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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 10, 2023, 01:36:05 PM

Title: .. .It's who you know
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 10, 2023, 01:36:05 PM
A friend has just asked for someone who has known them for 2+ years, and is one of the list below to say they know them for a passport application. It's a fairly bizarre and pointless list.


"Have to work in or be retired from one of these professions:

accountant
airline pilot
articled clerk of a limited company
assurance agent of a recognised company
bank or building society official
barrister
chairman or director of a limited company
chiropodist
commissioner for oaths
councillor - local or county
civil servant - permanent
dentist
director, manager or personnel officer of a VAT-registered company
engineer with professional qualifications
financial services intermediary, for example a stockbroker or insurance broker
fire service official
funeral director
insurance agent of a recognised company - full time
journalist
Justice of the Peace
legal secretary - fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs
licensee of a public house
local government officer
manager or personnel officer of a limited company
member, associate or fellow of a professional body
Member of Parliament
Merchant Navy Officer
minister of a recognised religion including Christian Science
nurse - registered
officer of the armed services
optician
paralegal - certified, qualified or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals
person with honours - OBE or MBE
pharmacist
photographer - professional
police officer
Post Office official
president or secretary of a recognised organisation
Salvation Army Officer
social worker
solicitor
surveyor
teacher or lecturer
trade union officer
travel agent - qualified
valuer or auctioneer - fellow or associate member of the incorporated society
Warrant Officer or Chief Petty Officer"




Title: Re: .. .It's who you know
Post by: Steve H on October 10, 2023, 05:08:23 PM
Nurse, dentist or pharmacist, but not doctor?
Title: Re: .. .It's who you know
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 10, 2023, 05:22:44 PM
Quote from: SteveH on October 10, 2023, 05:08:23 PM
Nurse, dentist or pharmacist, but not doctor?
By default doctors and lawyers are 'member, associate or fellow of a professional body'
Title: Re: .. .It's who you know
Post by: Steve H on October 10, 2023, 05:26:52 PM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 10, 2023, 05:22:44 PM
By default doctors and lawyers are 'member, associate or fellow of a professional body'
But lawyers, both solicitors and barristers, are mentioned specifically.