Municipality of Doetinchem: changing your gender on official documents

• You are 16 years old or older
• You were born in Doetinchem
• You have the Dutch nationality, or you have a valid residence permit have lived in the Netherlands for at least 1 year
• You have an expert statement

Were you born in another country? Please request the adjustment from the municipality of Den Haag

You must apply for the gender change on your birth certificate in person. It is not possible to ask someone else to do this for you.

Make an appointment with the municipality for the application.

By phone

You can make an appointment by calling: 0031 314 377 377

Online

You can make an appointment through: Make an appointment

Important after the adjustment

After the amendment of the birth certificate, we will notify the municipality where you live. You will receive a message from them when your gender has been changed in the personal records database (BRP). You can see if the entry of your gender has been changed on MijnOverheid. Government organizations connected to the BRP automatically will receive the changes. You will have to inform other organizations yourself that your gender and possibly your first names have been changed.

The amendment of your gender on your birthcertificate is free.

Your passport, identity card and/or driver's  license will no longer be valid after the adjustment of your information in the BRP. You will have to request new documents in the municipality where you live. The municiplaity of Doetinchem will reimburse you once for a new identity card after a gender change.