Fire Fighters

[Moomum]

Got your attention ladies

Basically, we have to get baby Boobin's passport done. We have a friend who is a firefighter. Would he be able to verify the passport photo?

I'm not paying £1.50 a minute to phone their helpline ffs!!

 

[hennaly]

I cant see why not but if not you can always ask a doctor or health visitor etc.

 

[Moomum]

I cant see why not but if not you can always ask a doctor or health visitor etc.

Yeah and they charge the earth as well don't they

I'm sounding like a right cheapskate now pmsl

 

[1sttimemum]

i no its someone in "authority" im not sure a fire fighter would be able to TBH

 

[hennaly]

it has to be someone with a 'proffesion' i think, my mother in law has a law degree and she did my sons but she has no authority (she may think she does ).
A doctor may charge but i didnt think a health visitor would (mean cow) i know a vicar or minister can do it and if they charge they need a slap.

 

[Lola's Mummy]

I found this on the website

Acceptable countersignatures:

* Accountant
* Airline Pilots
* Articled clerk of a limited company
* Assurance agent of recognised company
* Bank/building society official
* Barrister
* British Computer Society (BCS) - Professional grades which are Associate (AMBCS), Member (MBCS), Fellow (FBCS) (PN 25/2003)
* Broker
* Chairman/director of limited company
* Chemist
* Chiropodist
* Christian Science practitioner
* Commissioner of oaths
* Councillor: local or county
* Civil servant (permanent)
* Dentist
* Designated Premises Supervisors
* Director/Manager of a VAT registered Charity
* Director/Manager/Personnel Officer of a VAT registered Company
* 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 (RGN and RMN)
* Officer of the armed services (active or retired)
* Optician
* Person with honours (e.g. OBE MBE etc.)
* Personal Licensee Holders
* 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

 

[kalia]

You'll find the list on the passport website here:
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-countersign.asp
It says that a fire service official can sign it. That's a fire fighter, isn't it?
Health visitor isn't on the list.
I can't see doctor either Maybe they were removed to stop patients asking doctors who don't know what they look like to sign.

 

[kalia]

Lola beat me to it

 

[Moomum]

Aww - thankyou ladies

It's the "official" part that stumps me. Is an ordinary firefighter still classed as "official"

 

[hennaly]

I guess if he i officially a firefighter then it would count

 

[SarahH]

Yes, he can sign it.... we have had ours done by firemen before!

 

[Moomum]

Yes, he can sign it.... we have had ours done by firemen before!

Yeaaayyy! Cheers for that Sarah!