I'm not going to make any comment about what is said on any other forum. I stand fully prepared to be corrected, but I believe anyone offering a 3 day service is a tout looking to suck people in to going with their chosen lawyer, who will start making excuses as soon as the money is paid.
Every comment about times frames and offices closing early is based on what happened to me personally, not what I read.
I stand by my comments, 5 working days if all the planets align and 6-8 working days if they don't, and reality cuts in.聽 6 days is relatively easy to achieve, with an extra 2 for contingencies, or if less than breakneck speed is desired.
Here is a 7 day schedule I did for a friend (May 2013) to use without a lawyer.聽 It is reasonably relaxed and includes a mixture of private and public medical checks.聽 It does not include the double legalization of the Interpol and Residency certificates, because I only required that for my cedula. The rules may have changed and Migracciones may now require them, or it may be just a cedula thing, I don't know. Using a lawyer, or more specifically, their driver, who can do some running around dropping stuff off and picking stuff up, will speed things up, but other things like test results and some certificates just take time.
Day 1聽 聽
Migracciones
聽 聽 聽 聽 Pick up checklist of up-to-date requirements
Ministerio de Salud
聽 聽 pick up health adjudication form
聽 聽 pick up list of health tests required
聽 聽 make appointment for psych exam
Escribania
聽 聽 Declaration stating that you agree to abide by the laws of Paraguay.
聽 聽 Certify 8 copies of passport ID page
聽 聽 Certify 4 copies passport Visa and Entry page
聽 聽 Certify 1 copy of Birth, Marriage, Police Certificates
Translator
聽 聽 Drop off Certified copies of Passport, Birth, Marriage, Police Certificates
Photographer
聽 聽 聽 聽 6 x passport photos taken if required
Interpol
聽 聽 Submit application
Your Hotel 聽 聽
聽 聽 聽 聽 Obtain letter of residency
聽 聽 聽 聽 Obtain details of 2 native Paraguayos, Name, DNI, phone who are willing to tell the police you are known to them and reside where you say you do.
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Day 2聽 聽
Ministerio de Salud
聽 聽 Blood test
Ministerio de Relacciones exteriores
聽 聽 Drop off Passport to have Visa authenticated (if required)
聽 聽 Drop off Original Birth, Marriage, Police Certificates
Medical Clinic
聽 聽 ECG - private option
Ministerio de Relacciones exteriores (afternoon)
聽 聽 Pick up passport
Dermatologist
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Dermatological Examination (private option)
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Day 3聽 聽
Ministerio de Salud
聽 聽 Certification of Private Doctors ID stamps
聽 聽 Psychological Examination
聽 聽 Yellow Fever Vaccination - if required
Ministerio de Relacciones exteriores
聽 聽 Pick up Legalized documents
Translator
聽 聽 Pick up translations
Ministerio de Salud (Afternoon)
聽 聽 聽 聽 Pick up certified private doctors certificates
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Day 4聽 聽
Interpol
聽 聽 Pick up documents
Escribania
聽 聽 Copy and certify Interpol certificate
Identificacciones - Policia Nacional
聽 聽 National Police Check
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Day 5聽 聽
Ministerio de salud
聽 聽 Pick up blood test results
Local Police Station
聽 聽 Life and residence certificate
Medico Clinico - Colon y Humaita
聽 聽 Adjudication of medical results
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Day 6
Ministerio de Salud
聽 聽 Submit docs for Health Certificate
Nacional Banco de Formento (left to last in case of terminal problem)
聽 聽 Deposit ($5000.00 USD) or equivalent
Ministerio de Salud (afternoon)
聽 聽 Pick up Health Certificate
聽 聽 Submit Health Certificate for verification stamp
Escribania
聽 聽 Obtain 2 copies of all documents and have certified
聽 聽 Obtain Limited Power of Attorney so your lawyer can deal with Migracciones on your behalf
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Day 7聽 聽
Ministerio de Salud
聽 聽 Pick up verified Health Certificate
Escribania
聽 聽 authenticate 2 copies of verified Health Certificate
Migracciones (open 0730 - 1430)
聽 聽 Submit Application
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