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.