Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone could please tell me how long it takes for a new birth certificate with name and gender change to be mailed back after changing it? Particularly in the state of New Jersey, but would be interested in hearing from any state. I mailed it in three weeks ago and am beginning to get antsy as to when it'll be mailed back with the changes.
Thanks very much. :)
Roberta
At a guess, up to 3 more weeks.
You can call in one more week.
Pa just for the gender change (name changed years ago) took 2 months.
Izz
Thank you very much for your responses, LordKAT and Izz. :) I didn't realize it took so much longer than Social Security, but I'm relieved it'll be fixed and completed soon.
Roberta
Social security took 1 whole day. It was real quick for a federal agency.
That is really fast for a federal agency. Must have been great to get Social Security done in 1 day. I changed my name with Social Security so far, but had to mail it in and it took around 7 days to come back.
Roberta
It took 8 weeks for mine.
Quote from: LordKAT on August 31, 2013, 08:22:31 PM
Social security took 1 whole day. It was real quick for a federal agency.
omg, what a long time! I was in and out in 20 minutes...and I was about the 10th in line first thing in the morning.
Damn that Obama! It's all his fault! ;)
Quote from: JennX on September 06, 2013, 09:52:03 PM
It took 8 weeks for mine.
Thanks for your response, JennX. It's been 4 weeks so far that I've been waiting. Hopefully mine will be sent back within 4 more weeks. :)
Roberta
Quote from: Beth Andrea on September 06, 2013, 09:58:41 PM
omg, what a long time! I was in and out in 20 minutes...and I was about the 10th in line first thing in the morning.
Damn that Obama! It's all his fault! ;)
That sounds like pure luck, Beth Andrea! :D
Quote from: free on September 07, 2013, 01:10:16 AM
That sounds like pure luck, Beth Andrea! :D
And the nice lady behind the bulletproof glass was so sweet...we chatted for much of that time, her daughter is also MtF... :)
Just so you guys know how lucky you are, here's the deal in my part of the world.
For starters, even getting a name change is a court procedure for which you need to get an attorney and in my own case, while my employers are being very supportive of my transition, they won't allow me to transtion on the job until my change of gender is officially recognized by the state ie. I get my birth certificate changed.
This requires a fully fledged legal procedure which is going to cost me about 3000$. I also need to provide conclusive proof that I have made irreversible physical changes which many jurisdictions interpret as meaning providing proof that you have had GRS.
I presently just don't have the time to do GRS and, for professional reasons, won't before next summer at the earliest. So I'm going to make my filing, providing proof that I have done FFS (certificat from my surgeon along with before and after photos), proof of my HRT including lab results for the last couple of years, letter from a psychiatrist attesting to the reality of my GID, a letter from my employers insisting on how important it is for me to have my ID's aligned with my (obviously feminine) appearance, a whole bunch of testimonial letters from family, friends etc attesting to that fact that I already live comfortably as a woman etc. etc..
Even with all of this, given recent jurisprudence, it is very unlikely that my request will be accepted without GRS and I will almost certainly have to wait until next summer's planned GRS before I can see this procedure through.
Not a comfortable position to be in as my employers already consider that I am too feminine looking to meet clients, be present at Tradefairs etc.. while still presenting legally as a male. They actually said this in the letter they provided me with and between that and being physically present at the court hearing regarding my case (so the judge can actually see me), I might just squeeze through.
Otherwise though, since end of the day, it is now just a question of time, I guess I can hang in for another ten months if required...
Hugs
Donna
P.S. Once I actually have my legal gender change, another marathon will begin to get my passport, ID, driver's licence and social security status changed... :(
*hugs* Donna
Thanks for sharing that...I count myself as being very fortunate to live in Washington state, it's one of the better places to be in the US.
I'm about to do the passport hoops, odd part is my birth cert name doesn't match my previous name. I'm told a letter from "a person who was present at your birth" can write and sign a letter attesting that I am who I say I am, but until I get an actual passport in-hand...it's all a maybe kinda deal.