Since the questions have been asked and answered before and have arisen yet again with the flood of new members, here's the gouge:
The basic requirement for a hobbyist to be vouched is by a verified companion here (or possibly via elsewhere depending on circumstances and accesses: eccie, P411, several other established website)
The basic requirement for a companion to be vouched is by a verified hobbyist/verified companion here (or elsewhere ^^^ etc.
In the past hobbyverse era, in a very few extreme circumstances, some exceptions were made; but not now in the current hobbyverse.
Hope that helps!