Difference between revisions of "Texas Name and Gender Marker Change"
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== What else will need to do post-change == | == What else will need to do post-change == | ||
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| + | There is no specific order by which to change your driver's license and your Social Security information. People have reported success changing either one first. | ||
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=== Driver's license === | === Driver's license === | ||
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| + | The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a specific procedure for changing your name and gender. It is here: [https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0110212200#b2 "RM 10212.200 Changing Numident Data for Reasons other than Name Change"]. It's a good idea to print that page out to take with you and show it to the SSA clerk. | ||
| + | Here is the SSA [https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/2856/How-do-160-I-change-my-160-gender-on-160-Social-Security-s-records FAQ on changing gender] <sup>[[#SSA_gender_FAQ|1]]</sup>. | ||
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=== [[Passport]] === | === [[Passport]] === | ||
Information on [[passport|changing name/gender on passport is here]]. | Information on [[passport|changing name/gender on passport is here]]. | ||
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=== Credit cards === | === Credit cards === | ||
=== Car title & registration === | === Car title & registration === | ||
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| + | <span id="footnote1">[1]: The SSA FAQs are here: "[https://faq.ssa.gov/ics/support/splash.asp Help Topics]" / "[https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/ArticleFolder/475/KBList.asp?folderID=421 Social Security Number and Card]" / "[https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/ArticleFolder/475/General-Questions General Questions]" section of the SSA FAQs.</span> | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 15 February 2016
Contents
Basics
What documents will you need?
What will you need to do?
Where will you need to go?
How much will you have to pay?
County-specific information
Files & Documents
- Sample physician's letter
- Sample name and gender marker change petition
- Sample name change petition
- Sample gender marker change petition
What else will need to do post-change
There is no specific order by which to change your driver's license and your Social Security information. People have reported success changing either one first.
Driver's license
Social Security
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a specific procedure for changing your name and gender. It is here: "RM 10212.200 Changing Numident Data for Reasons other than Name Change". It's a good idea to print that page out to take with you and show it to the SSA clerk. Here is the SSA FAQ on changing gender 1.
Passport
Information on changing name/gender on passport is here.
Bank accounts
The court order and driver's license with my new name and gender marker were sufficient to change the name of my accounts and credit cards etc. at my banks, Chase and University Federal Credit Union.
Credit cards
Car title & registration
[1]: The SSA FAQs are here: "Help Topics" / "Social Security Number and Card" / "General Questions" section of the SSA FAQs.
