Apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate What documents you need

Requirements

You’ll need to do the following. Download and fill in a statutory declaration . Follow the guidance to find out which declaration is right for you and who can act as a witness when you sign your declaration. Get an original or certified copy of your full birth or adoption certificate. If your birth or adoption was registered in the UK, find out how to order a certificate if you do not have it available. If you’ve changed your name to reflect your affirmed gender, get copies of all documents that show when you’ve done this. This includes enrolled or unenrolled deed polls and statutory declarations of name changes. These copies do not need to be certified. If you’ve got a Gender Recognition Certificate or something similar from an approved country or territory , you’ll need the documents listed under ‘If you’re on the overseas route’. Otherwise, you’ll need the documents listed under ‘If you’re on the main route’. If you’ve ever been married or in a civil partnership before, you’ll need