countersignatory requirement for first child passport

[mitulkumar]

Hi
I and my wife on ILR visa category and we are blessed with baby boy.
I am applying for my son passport but not able to understand fully requirement of countersignatory for child passport application.

Do we need 1 or 2 counter signatory for child? If only 1 is required than what is the criteria for selection of countersignatory ?
Can it be a british national friend or need to be professional person who knows me more than 2 years?

Please help.

Thanks
Mitul

[CR001]

Passports only require 1 counter signatory. It is 2 for registration on MN1 but this is not applicable to you if your baby was born after you obtained ILR.

Page 10 of the guidance notes explains the requirement.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... s_4_14.pdf

[mitulkumar]

Thanks
One more query does countersignatory need to be professional person or friend/person know you?

[CR001]

need to be professional person who knows me more than 2 years

Page 10 of the guide is clear on the requirements. If new born baby, they don't appear to be as strict.