No one to sign DD’s passport renewal!!

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Trying to renew DD’s passport and we have no one to sign. I could ask my manager but she hasn’t known me for 2 years and I wouldn’t want to put her in that position to lie for us.

I have 2 friends both SAHM, DH doesn’t have anyone he can ask the person he did ask doesn’t have a passport.

What on earth do we do?

I have so many people I could ask at work as I’m a HR professional but I haven’t know them two years.

If she's old enough to need a passport renewal, is she in school?
Will GP do it for a fee?

Dentist? Local licensee?

https://www.gov.uk/countersigning-passport-applications/accepted-occupations-for-countersignatories

Ask their teacher?

Teachers and GP’s not allowed to anymore

Does she definitely need it signed? You only need renewal signed if you can't be recognised from previous photo.

GPs aren't supposed to do it any more unless they actually know you socially.

I don’t think you need to get it countersigned for a renewal OP. I renewed my sons passport recently so he now has a new adult passport (we were renewing child to first adult one) just uploaded new photo, all went through fine, had his new passport in 8 days.

I’d just ask your manager to be honest. She might be fine to do it. I’ve never even met the person who signed mine, he was just some guy my dad vaguely knew through his work

Do you know anyone who owns a business? Does your daughter go to any groups with a leader ie Scouts?

Do you know your neighbours? One of them might be happy to.

But as others have said, you don't normally need it signed for a renewal.

Where did you work beforehand? Could you ask any of those ex colleagues?

I renewed my teenage daughter’s passport last year and didn’t need to have it countersigned? Are you sure you do?

No neighbours? Do you go to a particular shop regularly? Any clubs or sports?

Neighbours
Ex colleagues
Parents of DD friends
Pharmacist

If it's a renewal, does it need countersigning?

She goes to gymnastics but only been there for 6 months.

Person we know that owns a business doesn’t have a passport 😭

I had my child's signed by a teacher friend. Are you sure teachers are not allowed?

we recently renewed dc passorts and didn't need a counter signature.

I think teachers aren't allowed to do it for pupils. If the teacher is a friend that is fine.

My retired teacher friend signed one

Terrible as it sounds we don’t know our neighbours. I have filled it out online and they have ask for it to be countersigned.

The person who signs can be retired.

Any friends of your/DH’s parents?

Neighbours, you'd be surprised how many people can. Do you go to church? The library (often run by retired people who can still sign)

Your hairdresser if they have their own business. Your parents' friends. Ex-colleagues, even if you haven't been in recent contact with them still know you are who you say you are.

Go through all the people on your social media, surely someone you went to school with has the right profession? Just a quick look at mine has about 30 eligible people and I’ve known them all for 30 years+

I counter signed a kids one. I just had to say I had known the parent over 2 years.

So anyone in the office you have known longer? Or someone from a past workplace? It's done by email? No school or university friend. Friend of parent?