citizens, regardless of their gender or sex.” We are taking further steps toward demonstrating this commitment to better serve all U.S. The State Department explained its reasons for changing the status quo as: “We are committed to promoting the freedom, dignity and equality of all people – including LGBTQI+ persons. passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBAs), and that the process of adding new gender options to documentation, “is complex and will take time for extensive updates to our information technology (IT) systems.”
The agency said that it couldn’t provide an exact timeline for effecting these changes, as it is trying to update its procedures for the issuance of U.S. Right now, only the binary markers “M” and “F” are available on passport application documents, but the State Department wrote that it’s working to, “add a gender marker for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons as soon as possible.”
They can now self-select the gender they identify as before the process is complete and without medical certification or a physician’s letter. Travel + Leisure reported that those who were still undergoing the gender-transitioning process were previously issued limited-validity passports, which it said will also be phased out. The Dos and Don’ts of Traveling Right Now, According to. US Passports Soon To Include a Third Gender Marker Option | TravelPulse