Changing the sex on Id

[Guest Graywolf]

I am looking into changing my sex on my drivers license to a M. In the state I currently live in you can change the sex on your Id if you get a form signed by your medical provider/psychiatrist. However I will eventually be moving out of the state. If I move, and the new state's laws say I have to have surgery to change the sex on my id, will they change it back or will the sex stay an M, since it was already changed? Also does the sex on your birth certificate have to match the sex on your id or is it ok if they're different?

I have not had surgery yet.

[Drea]

I suspect it depends on what documentation they require you provide. If require a birth certificate then that could be a problem if not altered.

Now a passport, which again I think takes just a doctors note, can usually be subbed for a birth certificate.

[Guest Kalie Aowynn]

I am with Drea on this one hun. If your drivers license already says male they may just transfer it like Arizona does . Like Drea said they may have forms filled out.

Good luck hun

Kalie

[Guest lukas64]

To change the passport you only need a letter because of the Social Security guidelines. If you change your DL as well, then it's two pieces of ID, so it should be fine. The new state probably wouldn't even know your history..

[Drea]

Actually, changing your passport was possible before social security allowed.

Keep in mind there are different levels of ID. A birth certificate and passport are primary forms of ID as they establish citizenship as well as id, while drivers license, while useful for most things, often needs to be supported by other forms of ID. For truly critical items, like getting a drivers license in the first place (or just renewing here), the existing drivers license is not sufficient proof. Of the ID required one must be a citizenship papers (like green card), passport, or birth certificate.

[Charlize]

A new passport will certainly do for most states if combined with a drivers license and usually you also need a mailing from a bank, credit card company or other institution with you name and address on the bill or whatever.

I've got a new passport in the mail. I had to provide an MD's note, an original copy of my legal name change, copy of my drivers license, social security card and an old current but wrong picture ,name and gender passport. The woman said i had more than enough.

It is hard to find the exact requirements in their regulations but i think they roughly follow the guidelines for social security. For that no surgery is required anymore.

Hugs,

Charlize

[Ravin]

I'm guessing when moving they'll go with what existing id says. The likeliest possible CENSORED is if you're moving back to a state where you were previously licensed.

A few states won't allow birth cert changes. That can be worked around with other id's, especially passport.