Municipality of Elburg: changing your gender on official documents

• You are 16 years or older.
• You have Dutch nationality or you have lived in the Netherlands for at least 1 year with a valid residence permit.
• You have an expert statement (not older than 6 months)

To have the gender changed on the birth certificate, you need:

• your valid ID
• a statement from an expert (not older than 6 months)

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

To apply, make an appointment with the municipality.

By telephone

You can make an appointment via: +31 525 688 688

Important information for after the change in registration

Once your birth certificate has been changed, the municipality will update the Basisregistratie Personen – BRP (Personal Records Database). Public organisations whose systems are connected to the BRP will receive the changes automatically. Those organisations include:

• the Belastingdienst (Tax and Customs Administration);
• pension funds;
• the Rijksdienst voor het wegverkeer – RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority);
• the Sociale Verzekeringsbank – SVB (social insurance bank);
• health insurers.

You must inform other organisations yourself that the registration of your gender and, if applicable, your first names have changed.

Amendment of the registration your gender on your birth certificate is free of charge. However, you do have to pay for a new identity document (passport, identity card, driving licence).