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Passport Countersignatory
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Can anyone tell me for absolutely certain.
Can my sister's husband countersign my daughter's passport application?
Can my sister's husband countersign my daughter's passport application?
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not a relative of the applicant (this includes partners, in-laws, and step-parents)
https:/ /www.go v.uk/go vernmen t/uploa ds/syst em/uplo ads/att achment _data/f ile/118 585/cou ntersig natorie s.pdf
not a relative of the applicant (this includes partners, in-laws, and step-parents)
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Found this on Government web site, so I would say no he can't.
Who can sign forms and photos
Personal relationship
The countersignatory must:
have known the person applying for at least 2 years
be able to identify the person applying - eg they’re a friend, neighbour or colleague (not just someone who knows them professionally)
They can’t be closely related or involved with the person applying, eg:
related by birth or marriage
be in a relationship or live at the same address as the person applying
https:/ /www.go v.uk/co untersi gning-p assport -applic ations
Who can sign forms and photos
Personal relationship
The countersignatory must:
have known the person applying for at least 2 years
be able to identify the person applying - eg they’re a friend, neighbour or colleague (not just someone who knows them professionally)
They can’t be closely related or involved with the person applying, eg:
related by birth or marriage
be in a relationship or live at the same address as the person applying
https:/
Basically its someone who only has to verify the photographs are of the person applying so a shopkeeper (i.e. business owner) can do it.
If its her second passport, she might not need the counter signatory, because the Passport Office look at the new photos against the one on file from the previous Passport and they decide if they need to be countersigned. It happened to me last month, sent off for a renewal, last Passport was back in 1998 (16 years ago) and apparently i haven't changed!!
If its her second passport, she might not need the counter signatory, because the Passport Office look at the new photos against the one on file from the previous Passport and they decide if they need to be countersigned. It happened to me last month, sent off for a renewal, last Passport was back in 1998 (16 years ago) and apparently i haven't changed!!
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