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o    member, associate or fellow of a professional body

 
Countersigning passport applications and photos

 
o    If you are member, associate or fellow of a professional body
You can countersign passports. (Was there some sort of code to quote at one time either from IET or ECuk?)

If you’re applying in the UK


Your counter signatory must:
o    live in the UK
o    Have a current British or Irish passport.

 
My question is was there some sort of code to quote with your signature either from IET or ECuk (Do anyone remember what it was)?
My second question is an Irish resident can countersign a British Passport, can a UK citizen countersign for an Irish/EU Passport.

 
Only asking thinking of getting an Irish/EU passport, although UK gave them billions (and they are asking billions more to leave, already they are getting a bit iffy at the mainland EU airport when they see a UK passport ,queue slower, probably imagination but may as well join the million that have applied for Irish passport since Brexit. £80 it costs.
Make it easier to go straight through the “EU” only queue in the future.

 
(You can’t sign for yourself of course but want to sign for some else).

 

 

 

 

 
www.express.co.uk/.../irish-passport-application-uk

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    Previously as a registered board director (chairman) of an NHS body, I was 'qualified' to countersign UK passport photos/applications, firearms licence applications, etc. There is/was no code to add to the countersigning. My countersigning was once or twice verified by the passport office (by telephone call).


    Yes, certain British residents can countersign or witness Irish Passport Applications made in/from Great Britain. For Irish passport applications made whilst resident in GB, follow https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/top-passport-questions/how-to-get-your-passport-application-witnessed/  where it states that your application must be 'witnessed' by one of the following (as long as they are satisfied as to your identify and that your four photos are a true likeness of you etc): Police Officer; Member of Clergy; Medical Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Dentist, Vet; Lawyer, Solicitor and Legal Executives (registered with the law society or Institute of Legal Executives); Bank Official (this includes building societies, credit unions, postmasters and sub-postmasters); Elected Public Representative (this includes members of Parliament & County Councillors); Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths, Peace Commissioner; Social Worker; Teacher, Lecturer; Accountant. (Unlike UK passport countersignatories, there is no mention of Engineers or "member, associate, fellow of a professional body"). 


    As for eligibility for an Irish passport, you might view https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/eu-uk-referendum-citizenship-passport-faqs/ where it specifies that to have an Irish Passport you must be an Irish Citizen - either by birth or heritage, or because you were "born on the island of Ireland before 1 January 2005" (i.e. includes Northern Ireland).
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    Previously as a registered board director (chairman) of an NHS body, I was 'qualified' to countersign UK passport photos/applications, firearms licence applications, etc. There is/was no code to add to the countersigning. My countersigning was once or twice verified by the passport office (by telephone call).


    Yes, certain British residents can countersign or witness Irish Passport Applications made in/from Great Britain. For Irish passport applications made whilst resident in GB, follow https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/top-passport-questions/how-to-get-your-passport-application-witnessed/  where it states that your application must be 'witnessed' by one of the following (as long as they are satisfied as to your identify and that your four photos are a true likeness of you etc): Police Officer; Member of Clergy; Medical Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Dentist, Vet; Lawyer, Solicitor and Legal Executives (registered with the law society or Institute of Legal Executives); Bank Official (this includes building societies, credit unions, postmasters and sub-postmasters); Elected Public Representative (this includes members of Parliament & County Councillors); Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths, Peace Commissioner; Social Worker; Teacher, Lecturer; Accountant. (Unlike UK passport countersignatories, there is no mention of Engineers or "member, associate, fellow of a professional body"). 


    As for eligibility for an Irish passport, you might view https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great-britain/passports/eu-uk-referendum-citizenship-passport-faqs/ where it specifies that to have an Irish Passport you must be an Irish Citizen - either by birth or heritage, or because you were "born on the island of Ireland before 1 January 2005" (i.e. includes Northern Ireland).
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