britchick95

Do I need someone to countersign my passport photo's and forms, seeing as it is a renewal? I ask because where the countersignee signs, it asks whether they are a British Citizen. Obviously if I live in an itty-bitty Wisconsin town you don't stumble upon other fellow Brits very often.

nethead

No renewals don't need to be countersigned.

Maz

Mine did. Says so on the form. But you don't have to have a Brit do it. They just need to be a professional, ie. engineer, accountant, doctor etc., and have known you for 2+ years.

Celsius

Depends. If your appearance is quite a bit different to the existing passport, you'll need a countersignature. i.e. now wear glasses, hair color is different, you have facial hair (especially if you're a female)...

britchick95

Hmm, well I do try and keep my beard nice and short, lol. I did just find on the BritUsa website that they don't need to be signed. Guess I'll just send it in and hope for the best.

helens

Not sure if this helps, but I've just completed the form for my husband in the UK and he only needed the photo's signed if his appearance had changed significantly. Well to be honest his original photo he had glasses on and his new one he didn't but still no requirement for a signature.

Pharrya

Did mine about a month ago, and didn't get it countersigned, and I got it back in about 3 weeks.

You only have to do it if your appearance has changed a fair bit. I only have a few more wrinkles....

Bob

unless you've significantly changed since the last pastport, like if you were a kid...

lapin_windstar

When I went to Petty France to renew (a while ago), the chav next to me didn't know anyone "professional" to sign his photos for him, so he got the off licence owner to do it! Naturally, they were accepted. It's a pretty pointless exercise anyway.

wtkp0u

Got a link for that?

britchick95

Yep, here you go:

http://www.britainusa.com/sections/a...=41001&a=25312