{"id":2654,"date":"2026-02-27T09:29:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/reisdocumenten_rijbewijs_en_identiteit\/identiteit-en-nationaliteit\/geslachtswijziging-aanvragen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T11:54:06","slug":"geslachtswijziging-aanvragen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/regelen-en-weten\/reisdocumenten-rijbewijs-en-identiteit\/identiteit-en-nationaliteit\/geslachtswijziging-aanvragen","title":{"rendered":"Gender reassignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--grey\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Conditions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>To have your gender changed on your birth certificate, you must meet the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You must be at least 16 years old at the time of application<\/li>\n<li>You were born in Apeldoorn<\/li>\n<li>You are a Dutch national. If you are not a Dutch national, you may only submit an application if you hold a valid residence permit and have been living in the Netherlands for at least one year<\/li>\n<li>You hold a certificate issued for that purpose\u00a0<a class=\"external externe-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigregister.nl\/registratie\/nederlands-diploma-registreren\/specialisatie\/deskundige-transgenders\">appointed expert<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you were born abroad, you must register your birth with the registrar in The Hague.<\/p>\n<p>The law only allows us to change your gender to male or female. It is not possible to change your gender to \u2018unknown\u2019.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Request\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>If you meet the criteria, you can apply in person to have your gender changed on your birth certificate. Please book an appointment online to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Please bring the following to your appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a valid form of identification<\/li>\n<li>a statement from a designated expert (see Terms and Conditions).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Cost\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>Changing your gender on your birth certificate is free of charge. 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