Recognition Certificates

Where do i need to go to change my name and gender on my passport and other legal records?

I live in the UK and according to push for change I don't need a Gender Recognition Certificate, all I need is to get a letter from a Doctor(I'll go to my GP) saying I intend the change to be perminant. They just never said where I'm meant to go though. Where do you go?

Public Comments

1. I would think you would go to the office of where ever you get the document from. Just go to the office like the first time you get the document and tell them that you wish to change your name and gender on the paper and present the letter. I believe that is all you would have to do. (bear in mind I do not like in the UK)
2. I have done this, yea all you need is a GP letter saying you are a transsexual MTF or FTM living PERMANENTLY as a male or female (whichever you re doing hun). It must have that word on it. Then you need a statutory declaration or deed poll changing your name. That's it! I got everything changed with those 2 things. I Have not changed my passport yet coz I have not got £72 to do it!!! If you already have a passport you have to fill in the form again and send 2 new photos and get them verified (again). Hope this helps, Good luck!!!
3. Contact your local authorities.
4. I would ask them where to go for it, if they already gave you this information. For a name change, if you are under 16 you need both parent's consent if they were married, or your mother's if they were not. After 16, you can do it yourself. Any family law solicitor's can do a statutory declaration for you and this will then be your new legal name, which can and should go on everything from passport to school to driving licence, but your birth certificate will always have your original birth details, even if you change your gender. As for gender changes on your passport, I have no idea, but if you call their helpline, they will probably have all the information you need.
5. I think you go to where you got the paper work before, but I will tell you now be in for a long road, because when a friend of mine did this he had to go through the court system, and that will take a while. But I am thinking that you would start at the court's anyway then that way maybe they can give you a list of things you need to do and where you are going to have to go.
6. You might need to show your change of name, title and gender by deed poll. The passport office could require this. I know i friend who has just used http://www.nationaldeedpollservices.org.uk to do the same and it was quick, simple and easy! It's not expencive either. Take a look at their new infomational video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK2mY2TaUOQ
7. Well firstly I you need to be an adult to do this, which I dont think you are! When you do become 18 however, get a statutory declaration which is a legal document stating your name change. Anyone can change their name to anything they like, it doesn't have to be because they are changing gender. A lot of people call it changing your name by "deed poll" but that is just one form of statutory declaration by a company that likes to make money out of it. A lawyer can write you a stat. dec. but this may cost you. It's basically only a correctly worded letter so your lawyer may charge you £20 or so but it may be more expensive. (It may be worth befriending a lawyer because after you have been transitioned as an adult for over 2 years then a Gender Recognition Certificate can be applied for and you need a lawyer to help with that too.) What I did was go to my local council who gave me a letter to complete with my name change details and a local councillor in his role as a Justice of the Peace signed it. (Actually he signed two copies, which is always a good idea.) I have used this statutory declaration to get my bank details changed and my driving licence and passport. (To get a new passport it does cost though.) In order to get my gender changed on all of these things I also provided a letter from the gender specialist doctor (I dont think a GP will do) who stated that I needed this done because I was already undergoing treatment to transition. The DVLA and passport office are pretty good about these things though. If the bank or other facilities you are using dont change your gender, then open an account somewhere else. Also it's "Press For Change" you're thinking of, in case anyone reading this wants to search for it.
8. You will need a supporting letter from a medical professional to confirm that you are living in your acquired gender on a permanent basis. The Passport office have a specific leaflet detailing this information. From memory I cannot recall if a GP is sufficient or whether it has to be a Consultant Psychiatrist dealing with Gender Dysphoria. P.S. Please contact me