Original process shall be served outside the Commonwealth within ninety days of the issuance of the writ or the filing of the complaint or the reissuance or the reinstatement thereof:
(1) by a competent adult in the manner provided by Rule 402(a);
(2) by mail in the manner provided by Rule 403;
(3) in the manner provided by the law of the jurisdiction in which the service is made for service in an action in any of its courts of general jurisdiction;
(4) in the manner provided by treaty; or
(5) as directed by the foreign authority in response to a letter rogatory or request.
The provisions of this Rule 404 adopted July 5, 1985, effective January 1, 1986, 15 Pa.B. 2452; amended May 14, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2767.