Rules of gender recognition

    Description

    Rules of gender recognition

    An application to change gender must be filed in person with the Local Court in the applicants place of residence. Foreign nationals can file an application if their national law in their home country does not contain any comparable regulations to the German Transsexual Law.

    Since in Germany the regulations under the German Transsexual Law are administered by the Local Courts, anyone with further questions is advised to contact the competent Local Court.

    Contact person

    Bundesministerium des Innern (BMI)

    Address

    address

    Graurheindorfer Straße 198
    53117 Bonn

    Save contact

    address

    Alt-Moabit 140
    10557 Berlin

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    Contact

    Internet

    Keywords

    Bauministerium, BMI, Bundesbauministerium, Bundesheimatministerium, Bundesinnenministerium, Heimatministerium, Innenministerium

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 02.06.2025

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English

    Further Information

    Area of validity

    Germany-wide

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community on 20.12.2022

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 05.06.2024

    Keywords

    Änderung der Geschlechtszugehörigkeit, Transsexuellengesetz

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English