Solicitor needed to witness signature - passport urgent! Post Reply

[peppapig]

Hi everyone

Is there a solicitor out there that could witness my signature and pictures to renew my daughter's passport today? Or could you recommend someone? I m in SW11 and it quite urgent as we re going away soon, there is a fast track but i need to do it today (so cross with myself i didnt realise befire).

Many thanks, PP

[AbbevilleMummy]

I thought that it couldn't be just anybody? That it has to be someone who had known you for a certain amount of time?

[nvmof3]

It has to be someone who has known you for 2 years in one of the following professions. What about your GP or your dentist? Or a teacher at school? Or a fellow parent in one of these professions?

accountant
airline pilot
articled clerk of a limited company
assurance agent of recognised company
bank/building society official
barrister
chairman/director of limited company
chiropodist
commissioner of oaths
councillor (local or county)
civil servant (permanent), but not someone who works for Her Majesty’s Passport Office
dentist
director/manager of a VAT-registered charity
director/manager/personnel officer of a VAT-registered company
engineer (with professional qualifications)
financial services intermediary (eg a stockbroker or insurance broker)
fire service official
funeral director
insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company
journalist
Justice of the Peace
legal secretary (fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs)
licensee of public house
local government officer
manager/personnel officer (of a limited company)
member, associate or fellow of a professional body
Member of Parliament
Merchant Navy officer
minister of a recognised religion (including Christian Science)
nurse (RGN and RMN)
officer of the armed services
optician
paralegal (certified paralegal, qualified paralegal or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals)
person with honours (an OBE or MBE, for example)
pharmacist
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 agent (qualified)
valuer or auctioneer (fellows and associate members of the incorporated society)
Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers

[peppapig]

For the irish it has to be a priest or a solicitor or principal/vice principal if a school. Cant do the school as it is half term now, priest is out of question as we are not church goers, which leave to finding a solicitor. They would usually do it for £10-20 but the one we used before has mived. It could be sn accountant too actually.

[snowpea]

just to add, it has to be someone who has known you for two years, someonw who knows your daughter is yours etc.

I hope you find someone, a director of a VAT limited company is often easy?

[supergirl]

For the irish embassy it is ONLY the professions i have mentionned. Also i know about tge 2 yrs but our dolicitor has moved. We are not applying for a first passport but are renewing it. I have all birth certs and all proof she is my and my husband daughter. I need a favour as i need to fast track it today.

Please just let me know if you know someone or if you are willibg to do it. You can PM if course. Please i appreciate if you dont tell me the rules i know them and i have the application form in front if my eyes.

[earlsfieldmummy]

Pp/supergirl - I don't mean to be unhelpful, but I very much doubt there will be a solicitor willing to do this as it is technically fraud and they could be struck off for it. I see time is tight, so perhaps worth speaking to the embassy and seeing if there are any other options (perhaps your previous solicitor could email/fax a confirmation to them with the original documents they need to follow?). Hope you get it sorted!

[Tealover]

Perhaps things have changed in the past 12 months, but for my childrens Irish passport I've always used the 'bank official/manager' option. Both times we've asked a collegue of my husband who works at an Investment Bank to sign off and included a business card. They have contacted both people who witnessed our passports to verify they knew us - but seemed to accept them as Bank Officials. NappyValley is overrun with people who work in the city. Do you know anyone?