Does Your Countersignature Need a Passport?

The official passport guidelines state that passports must be signed by 'a person of good standing in their community'. This includes people in a wide variety of occupations, such as accountants, solicitors, dentists, social workers, journalists and many more.

Does the person countersignature need a passport?

Your countersignatory must have a current British, Irish or other EU, US or Commonwealth passport. If they have a US, Commonwealth, or non-British or non-Irish EU passport, you must include with your application a colour photocopy of the page with their photograph on it.

Can you travel without a signed passport?

Until you've signed the passport, the U.S. State Department will not consider it a valid document. Though the U.S. State Department website doesn't have specific requirements for signing a passport, the most common error is fairly simple.