BCS Affiliate - Passport

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Hi,

Does anybody know if someone who is a BCS Affiliate is entitled to countersign a British Passport application?

According to the IPS you can sign if you are a 'member, associate or fellow of a professional body', so I would presume so?

Thanks,


- Gav

 

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No, you have to be a "Professional" Member i.e. MBCS/FBCS and even then I'm not sure that BCS is "recognised" for this - I wouldn't risk it.

 

Just to clarify for people finding this in 2011 + (I have been wanting to know the answer myself so rang the passport office to confirm):

Acceptable countersignatures for British Computer Society Members are their Professional Grades:
British Computer Society (BCS)
*Member (MBCS)
*Fellow (FBCS)

OR their Chartered Grades:

* Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
* Chartered Engineer (CEng)
* Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
* Chartered Scientist (CSci)


They confirmed to me just now, without any delay, that Student Membership and Associate (AMBCS) Membership do NOT count. I repeat, cannot sign passports.

So that's a No to anyone listed as an Ordinary Grade Membership (rather than the Professional or Chartered Membership, who can sign just fine).