The White House issued Executive Order 14168: "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" in January 2025. After the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts’ ruling in June 2025 in Orr v. Trump, we are extending preliminary relief for two classes of individuals:
If you are a class member, you are eligible to receive a passport with your sex marker of choice (M, F, or X) if:
By submitting a completed attestation with your passport application, you are identifying yourself as a class member and letting us know what sex marker you want in your passport. If we receive an application without an attestation and determine you may be a class member, we will send you a letter requesting the attestation. You must submit the attestation within 90 days.
We will issue your passport in your sex, as defined by the White House Executive Order 14168, if:
Completing your passport application
Download a PDF of your Form DS-11, DS-82, or DS-5504. Due to technical limitations, you cannot use our form filler tool or renew online.
If you are selecting M or F, select it on the attestation and application. If you are selecting X, leave the sex field blank on your application and select it on the attestation.
Yes. Your passport will remain valid until its expiration date.
Yes. U.S. passports are proof of U.S. citizenship and identity and can be used for entry into the United States. Please refer to U.S. Customs and Border Protection if you have questions about returning to the United States with your travel document.
As long as your current passport has not expired, there are no restrictions to use the passport, unless another country has limitations.
You can still apply for a passport or to replace your passport. If we need more information from you, we will contact you after you apply. We will request that you submit certain documents and records to help us establish your sex for your new passport.
You can correct your passport if there is a data or printing error. A data error may include an issue with your name, sex, or place of birth. A printing error may include data is missing on the biographical page, discoloration, or crooked printing. We will correct the error at no charge if the passport is still valid. Please follow the steps on our Change or Correct a Passport page.
