Getting Documents Changed (USA)

[belleza_mia]

Hey everyone

Comments

[phyrechild]

If you changed your name on your social security card and your drivers license says female they should have changed it on your social. They did mine when I changed my name and gender marker in CA (not court ordered). I just went in to SS and filled out the name change stuff so I could get a new card and I asked them to change it on my social so I wouldn't have problems with employment.

You got lucky

[parmonster]

The SSA official actually wasn't supposed to have made that change (legally speaking). As of around 2004/2005 or so a SS name change requires a court order (prior to that you could get away with supporting docs like a D/L). Gender change has always required court order.

I did my name change (via supporting docs) about 12 years ago, so they just accepted that part, but then about two years ago I needed a replacement SS ID card and was told, "We can't discuss this record with anyone who doesn't have valid state ID showing the original name or a court order showing a legal name change".

'cause... God forbid I want to work and pay taxes or anything...

[dacian_catamite]

That was my concern. Lying on passport applications and such tends to be frowned upon legally, particularly in the current...global security climate.

[poeticalpanther]

I've tried it, about twelve years ago, and failed utterly, in four different government offices.

And that was in loosey-goosey Canada, and well before 9/11. I think trying it now would be a Very Bad Idea, for the reason Jessie mentions.

[hazumu_kun]

i thought gender changes on ss cards, passports, or birth certificates usually required some court stuff, and in some states a surgeon's letter certifying you had the surgery done. either way lying to anyone concerning the passport thing is a bad bad idea.

i remember hearing or reading once if you had some kind of thing stating you plan to get surgery with in a year they will give you a temp one or somethin stating you are the gender you claim to be. how true this was, or if it was me being mis-informed idk. i would do serious research on this before you follow through on it...being marked for the "do not fly list" or permanantly marked as an additional screening required everytime is not a fun idea. the TSA is a huge pain in the ass w/o anybody to answer to an can ruin your life by one form.