Trump admin. issues new rule requiring birth sex on visa applications to prevent "fraud" - LGBTQ Nation

"The rule states the program will use the term 'sex' instead of 'gender' on applications in accordance with the president's executive order declaring trans identities do not exist in the eyes of U.S. law. The rule made it clear that the term 'sex' on applications 'should match the applicant's biological sex at birth, even if that differs from the sex listed on the applicant's foreign passport or other identifying documentation.'"

"The move could create both bureaucratic headaches and heightened risk for trans immigrants who were legally allowed to update their gender on their passports in their home countries or who were allowed to use the nonbinary X marker. Discrepancies in the documentation will no doubt bring confusion and also increase the potential for the administration to target trans immigrants in its deportation crusade."

The U.S. Department of State implemented a rule requiring immigrants to identify by their sex assigned at birth on visa applications, applicable to all visa types including the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program. The rule mandates using the term 'sex' instead of 'gender' and requires applicants' sex to match their biological sex at birth, even if different from their foreign passport or other documentation. This creates significant challenges for transgender immigrants who legally updated their gender markers in their home countries. The rule raises concerns that discrepancies in documentation could enable ICE to target transgender immigrants for deportation and that visa denials could be based on gender identity.

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