District of Columbia Gender Designation Application
Official state formSex designation changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Use this application to change the gender marker, and the name if a court order is supplied, on a DC birth certificate. It includes instructions and a healthcare provider statement. It goes to the DC Health Vital Records Division.
Who can use this form
- The person on the birth record
- A parent, guardian or legal representative of a minor
What to send with it
- Completed application, signed in front of a notary
- Statement of Licensed Healthcare Provider, signed by your provider (page 3)
- Photocopy of your unexpired photo ID
- Original or certified court order for a name change, if you are also changing your name
- A court order if the gender designation on this record was changed before
- Payment
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Department of Health, Vital Records Division, First Floor 899 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20002
- State fee
- The form prints a $28 amendment fee plus $23 per certificate. Its instructions list $51 in total ($28 + one $23 copy). The office's fee page lists $23 for a birth amendment, so it differs from the form.
- Typical processing
- Up to three business days (form instructions)
- Form revision
- Revised 02/19/2021
- Source
- Official government page