TL;DR I waited for more than a year to get my new citizenship certificate, when the estimated wait time was 5 months. Long Version After changing the gender designation on my driver’s license and passport, in that order, I set out to change the gender on one last major document – my Canadian citizenship certificate. The citizenship certificate (for naturalized citizens like me), and the birth certificate (for those born in the country) aren’t something that see the light of day often. Continue reading

I’m a Canadian living in the US. I’m also FTM transgender. In the past year, I was able to change the gender designation on my California driver’s license and Canadian passport with minimal hiccups. But obtaining a new visa to China turned out to be a different story. As far as I could tell, there is a lack of relevant information online – not just information pertaining to my peculiar situation (Canadian trans person who used to be a Chinese citizen, who has a valid Chinese visa, and is trying to obtain a visa for his new passport) – but regarding passports and visas in general. Continue reading