mccFeb 3, 2025

"I'm transgender and a US citizen. Do I need to worry about my passport?"

* If you already have a passport, and it doesn't need renewal soon: Do nothing. Currently you are fine.

* If you don't have a passport, and have no immediate plans to leave the US: Consider doing nothing.

* If you've NEVER applied for a passport:
* If you have a passport and need to renew:
* If you mailed in a renewal/application in the last month and haven't heard back yet:

Now things get complicated/upsetting.

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Show threadLucky ✨Feb 3, 2025
@mcc I just want to clarify, the first point may not apply if you already have a passport *with an X gender marker on it*. Several US equality groups (most recent I saw was NJ's Garden State Equality) have been telling people with X passports not to travel at all.
Show threadLucky ✨
@mcc My passport has an X and I was basically told I'm SOL if I want to reenter the USA :/ I'm being approved for an NZ passport but that also may cause me trouble because some US citizens get turned away if they try to enter the States on a non-US passport.
Feb 3, 2025 at 8:43pmWeb
Show threadmccFeb 3, 2025
@lucky i recommend against showing a dual citizen passport to US border agents. i am sorry you are being put in this situation.
Show threadLucky ✨Feb 3, 2025
@mcc Yeah, I'm just sitting on my hands at the moment. I'm out of the US but my parents aren't and they're old and not in great health. I have no idea what happens if one of them goes into hospital while I'm not able to get in
Show threadsabikFeb 3, 2025
@lucky @mcc
Generally dual citizens are required to enter each of those two countries on the passport of that country, that's not US-specific
Show threadmccFeb 3, 2025
@sabik @lucky The US has weird stuff going with dual citizens. It technically does not recognize dual citizenship as even existing
Show threadLucky ✨Feb 3, 2025
@mcc @sabik Yeah, I even had the thought of renouncing US citizenship (which would unfortunately also save me money overall due to how filing taxes overseas works) but, unsurprisingly, I've also heard you're likely to get turned away as a visitor after renouncing >_<
Show threadmccFeb 3, 2025
@lucky @sabik renouncing can be surprisingly expensive
Show threadLucky ✨Feb 3, 2025
@mcc @sabik definitely, it's at least a few grand here!