Can my manager at work countersign my passport picture?
Do you need to get your application countersigned? You need to get your application countersigned if you are applying: for a first passport to replace a lost stolen or damaged passport to renew a passport for a child aged 11 or under to renew a passport when your appearance has changed so much that it would be hard to recognise you from the photo in your last or current passport What the countersignatory has to do Your countersignatory must sign the form at section 10 to confirm that they have known you for more than two years and that you are who you claim to be. (If the form is for a child passport, the countersignatory should know the person who signs the declaration at section 9 rather than the child.) The application form asks the countersignatory to enter their current British passport number (Irish passport numbers are also acceptable). This is so the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) can check their identity. You should give the countersignatory: your completed application fo
