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Original Date Announced
February 18, 2025The State Department issued a notice requesting public comment within 30 days on proposed changes to Form DS-82 (U.S. Passport Renewal Application) in compliance with EO 14168, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." DOS proposes that the revised application form will:
- Request the applicant's biological sex at birth, and will only allow responses of "M" or "F," not "X"; and
- Replace the term "gender" with "sex."
In addition, the form will be revised to add an applicant statement confirming that the applicant is not required to register as a sex offender, in accordance with International Megan's Law (34 U.S.C. § 21501 et seq., and 22 U.S.C. § 212b).
The Department will accept comments from the public until March 20, 2025.
Notably, the State Department is providing a version of Form DS-82 on its website that puts this proposed change into effect immediately, even though this proposal is currently in the 30-day notice period under the Paperwork Reduction Act process. The version of Form DS-82 currently being provided by the Department of State has an expiration date of 03/31/2023, and does not allow the "X" gender marker to be selected. This version of the form was a previous version approved by OMB during Trump 1.0.
Trump 2.0 [#1577]
DS-82 (expired 3.31.2023) currently posted on DOS website 2025.2.18, 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: U.S. Passport Renewal Application (90 Fed. Reg. 9800) 2025.02.18 - OMB Supporting Statement for DS-82 (1405-0020)Effective Date
February 18, 2025Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Proposed Comment PeriodTrump Administration Action: Forms and Information CollectionSubject Matter: CitizenshipAgencies Affected: DOS Bureau of Consular AffairsAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14168 § 3(d) directs DOS and DHS to require that government-issued identification documents reflect "immutable biological" sex
- February 14, 2025 DOS proposes changes to Form DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport), and will no longer issue passports with "X" sex markers
- February 18, 2025 DOS proposes changes to Form DS-5504 (Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport) to no longer allow "X" gender marker
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OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
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