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A trans woman has won the right to a 10-year passport
A trans woman has won the right to a full, 10-year Australian passport, without the need for surgery first
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Wow! An impressive result after some REALLY impressive work. That will be a great precedent but I’m sure any of us trying to replicate the situation will need to do the same amount of hard work that Marcelle did. Top effort!
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Thank you Sally for bringing this to my attention. I have recently tried to change my credit cards to my new identity – all to no avail.
This has given me such hope; that I may be able to achieve the desired result by getting my passport changed first. I know it will not be easy but what a precedent!
I am so grateful for all the hard work that has been done on our behalf.
It reminds my of an old saying – I can only see so far, because I am standing on the shoulders of giants!Once again a heart felt well done.
Lisa
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Quote:Thank you Sally for bringing this to my attention. I have recently tried to change my credit cards to my new identity – all to no avail.
This has given me such hope; that I may be able to achieve the desired result by getting my passport changed first. I know it will not be easy but what a precedent!
I am so grateful for all the hard work that has been done on our behalf.
It reminds my of an old saying – I can only see so far, because I am standing on the shoulders of giants!Once again a heart felt well done.
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
If you have changed your birth certificate to your new identity (its the first thing you do) then the credit card people will have no choice but to change your details on your credit cards. (I have been though this process) Even if they do not put a Ms, Miss or Mrs in front of your name they must display your legal name on the cards as is displayed on the birth certificate.
Back on topic regarding passports. As I posted here a few months back I obtained a limited validity passport in Female sex for my SRS surgery which is booked for December. I got my Passport too early as its a requirement in Thailand to have a passport that is valid for a minimum of 6 months, My passport was only going to be valid for 3 months. I contacted my contact in the Passport office in Canberra when I found out this and she assured me that she will help me with a new limited validity passport closer to the time.
Moving forward to this week, My Passport office contact called me on my mobile telling me that the legislation has changed and I am entitled to a full 10 year passport now in Female sex. She has arranged my new passport and I will go today to the Sydney passport office, hand in my current Limited Validity Passport and they will give me a new 10 year full passport for free. I am really over the moon about this.
I wish to thank Marcelle for her efforts in getting this legislation changed.
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Thanks Sally & Anthea, this is just great news. I am relatively new to TR so have no idea who Marcelle is, but whoever has pushed to get this change to the legislation deserves much credit. What next? Legalisation of same sex marriages? Well, we can but hope!
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Its easy to change a name and also just as easy to change your birth certificate and passport to female with out any surgery legally all you need is two bits of paper work filled out
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Re the Passport Story: Not sure if it is as significant as it has been made out to be. A legal friend has said that Marcelle’s actual passport was issues prior to any decision of the tribunal and therefore the is no legal precedent. For them this change of policy is a decision of the Minister and not any legal tribunal. If this is the case then bummer! Yes sure others can run the same arguments but understand that the Passport’s office will have processes in place to endure that they are not placed in the same difficult position. Maybe not the win that we all assumed at first reading….
If anyone has more information or can point to an actual decision there are a number of us who would be very interested.
