I don't have exact words to give you, they read the form and just wrote what was required.
I don't remember correctly but my boss wrote something like this "I KNOW MR X SINCE DATE AS MY EMPLOYEE. [His AGE] [PROFESSION]" and my friend wrote something like "MR X IS MY FRIEND SINCE DATE. [His AGE] [PROFESSION]"
Both were British Citizens, were on recognised professional list and above 25 years of age, I just requested my friend to give his Passport details. Only one of the Referee needs to be British though.
From the AN form guidance in
this link:
SECTION 5: REFEREES & IDENTITY
You must include a recent passport size photograph of yourself with your application.
You must write your name and date of birth on the back of the photograph and this
should then be glued or pasted into the space provided on the application form. The
photograph must show the whole of the front of your face in reasonable light. It should
not show your face wholly or partly concealed by your hair (beards, sideburns and
moustaches excepted) or by a scarf or traditional dress. It should not show you wearing
dark glasses or a hat, hood, cap or scarf.
Your application must be endorsed by two referees.
One referee should be a person of any nationality who has professional standing, such
as a minister of religion, civil servant or a member of a professional body, e.g.
accountant or solicitor (but not representing you with this application). A list of
acceptable professional persons can be found on our website.
The other referee must be the holder of a British citizen passport and either a
professional person or over the age of 25.
Each referee should be:
•not related to you
•not related to the other referee
•not your solicitor or agent representing you with this application
•not employed by the Home Office
We will not accept a referee who has been convicted of an imprisonable offence during
the last 10 years (unless that conviction can be disregarded in line with the table shown
on page 16 of the Booklet AN)
If you are living abroad and do not know a British citizen who is qualified to act as one
of your referees, a Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the country in which you are
residing may complete and sign the form, provided he/she has professional standing in
that country, has known you for three years and the Consul considers his/her signature
to be acceptable.
Checks may be carried out to ensure that the referees do not have unspent convictions
and are qualified to act for you and that their signatures are genuine. It is a criminal
offence to provide false information knowingly or recklessly punishable with up to 3
months imprisonment or by a fine not exceeding £5,000 or both under section 46(1) of
the British Nationality Act 1981.
Good luck.
