Foreign Affairs Manual Requirements For Passport Change Of Gender

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Foreign Affairs Manual Requirements For Passport Change Of Gender
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by:  Autumn Sandeen
Mon Jun 14, 2010 at 00:00:00 AM EDT


http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/16387/foreign-affairs-manual-requirements-for-passport-change-of-gender


From my reading of the document, the most significant hurdle is going to be getting a properly formatted physician letter. Here is the physician letter requirements (with basic formatting requirements):

    b. Medical Certification.

           1. A full validity U.S. passport will be issued reflecting a new gender upon presentation of the following: A signed original statement, on office letterhead, from the attending medical physician (internist, endocrinologist, gynecologist, urologist or psychiatrist). The statement must include the following information See 7 FAM 1320 Appendix M Exhibit B: