Passport counter signatory..

[classic33]

to be honest I was starting to get desperate, my next step was to write to a leading Irish politician to seek assistance, I was also contemplating contacting one of the Irish national newspapers to see if they'd be interesting in how our country had abandoned an Irish citizen in Spain who they refused to help....
its actually a common problem for Irish living abroad....

That much I'm aware of. Having carried two other peoples(family) passports over there to be signed. With two contacts should I be stopped and questioned as to why I was carrying them. One, the District Judge that asked to see them(the passports).

 

[Smokin Joe]

I don't remember having any pulaver when I got my Irish passport, I think my then doctor signed it. That was a long time back, mind.

 

[vernon]

If you think that getting a signature for a passport is a ball ache try amassing the evidence required to support an extended visa for the USA. I turned up at the US Embassy in London with a portfolio of evidence including: deeds for the matrimonial home, bank statements, a letter stating that I was in full employment, marriage certificate, details of parents nationalities and places of birth, details of my planned tour of America and supporting evidence of my intentions.

I was expecting an extensive grilling and in the three hours that I spent in the building, I spent two minutes talking to US officials and the rest of the time in queues. I was dismissed with no feedback about the outcome of the peremptory interviews.

My evidence must have been exemplary as I received my passport back via courier with a visa glued in it with a ten year shelf life.

I spent the rest of the day eating pies and drinking cider with @User14044.

 

[midlife]

If you think that getting a signature for a passport is a ball ache try amassing the evidence required to support an extended visa for the USA. I turned up at the US Embassy in London with a portfolio of evidence including: deeds for the matrimonial home, bank statements, a letter stating that I was in full employment, marriage certificate, details of parents nationalities and places of birth, details of my planned tour of America and supporting evidence of my intentions.

I was expecting an extensive grilling and in the three hours that I spent in the building, I spent two minutes talking to US officials and the rest of the time in queues. I was dismissed with no feedback about the outcome of the peremptory interviews.

My evidence must have been exemplary as I received my passport back via courier with a visa glued in it with a ten year shelf life.

I spent the rest of the day eating pies and drinking cider with @User14044.

I went to the States to visit another university and when I went through customs I said something like I was visiting to see how things worked in the states........ At the mention of the words "work" the guy behind the counter called over some heavily armed uniforms and the grief started. I don't think they like people going over there to work pretending to be a tourist lol

Shaun

 

[vernon]

I went to the States to visit another university and when I went through customs I said something like I was visiting to see how things worked in the states........ At the mention of the words "work" the guy behind the counter called over some heavily armed uniforms and the grief started. I don't think they like people going over there to work pretending to be a tourist lol

Shaun

Ask @User14044 about the trials and tribulations that Mrs Rockymountain has subsequently faced when attempting to enter the USA as an adult after 'the unfortunate incident' as a student volunteer...

I sailed through US customs twice and Canadian customs once without a hitch or a challenge last year. However when I collected my bicycle from the baggage collection area at Manchester airport upon my return to the UK, the cardboard box containing the bike had been opened and resealed with homeland security inspectors' tape.

 

[BrumJim]

The one that makes me laugh is that doctors are 'qualified signatories' who can only sign in particular circumstances... but dentists and nurses aren't. Yet you're as likely to see your GP, and them know you well enough to be able to confirm your identity, as you are your dentist or - say - the practice nurse.

You do have to wonder if the qualification is really about the fact that GPs tend to charge to sign...

Depends. I haven't seen my GP since 1999, IIRC, and so I'm not convinced he would recognise me in an identity parade of 1. Although the Practice Nurse has seen me more recently, I'm not convinced that she would be much better either.
Dentist, on the other hand, should see me regularly.

 

[Milkfloat]

I will keep quiet about my extended stay working in the US, with trips at the weekend every few months to Canada to reactivate my I-94 Visa Waver. I guess it would not be so easy nowadays.

 

[blackgoff]

I 'lost' my last one in Sportsdirect - Warrington, how the hell im gonna explain that one I don't know lol but still I'll try... ;/

 

[barachus]

All that 'it has to be approved and registered' profession is really a whole load of nonsense
I have been signing passports for my friends and vice versa for ages now
None of us are registered with any professional body