Can a freind do a British Passport Countersignatory for me?

Bill

Here is the list of authorized countersignatories. If she's just a friend but is not on the list below, she can't do it.

Accountant
Articled clerk of a limited company
Assurance agent of recognised company
Bank/building society official
Barrister
British Computer Society (BCS) - Professional grades which are Associate (AMBCS), Member (MBCS), Fellow (FBCS) (PN 25/2003)
Broker
Chairman/director of limited company
Chemist
Chiropodist
Christian Science practitioner
Commissioner of oaths
Councillor: local or county
Civil servant (permanent)
Dentist
Designated Premises Supervisors
Director/Manager of a VAT registered Charity
Director/Manager/Personnel Officer of a VAT registered Company
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 (e.g. OBE MBE etc.)
Personal Licensee Holders
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

http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport_countersign.asp

Kingston

Sure, she can be a countersignatory on your passport application. Just fill it out truthfully & completely and also remember she is to make her declaration on the reverse of one of the pictures as per the passport application form instructions.

sjr

Has to be a "recognised professional".

lou

I had a friend do it for me and he was not in a professional job.He had to put his job description on the form and his passport number and i had no problems.So you do not need a doctor,teacher etc to do it for you.

Bren

as long as she is a professional person. the person who did mine is a friend of mine he doesnt hold any professional qualifications but he owns his own company.

charlie3127389

needs to be a recognised professional...social worker, govt officer, accountant...do not go to a solicitor they will rob you for jsut a signature. One of these crooks charges 120 GBP for a signature..thieiving basttardssss

nontarzaniccaulkhead

If she works in a suitable job, then it's permitted.
I taught for 10 years under the same headmaster. He signed my first passport application form. After 10 years, he was certainly a friend.

mamour

she can redact a letter of invitation for you, justifying your visit ,vouching for you ,
nothing more, and not in the legal representation nor notarized .

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