Applying for your Passport

A new policy was announced by the State Department in June 2021, allowing individuals to more easily update the gender marker on their US Passport. To acquire a passport with a corrected gender marker, applicants no longer are required to submit paperwork and a letter from a physician certifying that the applicant has had or is receiving appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. Documentation of gender confirmation surgery is no longer required.  

For more information about this, visit Trans Equality's Know Your Rights Passport page, click here

For more information from the US State Department on completing your passport applications, click here

Passport Application Costs

• US Department of State, US Passport application fees up to $130
• USPS Postmaster processing fee: $35
  
  Funding is available to support students who need to update their gender marker on a US Passport. For more information on how to receive funding to cover passport application and processing fees, please contact the Milton E Ford LGBT Resource Center.