Passport help...
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Yup and it's likely never happened... really not seeing the morality aspect here and the legal aspect isn't 100% clear... she is known by the bank and by the GP's surgery for over 2 years... does it matter if the particular bank official or GP hasn't? Perhaps legally perhaps not - it's a very minor technicality... I doubt any genuine applications have become invalid as a result. To what extent does she need to be 'known' I'm sure there is someone at the bank who has worked there for more than 2 years... if she's had an account for more than two years and they've dealt with her at some point in time then that should be sufficient... she doesn't have to invite them round for dinner.
@OP has she actually tried the GP's or the bank... just go in and ask them to sign it - no point stressing if you've not even asked them yet....
I'm starting to get really upset about this now
Bank, GP, local vicar, anyone who owns a ltd company... ever had any building, plumbing or gardening done by a local firm in the past couple of years??? Any number of local tradesmen will be company directors, landlord of the local pub? Local councillor... he'll have come around canvassing over the years... go to his regular surgery and ask him... Presably she doesn't have rotten teeth and has been to a dentist every 6 months? It's really not rocket science....
You don't even need that. Just someone at least semi respectable. There must be one of those in his mums village!
That's irrelevant. What makes it immoral is that the GP is deceiving people into thinking that their countersignature is valid when it isn't in the circumstances.
It is obvious that a GP who has never met you does not meet the requirement of knowing the individual personally, it even specifically states that knowing someone professionally only does not count.
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Soldato
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I work as a manger in Morrisons and have signed 5 passports photo things in the last 14 years. can she get some one in a managerial role to countersign? Anyone? As long as they are who they are the PPO wont really batter an eyelid..
If your mum is elderly maybe she might have like a care worker or a CPN try through them, if not then I would maybe suggest a local grocery shop where the owner has known you for a fair bit, even his/her would work so as long they were willing to put their passport number on it.
Also, maybe if a letter was written out explaining the situation to them with the application most likely they might call you in for an interview to get a better picture of yourself.
I remember doing that for my first passport at the age of 16 they called me and interviewed me and asked me a bunch of questions.
doesn't hurt to try.
Also, maybe if a letter was written out explaining the situation to them with the application most likely they might call you in for an interview to get a better picture of yourself.
I remember doing that for my first passport at the age of 16 they called me and interviewed me and asked me a bunch of questions.
doesn't hurt to try.
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That didn't need that kind of reply either..
I could find someone in a heartbeat but they wouldn't actually know her, trying to keep in the realms of the law.
I already said she has a very small circle of friends and lives out in the sticks. Most of the friends she knows have never traveled abroad so have no passport.
Her doctor (who he has used for 20+ years) retired a little over a year ago and moved away. She went to her local surgery last night and none of them were willing to sign for her as they've known her less than 2 years.
She has little contact with people due to reasons I won't go into on a public forum. She does what she can online and this has left her fairly isolated.
I could easily find someone to sign it for her but we were trying to do it legally and within the bounds of the law. She doesn't known many people I do due to living a long distance away.
Anyway, it's all moot now as she has found out at the doctors last night she has something which means she isn't allowed to fly anyway. This started as frustration she couldn't get a PP, it's turned out into something much more severe.
She banks online.
Yup, as mentioned above, there isn't an individual doctor willing to sign it as she's known them personally less than 2 years. It's a very small practice, only 3 doctors, she lives near a town of about 1500 people.
Guys...I appreciate all the suggestions i've been at this for weeks trying to find people to do it for her. It seems really easy but it's not. She's isolated, doesn't go out much, has lost a lot of friends as she's got older due to either moving away or death. The internet has made it easier for her to become isolated as she can do virtually everything online these days. She even has the shopping delivered. Anyway, as I said above, it doesn't matter now, there is something far worse to worry about.
That didn't need that kind of reply either..
I could find someone in a heartbeat but they wouldn't actually know her, trying to keep in the realms of the law.
I already said she has a very small circle of friends and lives out in the sticks. Most of the friends she knows have never traveled abroad so have no passport.
Her doctor (who he has used for 20+ years) retired a little over a year ago and moved away. She went to her local surgery last night and none of them were willing to sign for her as they've known her less than 2 years.
She has little contact with people due to reasons I won't go into on a public forum. She does what she can online and this has left her fairly isolated.
I could easily find someone to sign it for her but we were trying to do it legally and within the bounds of the law. She doesn't known many people I do due to living a long distance away.
Anyway, it's all moot now as she has found out at the doctors last night she has something which means she isn't allowed to fly anyway. This started as frustration she couldn't get a PP, it's turned out into something much more severe.
She banks online.
Yup, as mentioned above, there isn't an individual doctor willing to sign it as she's known them personally less than 2 years. It's a very small practice, only 3 doctors, she lives near a town of about 1500 people.
Guys...I appreciate all the suggestions i've been at this for weeks trying to find people to do it for her. It seems really easy but it's not. She's isolated, doesn't go out much, has lost a lot of friends as she's got older due to either moving away or death. The internet has made it easier for her to become isolated as she can do virtually everything online these days. She even has the shopping delivered. Anyway, as I said above, it doesn't matter now, there is something far worse to worry about.
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