I need a certified copy of my passport - does anyone know who can sign it these days?

thanks

You can organise for them to be done at the courts I think- they take signings for affadavits and the like.

Depends upon what it's for.

When I needed one recently my GP ws able to do it for me.

Make sure that the form of words on the copy - e.g. 'I confirm that this is a certified copy of the passport of Fred Bloggs, and that I have compared both original and copy....yada yada yda' is correct.

Again, varies form organisation to organisation. If there's any doubt ring 'em up and get clarification.

Ther courts will probably charge a fee. Unless married or otherwise related to you, I think a fairly complete and comprehensive list of those people who are acceptable countersignatures for passport applications is as follows:

Accountant
Articled clerk of a limited company
Assurance agent of recognised company
Bank/building society official
Barrister
Broker
Chairman/director of limited company
Chemist
Chiropodist
Christian Science practitioner
Commissioner of oaths
Councillor: local or county
Civil servant (permanent)
Dentist
Engineer (with professional qualifications)
Fire service official
Funeral director
Insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company
Journalist
Justice of the Peace
Legal secretary (members and fellows of the Institute of legal
secretaries)
Local government officer
Manager/Personnel officer (of limited company)
Member of Parliament
Merchant Navy officer
Minister of a recognised religion
Nurse (SRN and SEN)
Officer of the armed services (active or retired)
Optician
Person with honours (e.g. OBE MBE etc.)
Photographer (professional)
Police officer
Post Office official
President/Secretary of a recognised organisation
Salvation Army officer
Social worker
Solicitor
Surveyor
Teacher, lecturer
Trade union officer
Travel agency (qualified)
Valuers and auctioneers (fellow and associate members of the
incorporated society)
Warrant officers and Chief Petty Officers


As a footnote to the above, some GPs/medical practitioners may consider it is not within their terms and conditions of working to countersign passport applications in which case they may decline or charge at their discretion.

can i just walk into a post office and ask them?

Suggest you go and ask 'em I dont know but maybe someone else might.

I feel so important when someone asks me to sign their passport... Its a nice feeling - I wish people would ask me more often!:)

I've signed one or two passport *applications* as a doctor (of philosophy, not medicine!), but not sure about certified copies. As Joe says, I'd suggest checking with the company in question - I did recently sign something that was rejected as they had a very particular list. Stupid really, as he's never met his bank manager or GP, and has no accountant - and those were the only people allowed to say "yes, I know Mr Smith, this really is him"!

Hmm, reading down that list above, there's some odd ones on there. I could also qualify as a "professional photographer" - well, I have sold about a dozen photographs and got paid for them! :)