The State Department issued new guidance on passports with “X” sex markers and applications that request to change a passport sex marker, according to a memo reviewed by NBC News. The new ...

This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. If you have an upcoming international trip, you need to check — and double check — your passport's expiration date. Even if your ...

This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. If you're planning on renewing your passport this year, you should keep in mind that the U.S. Department of State is currently ...

The U.S. State Department has suspended processing passport applications with a gender marker different from the applicant's biological sex. This policy change follows a recent executive order ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed the State Department on Wednesday to suspend all passport applications seeking to change a sex marker and all applications requesting an “X” sex marker ...

Can I Get a Passport With My Current Gender? As of January 21, 2025, the Bureau of Consular affairs has frozen passport applications requesting a gender marker change, or renewals or new applications ...

Singapore has landed in the number one spot of the newly released 2025 edition of the Henley Passport Index, a ranking of the world’s passports in order of the number of destinations their holders can ...

The State Department has suspended the processing of passport applications that selected “X” as their gender following an executive order from President Donald Trump making it government ...

The freeze was noted in an internal communication reviewed by ABC News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with “X ...

However, one crucial part of your preparations should be at the top of your list: passport renewals. You’ll need at least three months remaining on your passport to travel abroad — sometimes ...

The State Department has suspended processing passport applications seeking the gender marker of “X” and will only process and issue passports for people identifying as male or female ...