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Also note :-The countersignatory must hold a current British or Irish passport, and be willing to provide their passport number in the relevant space in section 10.
ACCEPTABLE COUNTERSIGNATURES
* Accountant
* Articled Clerk of a Limited Company
* Assurance Agent of Recognised Company
* Bank/Building Society Official
* Barrister
* Broker
* Chairman/Director of Limited Company
* Chemist
* Chiropodist
* Christian Science Practitioner
* Commissioner of Oaths
* Councillor: Local or County
* Civil Servant (permanent)
* Dentist
* 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 (eg OBE MBE etc)
* 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
Or persons of similar standing to the above, working or retired, are acceptable as countersignatories.
Relatives or partners should not countersign passport applications.
The work of the Passport Service includes a check to confirm that the countersignature is genuine. Make sure that the countersignatory is aware that we may contact them to confirm their details. If we are unable to do so we may ask you to provide another application form with an alternative countersignatory. In some cases we may require further evidence of identity.
-: so it is totally possible that you may need to get one countersignature in your life.A countersignature is usually only needed if the application is for a first passport or to replace a lost, stolen or missing passport. A countersignature may be needed if the renewal or extension of a passport and the appearance of the holder has changed considerably, for example if the passport was issued when they were a small child.
Thanks for the info john. I called the passport agency and asked them whether e-commerce development manager can sign as a countersignatory and they said YesJohn wrote:If there is no one else, maybe phone the Passport Agency and ask them? Or is the ""e-business development manager" or anyone else there holding some sort of professional qualification?
He is a MBA in business administration and has been working for the company for a long time. He is professionally qualified and he has also become compliance manager recently. So his title is "e-business development and compliance manager".John wrote:A few years ago I worked for a software house. When I joined that company there were lots of people working there with the job title of "Computer Programmer". But when I left there there were no computer programmers .... they all had the job title of "Software Engineer"!
I mention that because one thing on the list from the Passport Agency is "Engineer (with professional Qualifications)", and if you phone them I suspect that is the answer you will get, the need for the person to have a professional qualification.
So is that "e-business development manager" or indeed anyone else at work professionally qualified?
Thanks john. Anyway I have changed my countersignatory now. One of my friend is a director of his own limited company and he said he will be happy to sign for it.desperado wrote:So no problem then ... he should enter details of his professional qualification.
That is, it is not so much his job title that qualifies him to sign, but it is his professional qualification that allows him to do so.
How about this one? Do I have to send my original citizenship certificate?desperado wrote:If we use the check & send service from the post office for applying passport do we also have to send original citizenship certificate?
Yes you do, as well as your non-British passport. Worried about security in the postal system? So was the Passport Office a couple of years ago! So now they use a courier firm to return documents and to deliver new passports.Do I have to send my original citizenship certificate?
Thanks for the info john. I'm glad to let you all know that today I attended my citizenship ceremony and got my british citizen certificate. Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions. Thank you allJohn wrote:Yes you do, as well as your non-British passport. Worried about security in the postal system? So was the Passport Office a couple of years ago! So now they use a courier firm to return documents and to deliver new passports.Do I have to send my original citizenship certificate?
Sure...I would love to share my experience with others.User wrote:Hi desparado,
Congrats to you!
It will be great if you can describe how the ceremony was!
Can't wait to take mine :-)
Ta!
regards.
Thanks john. I'm very pleased about my british citizenship I have already registered for voting as I'm a common wealth citizen.John wrote:desperado, congratulations .... British Citizen!
Now don't forget to get yourself added to the Voter's List (if you are not already on it as a Commonwealth Citizen).
1. There is no dress code. But almost all of them were smartly dressed. I was wearing a suit and so was many of them. But I also saw smart casuals (not jeans or shorts etc) but good smart casuals.User wrote:Cheers Desperado I can't wait to enjoy mine
Couple of questions:
1. Is there any formal dress-code for the ceremony? What would you suggest, considering the dress-code of the whole lot that came there?
2. How long does the ceremony go on for? So I can plan my day-off next week accordingly.
Ta!
regards.
I'm very sorry to hear that. It is really frustrating and annoying that they make silly mistakes like that.User wrote:Hi ,
However i noted that they have wrongly spelt my place of birth city name in the invitation. I also got it confirmed from the registration office (ceremony office) that the naturalistion certificate also has the place of birth wrongly spelt.
oh I wouldn't rush into surrending the old passport not just yet...because when you apply for new british passport you have to send your old passport and also when you send your citizenship certificate for correction you have to send your old passport. I hold an indian passport and my home country law says I have to surrender it but I don't have it with me now because I have sent it to apply for my new british passport. As soon as I get my british passport then I will surrender. Before that I don't have to rush into surrender my old passport.User wrote: So what do you suggest - Should i go and surrender my home country passport soon after gtting my naturalisation on Wednesday or would it be a good idea to wait for the corrected naturalisation certificate to come back to me fom HO?
Since the Home country law says that the moment i get my citizenship from another country, i should surrender my home country passports so it can be cancelled and given back to me.
I think the order should be :-Should I go and surrender my home country passport soon after getting my naturalisation on Wednesday or would it be a good idea to wait for the corrected naturalisation certificate to come back to me from HO?
Armed with proof that you are British, such as a Certificate of Naturalisation, getting a British passports takes only one to two weeks.is this "stuck" time or waiting period a long time?