State Department revises passport Form DS-11 to "biological sex at birth," M/F only

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Date
Actor
Department of State (Bureau of Consular Affairs)
Agency
Department of State (DOS)
Type
Other (information-collection revision / form change)
Section
IDENTITY DOCUMENTS AND FEDERAL WORKFORCE

Summary

A Federal Register notice (comment deadline March 20, 2025) proposes revising Form DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport) to request the applicant's "biological sex at birth" with only "M" or "F" permitted, eliminating the "X" option and replacing "gender" with "sex" throughout. The State Department posted a version of the revised form on its website implementing the changes before the comment period closed. Consular Reports of Birth Abroad follow the same restrictions.

Status

Implemented; the birth-sex, M/F-only application regime is fully in effect following the Supreme Court's stay in Trump v. Orr. Update, Sept. 23, 2026: On Sept. 17, 2026, the court (Kobick, J.) granted plaintiffs' Rule 56(d) motion and denied without prejudice the pending cross-motions for summary judgment (D. Mass. No. 1:25-cv-10313, ECF 145, 174, 187, 200), setting a schedule under which fact discovery closes March 31, 2027, dispositive motions are due Aug. 13, 2027, and a status conference is set for April 1, 2027; the passport policy remains in effect in the meantime.

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