USCIS Provides Third Gender Option on Form N-400

On April 1, 2024, USCIS announced a revised Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, to provide a third gender option, “X,” defined as “Another Gender Identity.” USCIS is also updating guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual accordingly to account for this form revision and other forthcoming form revisions that will add a third gender option; see the Policy Alert. 

The 04/01/24 edition of Form N-400 will be the first USCIS form to include the X gender option. Applicants filing this edition of Form N-400 on or after April 1, 2024, will have X immediately available as a gender option on their form.

Applicants who have a pending Form N-400 using the edition in effect before April 1, 2024, may request to update their gender on or after April 1, 2024, as well. For all other forms, individuals must wait until USCIS revises those forms to include the X gender option.

Applicants do not need to provide supporting documentation to select X as their gender initially or to change their gender selection for Form N-400. The gender selected does not need to match the gender listed on applicant’s other immigration documents or on supporting identity documents, such as the birth certificate, passport, or state identification.

Note that if the X gender option is selected on the new Form N-400, the applicant may need to visit a Social Security office for a Social Security card or to update their citizenship status. The Social Security Administration is still developing systems to accept the X gender option.