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But at the same time, I'm in a hurry. I'm sure you know that feeling.
Am flat broke at present with mortgage payments due this week but may have to consider a call next month if nothing has arrived.
Your passport countersignatories do not have to be UK residents or nationals. Neither of my acquaintances were. One was a US Army officer, and the other a real estate agent and former business owner. That was fine - had the passport in hand a week after I sent in documents.KZ720 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:23 pmI have received my UK citizenship, and am interested in applying for my passport. One problem, I don't know how to have my identity verified. The requirements include that the person who verifies your identity live in the UK, have known you for 2 years, and not be related to you. Well, I've lived in the US most of my life, and the only people in the UK that I know are relatives
Interesting, I was going off of this page: https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/hel ... g-identitysunburn wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:15 pmYour passport countersignatories do not have to be UK residents or nationals. Neither of my acquaintances were. One was a US Army officer, and the other a real estate agent and former business owner. That was fine - had the passport in hand a week after I sent in documents.KZ720 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:23 pmI have received my UK citizenship, and am interested in applying for my passport. One problem, I don't know how to have my identity verified. The requirements include that the person who verifies your identity live in the UK, have known you for 2 years, and not be related to you. Well, I've lived in the US most of my life, and the only people in the UK that I know are relatives
Yes I've probably seen that, and took the liberty of ignoring it and just offering what I could offer, since I didn't know anyone suitable in the UK. There was no problem at all.KZ720 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:50 pmInteresting, I was going off of this page: https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/hel ... g-identity
For the citizenship I was able to use two US-based attorneys I know, wasn't sure if I'd be able to do that for the passport.
Did you apply online? I was hoping to do that to speed things along and hopefully avoid sending documents through the mail.
Right you are on sending documents in, I noticed that after I posted. I went ahead and paid online, believing you were correct, and once I picked the verify identity through document it specifies that my confirmer must be: 1) 18+; 2) working or retired from a recognized profession; and 3) since I'm outside the UK, they must hold a UK, Irish, EU, US or Commonwealth passport. Wish I'd found that info earlier in the process! So, my online portion is done, and now I just need to have my paper identity form completed and mailed off with my certificate of citizenship and a color copy of my US passport.sunburn wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:07 amYes I've probably seen that, and took the liberty of ignoring it and just offering what I could offer, since I didn't know anyone suitable in the UK. There was no problem at all.KZ720 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:50 pmInteresting, I was going off of this page: https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/hel ... g-identity
For the citizenship I was able to use two US-based attorneys I know, wasn't sure if I'd be able to do that for the passport.
Did you apply online? I was hoping to do that to speed things along and hopefully avoid sending documents through the mail.
Are you referring to applying for the passport online ? As far as I'm aware, all overseas applications - at least US ones - are to be done online. There's no way around sending documentation - your UKM certificate of registration must be posted to them. The address will be given to you when you fill in the online application. However, you don't need to send your US passport. A color photocopy will do. That's what I did.
Great! It took me about a week - I fedexed documents to HMPO Durham (where I was asked to send it - yours may differ) on I think a Wednesday and got the documents and passport on back to back days the following Thursday and Friday. The online status check lets you track document acceptance , passport printing and when they've dispatched it.KZ720 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:27 pmRight you are on sending documents in, I noticed that after I posted. I went ahead and paid online, believing you were correct, and once I picked the verify identity through document it specifies that my confirmer must be: 1) 18+; 2) working or retired from a recognized profession; and 3) since I'm outside the UK, they must hold a UK, Irish, EU, US or Commonwealth passport. Wish I'd found that info earlier in the process! So, my online portion is done, and now I just need to have my paper identity form completed and mailed off with my certificate of citizenship and a color copy of my US passport.
