New York Parent or Legal Guardian Application for Amendment of Certificate of Birth for Gender Designation for a Minor (16 or Under) (DOH-5306)
Official state formSex designation changeForm DOH-5306Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Application parents or legal guardians use to amend the gender designation on the birth certificate of a minor 16 or younger born in New York State outside New York City. It is sent to the New York State Department of Health with the notarized affidavit DOH-5304.
Who can use this form
- The parents or legal guardians of a person 16 years of age or younger.
- For persons born in New York State, outside of New York City.
- Both parents or legal guardians must sign. A sole parent or legal guardian signs alone and checks the box that says so.
What to send with it
- The completed and signed application showing the gender, and any name, as it appears now and as it should appear.
- A Parent/Legal Guardian Notarized Affidavit of Gender for a Person 16 Years of Age or Under (form DOH-5304).
- If you are also requesting a name change: a copy of the court order that authorizes it.
- A copy of the minor's birth certificate, if available.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- New York State Department of Health Vital Records Correction Unit P.O. Box 2602 Albany, NY 12220-2602
- State fee
- The form prints no fee. The office's birth corrections instructions (August 2020) say there is no fee for a correction or an amendment, a certified copy of a corrected record costs $30, and one amended birth certificate is issued free of charge after an amendment.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 1/23
- Source
- Official government page