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Title: Passports - The Final Chapter?
Post by: Shana A on June 22, 2011, 09:46:28 AM
Post by: Shana A on June 22, 2011, 09:46:28 AM
Monday, 20 June 2011
Passports - The Final Chapter?
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/06/passports-final-chapter.html (http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/06/passports-final-chapter.html)
From The Scavenger:
A transsexual woman has won the right to a full, 10-year passport in her transitioned identity, without the need for undergoing sex realignment surgery first.
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In November 2010 after transitioning full time for just on one month, I consulted with my sex and gender therapist about how I could adjust my passport as I was required to travel overseas for business.
After receiving a letter from her indicating my change, I put together two statutory declarations, one from my business partner indicating my change and that was accepted by all our customers, and the other from myself indicating I was indeed transitioned full time. I then arranged for an appointment with the Passport Office to work with them to make the change.
Passports - The Final Chapter?
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/06/passports-final-chapter.html (http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2011/06/passports-final-chapter.html)
From The Scavenger:
A transsexual woman has won the right to a full, 10-year passport in her transitioned identity, without the need for undergoing sex realignment surgery first.
...
In November 2010 after transitioning full time for just on one month, I consulted with my sex and gender therapist about how I could adjust my passport as I was required to travel overseas for business.
After receiving a letter from her indicating my change, I put together two statutory declarations, one from my business partner indicating my change and that was accepted by all our customers, and the other from myself indicating I was indeed transitioned full time. I then arranged for an appointment with the Passport Office to work with them to make the change.