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Referee signature dates handwriting

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2025 11:01 pm
by Jhdas888
Hi all,

On my referee forms, I labelled and glued my photos, wrote my own name and the date at the end, then each of my referees hand wrote their names and signed by hand, on that date. Is this acceptable? From reading other posts here, I understand that the referees' signatures are compared to signatures on their passports so that is important, but is the handwriting for the names/dates also relevant? I also read that others filled in the forms digitally and referees provided e-signatures, names/dates would be digitally typed in those cases.

Please advise whether you think this is an issue and would I need to re-do the referee forms? Or is it not significant and do you recommend I proceed with submitting my application? Thank you in advance.

Re: Referee signature dates handwriting

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:45 am
by contorted_svy
You could have done it all digitally. Handwritings are not checked, only signatures matter. No issue, scan the forms and upload them.

Re: Referee signature dates handwriting

Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:42 pm
by Jhdas888
contorted_svy wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2025 6:45 am
You could have done it all digitally. Handwritings are not checked, only signatures matter. No issue, scan the forms and upload them.
Hi thank you for your quick reply, I will proceed and upload these scanned copies. I will post updates if I encounter any issues.

I only found out that digital signatures are acceptable since these were already prepared, but good to know for the future!

Re: Referee signature dates handwriting

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:54 pm
by Jhdas888
I am writing to provide an update, my application was approved without any issues or questions about documents provided. Thank you again for the help!