Australian Passport requirements
I'm in the middle of changing the sex on my passport, and I thought I would share the information I received from the passport authority. THe requirements for passports are lower than for birth certificates:
A full validity passport in a new sex may be issued to applicants who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and have registered their change of sex with the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) if born in Australia, or the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) if born overseas.
However, sexual reassignment is no longer a prerequisite to issue a passport in a person’s preferred gender and cardinal documents (birth or citizenship certificates) do not need to be amended for sex and gender diverse applicants to be issued a passport in their preferred gender.
A passport may be issued to sex and gender diverse applicants in M (male), F (female) or X (indeterminate/unspecified/intersex).
A letter from a medical practitioner must be supplied with a full Australian passport application form (PC1- Adult), certifying that the person has had, or is receiving, appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to a new gender, or that they are intersex and do not identify with the sex assigned to them at birth, is acceptable.
The letter will only be accepted from practitioners registered with the Medical Board of Australia (or equivalent overseas authority).
Applicants must meet all other normal passport requirements, including identity documents supporting their identity in the wider community. These requirements are outlined on the passport application form under "What Citizenship and Identity Documents will you need to provide with your application?" on page two (2).
More detailed information on gender diversity and passports can also be found on our website via the following link:
https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/SexGenderApplicants.aspx
If you have any further enquiries, please contact us via e-mail or by telephoning our office on 131 232.
I hope this helps some people.
A full validity passport in a new sex may be issued to applicants who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and have registered their change of sex with the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) if born in Australia, or the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) if born overseas.
However, sexual reassignment is no longer a prerequisite to issue a passport in a person’s preferred gender and cardinal documents (birth or citizenship certificates) do not need to be amended for sex and gender diverse applicants to be issued a passport in their preferred gender.
A passport may be issued to sex and gender diverse applicants in M (male), F (female) or X (indeterminate/unspecified/intersex).
A letter from a medical practitioner must be supplied with a full Australian passport application form (PC1- Adult), certifying that the person has had, or is receiving, appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to a new gender, or that they are intersex and do not identify with the sex assigned to them at birth, is acceptable.
The letter will only be accepted from practitioners registered with the Medical Board of Australia (or equivalent overseas authority).
- Appropriate medical treatment’ does not have to be specified.
- Sex and gender diverse’ (SGD) refers to the whole spectrum of sex and/or gender identity. For the purposes of issuing passports, this includes ‘trans’ and ‘intersex’ persons.
Applicants must meet all other normal passport requirements, including identity documents supporting their identity in the wider community. These requirements are outlined on the passport application form under "What Citizenship and Identity Documents will you need to provide with your application?" on page two (2).
More detailed information on gender diversity and passports can also be found on our website via the following link:
https://www.passports.gov.au/Web/SexGenderApplicants.aspx
If you have any further enquiries, please contact us via e-mail or by telephoning our office on 131 232.
I hope this helps some people.