{"id":4909,"date":"2024-12-18T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T00:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:04:18","slug":"resources-for-updating-identity-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/2024\/12\/18\/resources-for-updating-identity-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Updating Name and Gender Information on Official Identity Documents\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>* Warning: Federal policies and procedures around gender\/sex designation on federal documents are rapidly changing. We apologize if any information on these websites becomes outdated and we are working on staying up-to-date.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to update your name or gender information on any important federal, state, or Bellevue College identity documents or systems, here are links to where you can find more information about that process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like additional help in-person with any of these processes, visit the LGBTQ+ Resource Center. Due to C Building renovations, we are currently located in <strong>S-201<\/strong> (Building S, second floor, right by the main staircase and elevator).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Federal<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passport:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lambdalegal.org\/tgnc-checklist-under-trump\/\">Identity Document Guidance for Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender-Nonconforming, and Intersex People (Lambda Legal)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/transequality.org\/documents\/know-your-rights-passports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know Your Rights: Passports (Advocates for Trans Equality)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/passports\/have-passport\/change-correct.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change or Correct a Passport \u2013 Change Your Name (U.S. Department of State)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/passports\/need-passport\/selecting-your-gender-marker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Selecting your Gender Marker (U.S. Department of State)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Security:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/personal-record\/change-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change name (Social Security Administration)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/personal-record\/change-sex-identification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change sex identification (Social Security Administration)<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Washington State<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transequality.org\/documents\/washington-identity-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Identity Documents (Advocates for Trans Equality)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State ID\/Driver\u2019s License:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dol.wa.gov\/driver-licenses-and-permits\/update-driver-license-information\/change-your-name-or-address-your-driver-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change your name or address on your driver license (WA State Dept of Licensing)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dol.wa.gov\/driver-licenses-and-permits\/update-driver-license-information\/change-your-gender-designation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Change your gender designation (WA State Dept of Licensing)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Birth Certificate:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/licenses-permits-and-certificates\/vital-records\/court-ordered-name-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Court-Ordered Name Change (WA State Dept of Health)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/licenses-permits-and-certificates\/vital-records\/sex-designation-change-birth-certificate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sex Designation Change on a Birth Certificate (WA State Dept of Health)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Name Change:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/en\/court\/district-court\/courts-jails-legal-system\/name-changes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Name changes &#8211; District Court (King County District Court)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bellevue College<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preferred Name and Gender:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/current-students\/records-grades\/preferred-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adding, Modifying or Deleting A Preferred Name (Bellevue College)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not all BC systems will communicate changes to one another. Be sure to double check the steps in the previous link to ensure you are updating in all locations. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To update information with the Library specifically, you can reach out to Library&#8217;s Circulation Desk: <a href=\"mailto:circulation@bellevuecollege.edu\">circulation@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal\/Official Name Change:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To update official student records after a legal name change, you must submit the change at Student Central or by submitting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/admissions-aid\/request-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Central request for help<\/a>. A copy of a passport, marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption papers, court order or other legal document must be attached to the request.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please reach out to the LGBTQ+ Resource Center for any additional support or questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/lgbtq\/\">LGBTQ+ Resource Center :: Multicultural Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:lgbtq@bellevuecollege.edu\">lgbtq@bellevuecollege.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Location: Building S, Room 201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Warning: Federal policies and procedures around gender\/sex designation on federal documents are rapidly changing. We apologize if any information on these websites becomes outdated and we are working on staying up-to-date. If you need to update your name or gender information on any important federal, state, or Bellevue College identity documents or systems, here <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/2024\/12\/18\/resources-for-updating-identity-documents\/\">...more about Resources for Updating Name and Gender Information on Official Identity Documents\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3626,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[12,17],"class_list":["post-4909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources","tag-lgbtq-resource-center","tag-resources"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3626"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4909"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5236,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions\/5236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/mcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}