Passport refree

[soulfullness]

Hi
May I know whether a Retired charge Nurse can be a refree for passport application.

Regards

[wunder]

As far as I know referee cannot be retired unless it is explicitly stated in the list of the allowed professions.

[batleykhan]

Who you can ask to be your countersignatory

Your countersignatory should:


•have known you for at least two years
•live in the UK

Your countersignatory should not:

•be related to you by birth or marriage
•be in a personal relationship with you
•live at the same address as you
•work for the Identity and Passport Service
Your countersignatory should be a professional person or a person of good standing in the community. The list that follows gives examples of the type of person that would be suitable. If you are not sure who to ask you can call the IPS Passport Adviceline on 0300 222 0000.

•accountant
•airline pilot
•articled clerk of a limited company
•assurance agent of recognised company
•bank/building society official
•barrister
•chairman/director of limited company
•chiropodist
•commissioner of oaths
•councillor (local or county)
•civil servant (permanent), but not someone who works for IPS
•dentist
•director/manager of a VAT-registered charity
•director/manager/personnel officer of a VAT-registered company
•engineer (with professional qualifications)
•financial services intermediary (eg a stockbroker or insurance broker)
•fire service official
•funeral director
•insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company
•journalist
•Justice of the Peace
•legal secretary (fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs)
•licensee of public house
•local government officer
•manager/personnel officer (of a limited company)
•member, associate or fellow of a professional body
•Member of Parliament
•Merchant Navy officer
•minister of a recognised religion (including Christian Science)
•nurse (RGN and RMN)
•officer of the armed services (active or retired)
•optician
•paralegal (certified paralegal, qualified paralegal or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals)
•person with honours (an OBE or MBE, for example)
•pharmacist
•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 agent (qualified)
•valuer or auctioneer (fellows and associate members of the incorporated society)
•Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers

The person you mentioned should be ok to countersign your passort and photo

[soulfullness]

Hi

Thank you for the reply for both of you I will try to call IPS to ask for the acceptance of my countersigner.

Regards