The French foreign ministry has updated its travel advice for citizens planning to visit the USA, emphasizing that travellers must specify their 'sex at birth' to comply with new immigration policies. This follows similar advisories from Germany, Denmark, and the UK. The guidance highlights a section added to visa and Esta applications per a presidential decree from Donald Trump, mandating this specification. Despite these changes, France has not advised against travel to the USA. The move underscores rising tensions around gender identity and immigration procedures in the US.
In recent days Germany, Denmark and the UK have updated their travel advice to citizens planning on a trip to the USA - now France has followed suit, modifying advice to people travelling from France.
The French travel advice now reads: 'It is strongly recommended to regularly consult the website of the US Embassy in France and to contact the airline...'.
The US State Department's travel advice FAQs section tells users: 'When completing the 'sex' field [of a visa application]...select your sex at birth: male or female.'
In his inaugural address, Donald Trump had said that the United States would now recognise only 'two sexes, male and female' defined at birth...
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