Passport help please?

moggins

This is sort of money related as I need a passport to open a bank account. My query is about the kind of person you need to vouch for you. I don't know many people of authority to countersign my passport application.

Would a police inspector count as a person of authority on an application?

robnye

moggins wrote:

Would a police inspector count as a person of authority on an application?

yes as long as they are not related to you (ie dont have same surname or maiden name)

aliasojo

Your Doctor would count too, although he may charge a fee for this depending on how friendly or otherwise you are with him.

moggins

Thanks Robyne, no he's not related to me, he just plays in the brass band that my husband conducts, we've known him about 5 years now through the band and social functions.

Becles

Have you got children?

My sons teacher did ours and she didn't charge anything for doing them. It must be a qualified teacher though and not a classroom assistant or other school worker.

moggins

That's a great idea about the teacher, trouble is we live in one of those areas where the teachers seem to come and go every 5 minutes.

squarecat

surly there must be someone in the conducting/band circles with a military past who could sign!

Getting ready for the area?

moggins

Sorry squarecat, I'm not making any sense today am I?

The police inspector is a member of the band, LOL. Hubby and I have known him for about 5 years and he is a lovely guy so that was why I was asking if I would be able to use him as a 'guarantor' (whatever the technical term is) for my passport.

area competitions you mean? Luckily hubby doesn't do those anymore, he conducts for the Constabulary band and they're not part of the competing circuit, thank the lord. I couldn't stand the stress

sarah1

Hi Moggins,
I think you can use a lot of people.
The postmaster ( i think that's what you call him) LOL ! the guy who works in the post office he signed mine and i had no problems.
I think you can also have people who work in the bank.
My other half had an old school friend who has his own elctrical business and has around 10 people who work for him he countersigned his and that went through fine aswell.
I hope this helps :-)
Happy Holidays

Bossyboots

You have to have known the signatory personally for two years which is why our doctor refuses to do them now unless you have been going to the surgery regularly in that time. He charges a whopping fee to do so though.

They do randomly check signatories - my boss was telephoned after he countersigned for my son and was asked to confirm that he knew my son personally and had done for two years.

Altarf

According to http://www.ukpa.gov.uk/faqs/faq.asp?strAreaNo=321_1&intelement=454

Who can countersign my application?


After you have completed the form in full, including section 9, section 10 should be completed and signed by one of the people below, or someone of similar standing in the community, who has known you for at least 2 years. The latest version of the application form asks the countersignatory to enter their current British passport number (Irish passport numbers are also acceptable). This is necessary to enable us to check identity. You should give the countersignatory your complete application together with photographs, documents fee and envelope, so that they can seal the application after completing section 10. (In the case of a child Section 10 should be signed by someone of the relevant standing who has personally known the person who signs the declaration at Section 9 rather than the child).

ACCEPTABLE COUNTERSIGNATURES

* Accountant
* Articled Clerk of a Limited Company
* Assurance Agent of Recognised Company
* Bank/Building Society Official
* Barrister
* Broker
* Chairman/Director of Limited Company
* Chemist
* Chiropodist
* Christian Science Practitioner
* Commissioner of Oaths
* Councillor: Local or County
* Civil Servant (permanent)
* Dentist
* Engineer (with professional Qualifications)
* Fire Service Official
* Funeral Director
* Insurance agent (full time) of a recognised Company
* Journalist
* Justice of the Peace
* Legal Secretary (members and fellows of the Institute of legal secretaries)
* Local Government Officer
* Manager/Personnel Officer (of Limited Company)
* Member of Parliament
* Merchant Navy Officer
* Minister of a recognised religion
* Nurse (SRN and SEN)
* Officer of the armed services (Active or Retired)
* Optician
* Person with Honours (eg OBE MBE etc)
* Photographer (Professional)
* Police Officer
* Post Office Official
* President/Secretary of a recognised organisation
* Salvation Army Officer
* Social Worker
* Solicitor
* Surveyor
* Teacher, Lecturer
* Trade Union Officer
* Travel Agency (Qualified)
* Valuers and auctioneers (fellow and associate members of the incorporated society)
* Warrant officers and Chief Petty Officers

Or persons of similar standing to the above, working or retired, are acceptable as countersignatories.

Relatives or partners should not countersign passport applications.

The work of the Passport Service includes a check to confirm that the countersignature is genuine. In certain cases you may be asked to produced further documentary evidence of identity.