countersigning passport application

rossireps

sorry if this is a stupid question
if your south african but lived here over ten yrs would u have a british passport? i only have one person who could sign my passport application and hes south african. panicking now thanks

phatbear

surely you need to ask this person if they have a brit passport.

it doesnt naturally follow that because hes lived here for 10 years he has one.

I met a woman at work who had lived here since the 70's and still had a U.S passport

rossireps

yeah i will be asking him! was just wondering if anyone knew as i was worrying about it.

balletshoes

He would have needed to apply for a British passport I'd have thought. My OH has been living in the UK legally for the last 10 years, he doesn't have a British passport.

rossireps

balletshoes wrote: »

He would have needed to apply for a British passport I'd have thought. My OH has been living in the UK legally for the last 10 years, he doesn't have a British passport.

thankyou
just have to cross my fingers lol

jhe

lots of people can countersign, even a shop owner if they are vat registered, there has been threads on here giving ideas of people who can countersign,
hope your friend can sign it for you,but if not have a look through the forums

jonesMUFCforever

jhe wrote: »

lots of people can countersign, even a shop owner if they are vat registered, there has been threads on here giving ideas of people who can countersign,
hope your friend can sign it for you,but if not have a look through the forums

Not quite right.
The shop owner would need to know you personally.:D

jhe

well obviously they have to know you, hopefully anyone countersigning will read the notes that accompany the forms

maman

What's wrong with asking your doctor or a teacher from when you were at school?

rossireps

maman wrote: »

What's wrong with asking your doctor or a teacher from when you were at school?

because i was at school 25years ago and live nowhere near it. my gp wont do it. i thought about the pharmacist but form says they need a passport and they dont have one

peachyprice

Do you have any friends who own their own businesses? Your boss?

It's unlikely the SA friend will have a UK passport TBH, just from living here for 10 years, that wouldn't qualify them for one unless they have been naturalised or have a British parent, but you never know, you may be lucky.

Have you had a look through the list here?
https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications