A professional person is someone considered as well respected in your community or of good standing such as a:
- Consular officer - someone who works for an Embassy or Consul, either employed by the UK government or another country's government
- Minister of religion - such as a Rabbi, Priest, or Imam
- medical or legal practitioner - someone currently registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) such as a GP or consultant
- established civil servant - someone who is employed by the Crown excluding those employed by the Monarch, who has passed any compulsory probation period for new Civil Service employees
- teacher - someone with a teaching qualification who is working as a teacher currently
- police officer - currently working within the UK police force
We cannot confirm if an individual would be considered as a professional person until we receive their letter and look at the context of what their letter is being used to prove.
A letter from a professional person should be written on headed paper and include their:
- job title
- employer
- contact details
- relationship to you