Right now, you’re able to select the appropriate gender marker on your passport without a note from a medical professional (and a passport can be used in the vast majority of situations you’d use a birth certificate) but because the self select gender marker was done by executive action, it’s extremely likely to be reversed when Trump takes office.
Also, having one might be a good idea in general.
Are they likely to reverse changes once they are made? Say I get my passport application/order in before he takes office. Is it still likely to go through?
Another tip: A passport card is considered as valid as a passport book within the US, but it is much cheaper to obtain. It is conclusive proof of citizenship and an authoritative RealID-compliant identity card, just like a passport book. Passport cards are valid for land and sea travel within North America and the Caribbean. They’re not valid for international air travel (but they can be used for domestic flights).
Edit: Upgrading from a passport card to a passport book is considered a renewal rather than a new application. You can still keep the card if you later want to “renew” it for a book.
I’m rushing to get my name legally changed so my updated passport can be correct. My current one has 5 more years, but so it’s all my amab info. I’m terrified of how little time is left.
Wish I was privileged enough too :'(
Get a passport card. It is legally the same as a passport book within the US (it can also be used for international land and sea travel within North America). It’s only $30 to apply and a $35 issuance fee. $65 in total for a piece of RealID-compliant identification valid worldwide for ten years.
is the issue money, or time, or both?
Being disabled it is those things and a lot of other things too, to long to list.
Well, I hope things get better. I can suggest all the obvious things: find a local mutual aid group to raise the $200 for the passport fee, I think right now a lot of liberals would love to support a trans person in need. Maybe you have friends or family who would be willing to help, but even if not there might be a local trans community you could try to connect with and they might be able to help or know people able to help.
Either way, I understand if the challenges are too great - some things can remain perpetually out of reach.
