AN form Referee # 1 (knows for less than 3 years)

Hello

I have a query with regards to Referee 1 for the AN form. He is (Minister of Religion) but by the time he will sign my form in February 2018, he will only have known me for 2.5 years approximately only.

Or in other words I would say that he got a visa to come to the UK as a Minister of Religion in September 2015.

I don't have any one else to nominate as Referee (1) like Accountant etc and though have plenty of friends for Referee 2, I would appreciate any help for the Referee # 1 issue.

Thanks

Sorry I got it wrong.

Yes the professional list for AN form is extensive and I was confusing it with the MN1 referee list.

Luckily Nurses can be taken as professionals and I know many for more than 3 years which I could take for both referee purposes.

Sorry for making a silly query!

The referee must:

• have known the (adult) applicant for at least 3 years
• a British passport holder and either a professional person or aged over 25 (at least ONE referee must be a professional person)

‘Acceptable professional persons’ means:

• accountant
• airline pilot
• articled clerk of a limited company
• assurance agent of recognised company
• bank or building society official
• barrister
• British Computer Society (BCS) - professional grades which are Associate
(AMBCS), Member (MBCS), Fellow (FBCS) (PN 25/2003)
• broker
• chairman or director of limited company
• chemist
• chiropodist
• christian science practitioner
• commissioner for oaths
• councillor: local or county
• civil servant (permanent)
• dentist
• designated premises supervisors
• director or Manager of a VAT registered charity
• director, manager or personnel officer of a VAT registered company
• driving instructor (approved)
• engineer (with professional qualifications)
• fire service official
• funeral director
• insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company
• journalist
• justice of the Peace
• legal secretary (members and fellows of the Institute of legal secretaries)
• local government officer
• manager or Personnel officer (of limited company)
• member of Parliament
• member of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces
• Merchant Navy officer
• minister of a recognised religion
• nurse (RN, SEN or holder of a BA in nursing)
• officer of the armed services (active or retired)
• optician
• paralegal (certified or qualified paralegals, and associate members of the institute of Paralegals)
• person with honours (such as OBE, MBE and so on)
• personal licensee holders
• photographer (professional)
• police officer
• Post Office official
• president or secretary of a recognised organisation
• Salvation Army officer
• social worker
• solicitor
• surveyor
• teacher, lecturer
• trade union officer
• travel agency (qualified)
• valuers and auctioneers (fellow and associate members of the incorporated society)
• warrant officers and chief petty officers