Confusing emails from Rio consulate in Brazil

[fmirandam 7]

Hi everyone!

I've applied for a CR1 visa and my case is currently at the consulate. After the case was completed at NVC I did not receive any sort of communication from them or from the consulate in Rio. Because I kept following my case online and knew it had been sent to the Consulate, I decided to email them asking if NVC had passed along all the required information of my visa (short story: I am subject to the 2 year rule from a previous J1 visa and will complete the requirement on July 28th, and I counted every single day in Brazil and have proof of everything). They replied to me saying that they were cancelling my interview. That got me in shock because I didn't know an interview was scheduled on the first place.

After the email cancelling my interview they sent another email with the title Immigration Medical Exam with instructions on how to proceed and saying that my interview was on June 16th. I assumed that this was a mistake but emailed them back inquiring. After a couple of back and forth emails they finally scheduled my interview for 29 of July. The only thing I have was an email appointment, not even an attached letter. Also, no immigration medical exam instructions.

I moved forward and scheduled a doctor's appointment but now I'm wondering if I should have waited for the Immigration Medical Exam email. Any thoughts?

Another question is if I need to send anything to the consulate before the interview. In the interview letter they sent me the link https://br.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/where-to-apply/ . In that website it talks about the DS-260 and how you should send the page with bar code to the consulate. But I'm assuming that the NVC had sent all of this to the consulate, since I filled online and an NVC officer confirmed to me they have received it. Am I right to assume that?

Thank you for any thought on that,

Mics

[NikLR 13,227]

~~ moved to consulate and embassy discussion from IR1/CR1 process and procedures because topic is specifically about interaction with a US embassy~~

[Brazilian1901 12]

Think it's always better to take more stuff than less stuff with you to the Consulate. Let me know how the medical exam went, going to schedule soon with the same doc in São Paulo, annoying how expensive (in reais) the doctor's visit is. I think the medical is good for a year, so you should be good in any case.

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record

[fmirandam 7]

Think it's always better to take more stuff than less stuff with you to the Consulate. Let me know how the medical exam went, going to schedule soon with the same doc in São Paulo, annoying how expensive (in reais) the doctor's visit is. I think the medical is good for a year, so you should be good in any case.

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-issues-new-policy-form-i-693-report-medical-examination-and-vaccination-record

Medical exam was easy and fast. I had to do an xray and a syphilis blood test. The only location allowed to do it is the Fleury laboratory close to Ibirapuera park. I drove there from the doctor's office and it's not very close. They both cost me around 260 reais (my health insurance is Sulamerica and it wasn't accepted at Fleury). The doctor's appointment was around 640 reais. The sealed package and xray were ready for me to pick up at the doctor's office in less than a week. Good luck! When is your interview?

[Brazilian1901 12]

Medical exam was easy and fast. I had to do an xray and a syphilis blood test. The only location allowed to do it is the Fleury laboratory close to Ibirapuera park. I drove there from the doctor's office and it's not very close. They both cost me around 260 reais (my health insurance is Sulamerica and it wasn't accepted at Fleury). The doctor's appointment was around 640 reais. The sealed package and xray were ready for me to pick up at the doctor's office in less than a week. Good luck! When is your interview?

Thanks, my wife's health insurance isn't good there either. That is what I was afraid of, seems crazy expensive, but I suppose it's cheaper in reais now than a few months ago with the dollar weakened. Thanks and good luck with the interview!