Gender-marker change in North Dakota
These are the steps most people follow for a gender-marker change in North Dakota, in order. Each links to its official source and the date we last checked it. When you're ready, build a personalized checklist that covers every document at once.
This is general information, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always confirm with the official source linked on each step, and talk to a lawyer or legal-aid organization about your specific situation.
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Step 1: Update your Social Security record
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
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Step 2: Update your driver's license or state ID
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
📝 Get the official form: Form SFN 61146 — Gender Designation (Driver License)
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Step 3: Update your U.S. passport
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
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- U.S. Department of State — Sex Markers in Passports — We cannot check this source automatically for changes. Check it yourself before you file.
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Where to get help
- Legal Services of North Dakota — Statewide nonprofit that provides free civil legal help to income-eligible North Dakotans, including help with court filings such as a name-change petition.
- Fargo-Moorhead Pride — Volunteer-run LGBTQ+ community and events organization serving the Fargo-Moorhead area, with links to national resources such as Lambda Legal and the Trevor Project. It is not a legal-name-change service on its own.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — North Dakota identity documents guide — Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) keeps a plain-language guide to changing your name and gender marker on North Dakota documents. Their staff write and update it. Read it alongside this checklist.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — National advocacy organization (formerly the National Center for Transgender Equality) with plain-language guides to updating federal identity documents (Social Security, passport) after a name or gender-marker change.
- Lambda Legal Help Desk — National LGBTQ+ legal organization offering a free legal help desk for questions about discrimination and legal name/gender-marker changes.