Passport

IrishRose12

I don't think Lecturer or Teacher is on the Irish one TBH. If it were I would have had ample of selection to choose from since I work in a school lol. I was able to get the Principle of the School to sign mine though, and he was able to sign my kids' passports also
If a teacher could have, it would have saved me so much time trying to get the Him on his own and free for 5 mins :eek:

moremore

As the OP referred to a renewal, I thought it might be worth posting that you only have to have a countersignature if
- you can’t be recognised from the photo in your existing passport
- you’re replacing a lost, stolen or damaged passport

There is a huge difference in appearance after 10 years especially when you reach a certain age.
It said that she had to have it signed and stamped by one of acceptable witnesses. There is a box for the practice stamp. Therefore the police station was the best port of call first but they said no immediately without even knowing what kind of passport application it was. It seems it does not matter at the police station what kind of passport application it is their policy is no to all.
Banks were the same but on ringing the FCA they thought it was up to the individual banks concern but he also said that he could nothing about it. The post was the same and accounts would not sign either.
Solicitor was the only one that signed. Also GP as it was signed and stamped there 10 years ago. Interesting enough these practices charge for it perhaps they come under different rules/policy.

I don't think Lecturer or Teacher is on the Irish one TBH. If it were I would have had ample of selection to choose from since I work in a school lol. I was able to get the Principle of the School to sign mine though, and he was able to sign my kids' passports also
If a teacher could have, it would have saved me so much time trying to get the Him on his own and free for 5 mins

Lecture and Teachers are on their list as posted above. But remember it must be stamped also.

Forgot to mentioned if you taken the application into the passport place and pay on the spot for the it they will give you are receipt, but they did not tell her that the receipt also was also for tracking the progress of the application by using the number on the receipt. She mislaid the receipt and that caused further delay as well.

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My husband (retired teacher) has countersigned for people he knows.

He would not sign for people he doesn't know.

So for example, the young woman whom he once taught and now sees every week at a function we all go to, he would sign for. The person he taught in year seven and has not seen since, he would not sign for.

So you have to be of the appropriate standing AND know the person.

This is for UK passports.

maggy50

moremore wrote: »

It is an Irish passport therefore in the British isles. She may have to use her bus pass as identity for traveling to visit relative in Ireland, hopefully that will be accepted. She has been residing in England for over 40 years.

My friend took his to a local solicitor he charged him ten pounds.
This was an irish passport they seem to be more stringent not like the british application their list is different.

sgun

Husband just renewed his Irish passport, they don't make it easy do they? We got a teacher friend to sign it, we wrote in the box where you are supposed to get a stamp that she is more than happy to be phoned up at work to confirm his identity. We also made a note that we couldn't provide headed paper from her work due to safeguarding reasons. Hopefully they will just phone her to check.


Teacher IS on the list for an Irish passport but only on the application form, on the website it states a principle/deputy principle. We followed the instructions on the application form. The whole process has been very Irish :-)


Sorry - edit - teacher is on the guidance notes that come with the passport, on the form it does say principle/vice principle. Just had a look so know its definitely there.

NuttyFaggot

I'm sure you are right MoreMore but I am obviously still recognisable as I've just renewed mine without having a countersignature and I'm now fifty something - feel quite chuffed actually LOL

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NuttyFaggot wrote: »

I'm sure you are right MoreMore but I am obviously still recognisable as I've just renewed mine without having a countersignature and I'm now fifty something - feel quite chuffed actually LOL

Next ten years will be the one that you will see the change. I am seventy this year and looking at my passport photo and to me it looks completely different to ten years ago, especially that you cannot smile now in passport photos.