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should pasport be certified

Post by sha373 » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:08 pm

Hi, i am planning to apply for my wife visa from pakistan next moth, i am british citizen, my question is

1) should my british passport be certified from a solicitor ? only first page or all pages?

2) can i certify my british passport from pakistan from notary services???

thanxx in advance

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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by i.need.help » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:24 pm

sha373 wrote:Hi, i am planning to apply for my wife visa from pakistan next moth, i am british citizen, my question is

1) should my british passport be certified from a solicitor ? only first page or all pages?

2) can i certify my british passport from pakistan from notary services???

thanxx in advance
1) no need.
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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by Casa » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:31 pm

i.need.help is incorrect. It's essential that you submit only a certified copy of your passport and all pages are required. It doesn't matter in which country this is certified by a solicitor or a notary.
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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by i.need.help » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:53 pm

Casa wrote:i.need.help is incorrect. It's essential that you submit only a certified copy of your passport and all pages are required. It doesn't matter in which country this is certified by a solicitor or a notary.
I didn't certify my British passport, I only sent a copy of the bio page.
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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by Casa » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:18 pm

Then you were incredibly lucky. There's a high risk of refusal if the passport copy isn't legally certified.
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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by Amber » Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:54 am

Is the OP asking whether certified copies are required in additional to the original passport?
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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by sha373 » Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:21 pm

Amber i cant send my original passport as i am in uk and my wife will apply from pakistan, so i can only send copies of my passport,which i am asking should this b certified or not and each should be stamped or only first one?

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Re: should pasport be certified

Post by Amber » Wed Mar 25, 2015 3:30 am

Yes, you need to follow Casa's advice.
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