Originally Posted by
KDS777
He's been asked to go and see them personally, as I read the OP, and perhaps that is where the difference lies.......his criminal conviction.
So he decides to resend a brand new visa application again, thru a third party agency instead.
Consular official goes ????........when he/she matches them up.
It's like a kid asking Mommy for something, she says no, and the the kid goes to ask daddy for the same thing.
Obviously we see this situation very differently.
He was told that the documents should be presented at the consulate. That should be in person as that particular Brazilian Consulate only does visa business that way, not by mail. However, the application and documents "in person" at that Consulate can be presented by the person him/herself, a third party individual representing that person or an agency representing that person.
He would, of course, include information about the DUI with the other printed documentation required.
The consular official does not have to "match up" anything, because whoever presents the documents is going to tell the staff member about trying to apply online and present the pertinent documents regarding the DUI. It's not like anyone is deliberately trying to hide anything.
IMO, the OP should be able to go by the rules for other applicants with an appointment for a .document review, and a friend who work at another BC agrees.