To wonder how I'll get my DC's passport legally?!

[justwanttolookgood]

I don't know anyone who can counter sign!

And on top of that, I don't know anyone professionally who has known me for over 6/12 months really. GP included. The person needs to have known the parent for over 2 years.

What am I going to do?

No you can't pay someone at the post office to do it. They need to have known the parent for 2 years. Post office offers a check and send service but they just check your application has been completed correctly.
GPs can't do it unless they know you personally rather than just as GP/ patient

OP if your own one is just a renewal then you only need a countersignature if your appearance has changed drastically

@justwanttolookgood maybe you should consider re-doing it with your husband signing so he can get someone he knows to sign it.

Previously i've asked friends of my mums who are in the correct professions as they've known me my whole life.i've also asked my dentist previously.

A solicitor will do it if you have other Id, it’s not difficult

The Medical Receptionist sounds fine to me.

I got my cousin to do it. She has a different family name and owns her own business.

They are a lot less strict about the professions these days.

It can be tricky op. I needed a replacement passport for one that had expired and I had lost so it was treated as a new passport, they absolutely did check on my counter signitory. I had to go for an interview and they asked about her there the she got a phone call to check too. The person also needs to hold a passport. The medical receptionist would be fine.

I am confused op you say you can’t change the application to your husband as you have paid £60 already. You don’t have to pay any money until you send the filled in form away or take it to the post office.

I applied for my DDs passport but DHs boss countersigned (ok he was my boss too but had only been my boss for a few months at that point which wouldn't have been long enough for their criteria).

He knew one parent so we thought that was fine, and it was.

I could sign as my job is on the list, and if someone I hadn't seen or heard from for years asked me to I wouldn't have an issue with it. Check through your social media for people from school there surely must be someone suitable

I signed one recently for someone I knew from school and had only spoken to sporadically after then, as it was it ended up helping us reconnect and we’ve become good friends. I suspect more people can sign them than can’t TBH, it’s just not always obvious.

You sound really isolated from the things you say about how few people you know, are you okay?

Why have you paid £60 already? Who have you paid this to?

What did you do before you had DS? Could one of your old colleagues sign?

Honestly it sounds less like you don't know anyone and more like you don't know anyone you feel comfortable asking. I have sympathy with that but if you want the passport done you need to suck it up and ask. Offer a bottle of wine as previously suggested if it makes you feel better the med sec sounds perfect so just ask them surely?

Has had been said many time, the actual job exactly doesn't need to be on the list, it's not exhaustive.

Blimey 5 pages for something that’s very simple.
What on earth do you do when not simple things need resolving in your life!

You don’t have to pay any money until you send the filled in form away or take it to the post office

Yes you do. And my own passport application cost me £75 too

This is before everything gets sent off

Does your DH have any colleagues who could do it , if he fills in the application form?

Sorry didn't see all the other posts before responding - ignore

We used our daughter's teacher to countersign for her passport.

Don't fake anything - you will get into trouble.

What about your SIL family?

**Yes you do. And my own passport application cost me £75 too

This is before everything gets sent off**

^What are you talking about? No you don’t.

Ask the medical receptionist to do it. As long as she actually knows you and will say so if asked.
You pay when you apply online. Then you have to complete the application by sending off the countersigned photos

Never met my SIl's family.

green Yes you do. I should know, since the money has already been taken.

You pay the payment straight away when you apply online

Have a look

Actually you can start off an application online and pay for it at the same time. It is cheaper to apply online than to use a paper form. You then print off a declaration for the countersignatory to sign

Ive countersigned passport photographs for a number of friends and acquaintances over the years and am on the list of "suitable" professions. Ive never been contacted to confirm my qualifications or positions or indeed suitability.

The difference in fees for online/paper application:

Do you know anyone who is self employed? Chances are they will be a company director. Anyone you know who volunteers as a school governor? What about neighbours of your parents? Or their friends? Your dad's business contacts?
Anyone who knows who you are. You don't need to be on friendly terms.

It's not a case of not being great friends with these people, it's a case of never seeing them or even asking how they are, and then rocking up and asking they sign a passport when I don't even know them really?

They are only signing that you are who you are, it doesn't matter if you don't know them to speak to, you can still ask and the worse they can do is say 'no'.

As I said who was at your wedding?