Any person in the permitted list of verifiers over 25 and in full time employment can act as a Route 1 verifier provided we can contact them on a non-mobile phone at their place of work during office hours at a registered business address.  Verifiers must not be related to the applicant by birth or marriage neither should they be in a personal relationship together nor live at the same address.  They must also not be self employed or work from home.

Permitted list of Verifiers for Route 1 process (verifier countersigning copy ID):

• Accountant
• Bank/building society official
• Barrister
• Broker
• Chairman/Director of a limited company
• Chemist
• Councillor: local or county
• Civil servant (permanent)
• Dentist/Doctor
• Designated Premises Supervisors
• Director/Manager of a VAT registered Charity
• Director/Manager/Personnel Officer of a VAT registered Company
• Engineer (with professional qualifications)
• Funeral director
• Journalist
• Local Government officer
• Manager/Personnel officer (of limited company)
• Member of Parliament
• Minister of a recognised religion
• Nurse (RGN and RMN)
• Optician
• Personal Licensee Holders
• Police officer
• Post Office official
• Salvation Army officer
• Social worker
• Solicitor
• Surveyor
• Teacher, Lecturer

Click here to apply for a Route1 Classic CitizenCard application

Click here to apply for a Route 1 Visa Prepaid CitizenCard application

(or go back to New Online Application Home)