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Who can we ask to sign our passport photos when we don't know anyone here?!

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 10:30

DD has only been at school since September and there is a big sign at the doctors basically saying don't even ask!!!

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AuldLangDooDah · 02/01/2007 10:31

you just need a professional

do you know anyone? friend? with a job? i think that's all you need. or you could post them to someone you do know?

scatterbrain · 02/01/2007 10:32

Weird of the doctors !! I think you can take your docs to a solicitor for a small fee and get a sig - something like £10 ! Or do you know anyone locally - any of the neighbours a professional or civil servant etc ? What about someone at work ?

scatterbrain · 02/01/2007 10:33

OOps - I didn't mean take the doctors to the solicitor as it might read - I meant DOCUMENTS !!! Sorry !

DizzyBint · 02/01/2007 10:34

it doesn't have to be a doctor type of a person. what's your job or your partner's job? can someone at work do it? they don't have to be THAT professional IYSWIM. there's a big list on the website you can work through.

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 10:36

It's the two year thing really... do they really check up on that? We've moved a lot in the last 5 years from town to town so haven't known anyone solidly for 2 years!!

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 10:36

lol scatterbrain - I first read it as take the doctors to the solicitors lol

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DizzyBint · 02/01/2007 10:37

you will probably have to ask people where you used to live.

scatterbrain · 02/01/2007 10:39

What about a family friend, friend of your parents etc ?

You must surely have someone who has known you more than two years - school friends, college friends, work colleagues etc ?

katzg · 02/01/2007 10:40

just to warn you don't risk it they DO check!

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 10:41

I think we'll have to go back to someone my mum knows. I didn't think it was this much of a pain to do!

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KezzaG · 02/01/2007 10:43

I had this problem, its a real pita istn it. Was your dd at nursery before school? I got the nursery owner to do mine in the end. It can be anyone who runs their own business and is therefore listed as a company director so is there anyone from where you used to live? If you or your dh works you could get someone from the HR department to do it for you.

btw are these new passports? You only need to get countersignatures if they are new, not if you are renewing them.

bewilderbeast · 02/01/2007 10:55

You can ask a civil servant of HEO grade or above if you know one.

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 10:59

We don't know anyone here really and have lost contact with all our old friends as we used to run a pub so all the friends we had from local businesses etc have moved on/away.

Ooh, I've just remembered, I have an old schoolfriend who is a teacher now - could she do it?

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DizzyBint · 02/01/2007 11:01

yes. otherwise you rpartner's old colleagues? what job did he used to do?

scatterbrain · 02/01/2007 11:03

Teacher would be good yes !

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zephyrcat · 02/01/2007 11:15

Perfect! I do't know why I didn't think of her in the first place (You know when you just know it's going to be one of those days??) Thanks for your help!!

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buffythenappyslayer · 02/01/2007 11:17

we got the woman in teh post office to sign ours when we forst moved here.

Skribble · 02/01/2007 20:57

My MIL's minister does it for a small donation to the church.

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