    2045 ROYAL ROAD
    LONDON WIP 6HQ
    ENGLAND

    MS JOYCE BROWNING
    2045 ROYAL ROAD
    06570 ST PAUL
    FRANCE

    Exception for Canada - There must be two spaces between the province abbreviation and the postal code, as shown below between “ON” and “KIA 0B1”:

    MS HELEN SAUNDERS
    1010 CLEAR STREET
    OTTAWA ON K1A 0B1
    CANADA