The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, has been revised to include a third gender option, “X,” defined as “Another Gender Identity.” Applicants filing the 04/01/24 edition of Form N-400 on or after April 1, 2024, now have X available as a gender option on their form.
Direct link to the N-400 revision notification.
As of now, N-400 is the only USCIS form that offers the X gender option. Candidates selecting X as their gender or changing their gender selection, for Form N-400 , are currently not required to provide any documentation supporting their claim.
“The gender you select does not need to match the gender listed on your other immigration documents or on supporting identity documents, such as your birth certificate, passport, or state identification,” reads the notification.
Candidates can consult the table below to determine the next steps to select X as their gender:
| If you want your gender to be reflected as X and… | Then… |
|---|---|
| You filed your Form N-400 before April 1, 2024, and your N-400 is still pending | If you received a Request for Evidence (RFE) or interview notice: Provide a letter explaining that you request to change your gender to…
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