Referees

[Moonset007]

HI ,

I have seen on the nationality guide form that referee with the professional "bank official" is listed as accepted referee . can someone explain me what does is bank official mean ? My best friend work in a bank as "financial analyst" can he referees me ?

[IcikePicike]

I couldn't see anywhere stating that friends can't be referees but I think it's best to ask people you have a professional relationship with, not personal. I know that's not always easy.
Is there anyone else?

As for bank officials: they probably mean people who have had to take professional exams. This is because they have a reputation at stake.

[Hstepper07]

It does not matter if it is a friend. As long as the person is not related to you, an accepted professional, knows you for at least 3 yrs, is not acting as your agent or solicitor for your application, does not work for home office and not an ex convict within the past 10yrs. A financial analyst can serve as a professional referee

[Moonset007]

Hi ,
Please advise if my referees below are ok for my British citizen application ?


1 referee : friend , British citizen, 35 years old , work as Payment operation analyst in a big bank and he knows more than 3 years .
2 referee : friend , British citizen , 33 years old work as registered manager in a care home (limited company) and she knows me more than 3 years



thanks for your help

[Hstepper07]

This ok. The banker is a Professional