Application for UK passport - applicant U-16

[Red dragon]

Need a bit of advice please, probably just me being thick but......

When you have completed the form, someone who has known you (not the child) personally for atleast 2 years should complete and sign section 8. That person should be a British Citizen, other British National or Commonwealth citizen who is a member of parliament, Justice of the peace, minister of Religion, bank officer, Established Civil Servant, or professionally qualified person, e.g Lawyer, enginer, Doctor, School teacher, police officer or person of similar standing. Procedures include a check on the authenticity of countersignatories.

when they state who must counter sign there is no break with a full stop after British citizen. I am wondering can the person who signs be any British Citizen or do they have to be a member of parliament, Justice of the peace, minister of Religion, bank officer, etc.... or do they only have to be member of parliament (etc) if they are other British national or commonwealth citizen?

[ChiangMai noon]

they have to be both a british citizen and purport to be a person of one of those profession s listed whether they are or not.

[Red dragon]

ok cheers, I don't know of any british citizens in these positions in Thailand so it states somebody from the country of application could sign, As the wife's family are in the army offices could the supervisor/manager from the office sign the application do you think it will be acceptable??

[DrB0b]

I got a doctor to sign mine, nobody I know - just a random doctor in Bangkok. There were no problems getting the passport.

[dirtydog]

^^Doubt they are nice English people so those scum would not be allowed to sign for such a hallowed document.

^Your Irish, not even bloody English.

[Alex DeLarge]

Just fill it out yourself - they never check.

[Gerbil]

e.g Lawyer, enginer, Doctor, School teacher,

Just go to your nearest bar and get a TEFLer to sign it. You'll probably have to buy them a beer though.

[Thormaturge]

The person needs to hold a British passport and belong to one of the professional categories listed.

..You must know a British school teacher in Thailand.

[kingwilly]

Just fill it out yourself - they never check.

bollocks, they are now, my son's irish passport has been delayed twice, first time because they rang the copper that had signed it and checked if copper actually knew me for over 12 months - no.

2nd time found some one in indo, but they've tried ringing a few times (ignoring the fact that there is a time difference between the 2 countries) and have then contacted me complaining that the referee is uncontactable....

[Carnwadrick]

The Irish are concerned who gets a passport

[DrB0b]

The Irish are concerned who gets a passport

One of the most valuable passports in the world. Gets you visa free access almost everywhere and good treatment as one of the few nationalities who are almost always welcome anywhere. It's nice to be from a country which isn't considered a source of drunken thugs, sex-criminals, or carpet-bombing xenophobes.

[kingwilly]

and part of the EU.

[Ivor Biggun]

That person should be a British Citizen

I do believe it says "or Commonwealth citizen........". I got a English friend to sign my daughters application. He has no qualifications other than ' piss artist '. I had a call fom the embassy as I'd forgot to send my,and wifes, passport. Nothing said regard the notery signature.

[Texpat]

Get a US Marine to sign it. I hear they're among the highest respected professions in the world.

[DrB0b]

Get a US Marine to sign it. I hear they're among the highest respected professions in the world.

None in Thailand, they're all in Cambodia

[lom]

None in Thailand, they're all in Cambodia

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God bless their horny souls.

[panama hat]

It's nice to be from a country which isn't considered a source of drunken thugs, sex-criminals, or carpet-bombing xenophobes.

Very valid points . . . just sounds funny!

Had a girlfriend from Cork when I was a teen backpacking through Greece and Europe . . . nice memories, long red hair, lovely green eyes and freckles simply everywhere.

[Ivor Biggun]

Procedures include a check on the authenticity of countersignatories.

No personal checks were carried out on the person who signed my daughters application.

I am wondering can the person who signs be any British Citizen

He also happened to be an ordinary citizen of no status. Passport arrived today.

[Red dragon]

e.g Lawyer, enginer, Doctor, School teacher,

Just go to your nearest bar and get a TEFLer to sign it. You'll probably have to buy them a beer though.

but surely they mean qualified school teacher not some online 2 day course qualified teacher.

Anyhow problem solved in a quite annoying way, I had to go down to immigration a few days ago and I detest the place but up I rise at 7.30am shit, shower and shave don the gladrags and jump in a taxi. Do all the formalities get home Mrs Dragon wonders if I had pissed the bed as I was up so early, told her I had been to the immigration department to which she replies...........wait for it...............
"my mum's friend is the police captain at the immigration office" my jaw dropped.
"4 years we have been together and the amount of times I have had to go there unbelievable and you tell me now!!!" I replied.
But on a better note Police Captain has countersigned the passport application, thought it was cheeky at the time to ask her if she can sort out visa extensions e.t.c in the future but bugger me will do next time around if it gets me out of going to that shitehole!!

[The Gentleman Scamp]

^ We also have a mutual lady friend who is probably qualified enough to sign it.

[Ivor Biggun]

The person who signs the application can be an ordinary Joe Bloggs as long as he's a British subject you've known for at least 2 years.

[kingwilly]

The person who signs the application can be an ordinary Joe Bloggs as long as he's a British subject you've known for at least 2 years.

Not so for the Irish passport, much harder to get, but then that does not surprise me really.

[Ivor Biggun]

Not so for the Irish passport, much harder to get, but then that does not surprise me really.

Which is crazy in that having a British passport I can go to anywhere where an Irish man goes.