I would appreciate if someone could share their experience with me if they have already been through the process. I am from the U.S. and married a Brazilian woman. NVC approved DS-230 and I-864 the last week of September. NVC told me that the Rio consulate will getthe package in 2-4 weeks. In my letter from NVC it states a priority code of CR1 and a priority date of November 2. What does the date mean?

When can my wife expect further instructions from the consulate?

I know she will need federal police records and a medical examination from a consulate certified examiner. What will the examination cost and what are the probable locations for the examination?

What is the expected time of events that will bring us together forever?    

I have asked this question because my wife has told me that it will cost 1300 U.S. dollars for her to travel 9 hours to Curitiba and have all the required testing and exams done. 

Thank you Mineiro,

I was recently able to view the information from the consulate website. I emailed two of the doctors asking for firm pricing on all the services the consulate requires. I figure if they are consulate certified, they may offer one stop shopping or contract out what they don't do. I am trying to get someone in Brazil to call the doctor in Curitiba for firm pricing too. I will call if I have to do so. My  portuguese is not very good and requires a very patient person, but I can communicate these things. 

I will never hire an immigration attorney again. I was burned real bad once. I hate attorneys in general.    

yep you right,when getting K3/spousal, we can use the same exam and vaccination from K1(fiancee)but need police again,right!

police report for brazilian(federal/estadual)is free,no pay

$100 is for a consult to a doctor(for fiancee)doctor working to the  american consulate.

vaccination if her/him exam(AIDS/VDRL)deceases,that's is a lot money $$$.Jacare,your wife when travel to Brazil ,she use GC or she alredy have too a american passaport(that's is a loooooooottt money here for getting and more exam too(aids/decease,they look skin,interview..they are very strict..) INS immigration/and not in consulate more.

Let's see now, does this mean that AIDS is associated with becoming deceased, or is it an exam to see if you are deceased?

Assumption: Deceased being the singular of deceases (in the case of multiple applicants).

VDRL , Anti-HIV and X-ray

the doctor from american consulate,it cannot exceed US$ 100, mamogram/gynecology exams are all included ,don't need extra pay for a different doctor.

the doctor from american consulate,it cannot exceed US$ 100, mamogram/gynecology exams are all included ,don't need extra pay for a different doctor.

I think you are wrong about this. 100 dollars for chest x-rays, mamogram, gynecology exam, vaccines, blood tests, and general physical. That does not sound right. Please verify your response. If anyone has anything different, please share your experience.

My experience is that the consulate never even looked at most things. Too much information to review for too many people? Seems it is all for nothing when you consider 20 million illegal immigrants doing none of these things. We would have done it differently if we knew what we now know.  

It has nothing to do with dissing someone because they are poor. The problem is that they break laws to enter the country. They are criminals. Mexicans are the vast majority of criminal aliens but there are millions from other countries as well.

I never thought much about it until I started the immigration process. Is it fair to reward criminals over those that wait years and spend thousands of dollars to legally enter the U.S.?

There is no reason that Mexico should be poor other than the Mexican people have chosen Karl Marx inspired leaders on election day for several decades.

In case you do not know, our population is aging fast. The invasion of millions of poor illiterate people will only further burden on the U.S. Few earn enough money to make them ineligible for food stamps, energy assistance, housing assistance, low cost or free government sponsered health plans. The surplus of low skilled labor drives wages down, making a greater number of citizens eligible for tax payer funded programs. It is only a matter of time before the U.S. is just another socialist/marxist country, so don't anyone give up your citizenship of your native country when coming to the U.S. There may be a day when it is much better to live in the country that you came. I blame ignorant American people for permitting this above all others.

Don't anyone tell me all these poor people that are invading my country are helping. Hispanics have the highest teen pregnancy rates, the lowest graduation rates, and the highest gang membership rates. All of these things reliably forecast poverty.

Immigration opportunities should be given equally to all countries and based on skills and education. Not based on who can break the most laws.     

Denise,

don't believe all that you hear. That is laughable. It works like this. Big business doesn't want to pay fair market wages. They lobby congress with hundreds of millions of dollars so they can more freely break federal employment laws. The tax payer funded services provided to these workers subsidizes the low wages. It is corporate welfare. Many of the industries that use illegal labor also recieve billions in subsidies. So, they get the cheap labor and cash from the federal government. Who is hurt? The American tax payer. But also workers thoughout Latin America. How can Latin American businesses compete with U.S. businesses  receiving billions in subsidies and below fair market labor prices? This doesn't exactly promote democracy in Latin America? Does it?   

Criminal alien labor and subsidies hurt trade with all of South America. All of the problems that you mention are very true. But you forgot one very important thing. Tariffs! Imagine trying to compete globally when the price of a simple computer is 3-4 times what your competition is paying. Also, consider the impact on the family budget on all imported items. If the U.S. played fair in regard to agriculture, trade between the U.S. and Brazil could flourish.

I see great potential in Brazil. You have great natural resources and a very young population. The intellectual talent is there. But Brazil ranks 88TH in the world in terms of economic freedom. Corruption and crime are some of the biggest impediments to prosperity. If you cut taxes enough, corruption and crime will decline. What happens is that much of the criminal element find it is easier to make money legally in a low tax environment than illegally in a high tax environment.

I like Brazil and the Brazilian people very much. I hope that major reforms take  place soon in order to give more people economic hope.