CThis is the only information that I have to date along with the State Department news release borrowed from the National Center for Transgender Equality
It is my intent to update this information with the most current available.
This resource includes new information based on additional changes made by the State Department in January 2011.
In June 2010, the State Department announced a new policy to issue passports that reflect a person’s current gender when either a previous passport or other personal documentation presented by an applicant reflects a different gender. Under the new policy, a transgender person can obtain a passport reflecting his or her current gender by submitting a certification from a physician confirming that he or she has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. This policy replaces the Department’s old policy, which required documentation of sex reassignment surgery. In January 2011, the State Department made further improvements to its new policy.
OBTAINING A PASSPORT WITH YOUR CURRENT GENDER
Under the new policy, you can obtain a full ten-year passport with an updated gender if you have had CLINICAL TREATMENT determined by your doctor to be appropriate in your case to facilitate gender transition.
WHEN A PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Under the new policy, a physician certification is required if the documents you submit with your application, which may include a prior passport, driver’s license, birth certificate, or other documents, do not all reflect the correct gender. If all the documents you submit with your application reflect the correct gender, you do not need to submit a physician certification. See the application instructions below for more details.
WHO CAN WRITE A LETTER TO CERTIFY APPROPRIATE TREATMENT
You will need a letter from a licensed physician with whom you have a doctor-patient relationship and who is familiar with your transition-related treatment. This may be any physician who is familiar with your treatment, including a primary care physician or specialist.
