Gender Reassignment

There are four steps:

1. Arrange for a certificate of expertise
2. Make an appointment with the civil registry office in your place of birth (or in The Hague)
3. Applying for a new ID card or passport
4. notifying other agencies

You can only request a change to your gender on your birth certificate yourself; it is not possible to authorize someone else to do so.

Make an appointment to report a change of gender on your birth certificate at the municipality where you were born. During this appointment, you will specify the first name(s) you wish to use going forward. Starting at age sixteen, you can make this declaration without the consent of your parent(s) or guardian(s).

Not a Dutch citizen

If you are not a Dutch citizen, you may submit the request only if you have a valid residence permit and have been living in the Netherlands for at least one year. If your birth certificate is not registered in the civil registry in the Netherlands, you must file a declaration with the civil registrar of the municipality of The Hague.

• your valid ID
• a statement (issued no more than six months ago) from a designated expert at one of the following agencies:
• the Knowledge and Care Center for Gender Dysphoria at the VU Medical Center in Amsterdam
• the Gender Team at the University Medical Center Groningen in Groningen
• the Gender Team at the Curium Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden

Changing your gender on your birth certificate is free. However, you should be aware that there will be costs associated with obtaining new identification documents (passport, ID card, driver's license).

Notify other agencies

All agencies that have access to the Basic Register of Persons (BRP) are automatically notified of a change in gender and any changes to first names. Based on this information, they will update your records themselves. This applies to:

• health insurance provider
• pension fund
• Social Insurance Bank
• Tax Authority
• National Road Traffic Authority
• UWV

For government agencies and companies that do not have access to the BRP, you must update your personal information yourself. Examples include:

• bank
• insurance company
• associations and foundations
• subscriptions
• family doctor
• dentist
• hospital
• payroll administration

Please note that certain companies will ask for a copy of your new ID card or passport.

Foreign passport

A foreign birth certificate will not be updated if you change your personal information in the Netherlands under the Transgender Act. This means that your foreign passport cannot be updated here either. An exception applies to individuals with Spanish citizenship.

You can request information about how this is handled in other countries from Transgender Europe

Being unable to make changes to a foreign passport can cause many problems, such as difficulties with identification or entering into contracts.