Municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee: changing your gender on official documents

Do you want to change the gender stated in your birth certificate (transgender)? Then you can have this changed in your birth certificate at the municipality where you were born. You can also change your first names if you wish.

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To register the gender change on your birth certificate, go to the municipality where you were born. Were you born abroad? Then you must file the declaration with the municipality of The Hague.

When your gender has changed, this is automatically processed in the personal list of your relations, such as family members and partner. All authorities that have access to the Personal Records Database (BRP) are automatically notified of a change in gender and any changed first names.

Due to the change of your gender and any first names, your identity document will expire by operation of law. You can apply for a new passport/identity card and/or driver's license in the municipality where you live. If you live in the same municipality as where you were born, you can usually do this in one go with the gender reassignment. If you live in another municipality, it can take one to several weeks before the change in the Personal Records Database is processed.