Certified Docs - Aqua

charlie792

Is there any requirement by law as to who can infact certify passports etc?
My OH needs to apply for a credit card for which he's been accepted but they want his passport or a certified copy - in the letter it only states 'an appropriate individual, such as a solicitor or bank official' - we don't have a solicitor and his bank won't verify any documents for outside use.

I would email the card company (Aqua) but they don't seem to have any email address only expensive phone lines.

Would his employer for example be able to certify the copy of his passport?

Thanks

Any

It can be accountant or company director... appropriate usually means "professional".
Would OH company's accountant (if professionaly qualified) not do it for him?

charlie792

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It can be accountant or company director... appropriate usually means "professional".
Would OH company's accountant (if professionaly qualified) not do it for him?

There is no accountant in the firm - its litterally 4 of them, one of whom owns the company...I suppose his boss is actually the company director - so he could do it?

He really doesn't have anyone else who can do it

izools

Yes the company director could do it

Any

This is what for example Co-op say:
Q:
Who can certify my documents?

A:
Copies of documentation can be certified by a regulated professional person covered by the money laundering regulations or a government body, such as a UK Lawyer, Banker and Authorised Financial Intermediary. However the overriding requirement is that the person undertaking the certification must be capable of being contacted if necessary and therefore contact details should be obtained.

Further examples include persons in a position of responsibility who know the prospective customer, can confirm that they are who they say they are, and can confirm their permanent address. Persons in a position of responsibility are: Doctor, Dentist, Solicitor, Ministers of Religion, Teachers, Hostel Managers, Social Workers, Care Home Managers, Prison Governors, Probation Officers, Police Officers, Civil Servants, Members of Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament or Northern Ireland Assembly, Justice of the Peace, Local or County Councillor, or staff in the registry of a higher or further education institution. In addition a district nurse or midwife who has visited the client in their home.
Applicants should not be permitted to certify their own identification evidence. If the document contains a photograph these individuals need to state, 'I confirm true likeness and original document supplied' otherwise they need to state 'original seen' and be dated. They must include a contact name, land line telephone number as well as signing their name. There is no restriction on the date as long as the actual document is valid.




My OH's friend who has a company had signed my paperwork for Post Office before..

Whether Aqua will accept it... that is the question...