After you have completed the form in full, including section 9, section 10 should be filled in and countersigned by a professional person, including those listed below, or someone of similar standing in the community, who has known you for at least 2 years. In addition, the countersignatory must be resident in the UK.
The application form asks the countersignatory to enter their current British passport number (Irish passport numbers are also acceptable). This is necessary to enable us to check identity.
You should give the countersignatory your complete application form (signed and dated at section 9) together with photographs, documents, fee and envelope, so that they can seal the application after completing section 10. (In the case of a child section 10 should be signed by someone of the relevant standing who has personally known the person who signs the declaration at section 9 rather than the child).
The person providing the countersignature must not be related to you by birth or marriage. Neither should they be in a personal relationship with you (this includes a same sex relationship) nor live at the same address.
Acceptable countersignatures:
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