Alternative application for a Gender Recognition Certificate
| Published date | 21 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Gender Recognition Panel forms |
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T465
Guidance on Completing the Alternative Application
Form for a Gender Recognition Certificate
T465 Guidance on Completing the Alternative Application Form for a Gender Recognition Certificate (01.20) © Crown copyright 2020
These Guidance Notes are designed to assist applicants to complete their application
for a Gender Recognition Certificate under the alternative application route/track for
those in protected marriages or civil partnerships or Scottish protected marriages or civil
partnerships, who transitioned a long time ago.
Before completing the form, you should read the document T455 ‘The General Guide for
All Users’ (The General Guide) so that you are fully aware of the three ways in which you
can apply for an interim or full Gender Recognition Certificate and the consequences of
applying for a legal gender change.
If your acquired gender has been recognised under the law of another country you may be
eligible to apply under the overseas application route (you can check this in ‘The General
Guide’). If you are not eligible to use either the alternative or the overseas application
processes, then you should apply using the standard application route.
An applicant using the alternative application form must show that they meet the
following four conditions. These are that you:
• were a party to a protected marriage or a protected civil partnership or a Scottish
protected marriage or a Scottish protected civil partnership on or before the date of
your application and remained still married or in a civil partnership on the
10 December 2014 (for Scottish protected marriages and civil partnerships this
date is 16 December 2014) and for marriages or civil partnerships registered in
Northern Ireland this date is 13 January 2020
• have lived full time in your acquired gender for at least 6 years before the
10 December 2014, and have continued to live in the acquired gender until the date
the application was made, (for Scottish protected marriages and civil partnerships
this date is the 16 December 2014 and for marriages and civil partnerships
registered in Northern Ireland this date is 13 January 2020)
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• either have or have had gender dysphoria or else have undergone surgical treatment
to modify your sexual characteristics and
• are ordinarily resident in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Each section of this guidance indicates what information you should include in the
corresponding section on the application form. These Guidance Notes should answer most
of the questions you may have.
We recommend that you read the relevant notes before completing each section of the
form. If you do find the application form difficult to complete on your own, you could ask
a friend or someone from a support organisation to help you, or you can telephone the
Gender Recognition Panel (GRP) administrative team on 0300 123 4503.
You must complete sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 12 and EITHER section 3 OR section 4,
which ever applies to you and section 8, if you are or were in a protected marriage or a
Scottish protected marriage, or section 9 if you are or were in a protected civil partnership or
a Scottish civil partnership.
The information in this publication is available in alternative formats on request. Please
contact the GRP administrative team on 0300 123 4503 or grpenquiries@justice.gov.uk
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