Your countersignatory must:
- work in (or be retired from) a recognised profession
- be ‘a person of good standing in their community’
- must be the holder of a valid passport
- must have contact information which includes an email address
Recognised professions
Examples of recognised professions include:
- accountant
- airline pilot
- attorney/barrister
- business owner/CEO
- chairman or director of a limited company
- chiropodist
- commissioner for oaths
- customs officer
- dentist
- engineer with professional qualifications
- financial services intermediary, for example a stockbroker or insurance broker
- fireman
- funeral director
- journalist
- Justice of the Peace
- Government officer
- manager or personnel officer
- Member of Parliament
- minister of a recognised religion
- nurse
- optician
- person with honours, for example an OBE or MBE
- pharmacist
- prison officer
- police officer
- social worker
- surveyor
- teacher or lecturer
Professions that are not accepted
Your countersignatory cannot:
- work for Bermuda Passport Office
- be a doctor, unless they state that they know you well (for example they’re a good friend) and that they recognise you easily from your photo
You’ll be asked to find someone else if your countersignatory does not meet the requirements.