I'm looking for other trans people born in the UK who live abroad, who applied for a GRC and got denied with a request for documentation that is nonexistent or otherwise impossible to obtain, despite living in an approved country/state.

I'm a UK citizen who transitioned while living in an approved territory. I obtained a court order in July 2024 that legally changed my name, with gender transition explicitly stated as the (mandatory) reason for change, and was used in conjunction with a doctor's letter to update the name and gender marker on my my driver's license - this represents the complete legal gender recognition process available in that state.

The Gender Recognition Panel has now requested additional "evidence of a change of gender in an approved country or territory" beyond what I've already provided. The problem: as a UK citizen born in the UK, I cannot obtain a US birth certificate from any state. The court order and state ID are the only documents that exist.
The GRP appears to expect documentation (like amended birth certificates) that only exists for people born in those territories, not for UK citizens who obtained recognition there.

As I no longer live in the UK and would not return under any circumstances given the current government, I do not have a UK doctor, so there appears to be literally no way it would be possible for me to have a correct birth certificate.

I'm exploring legal action and it would strengthen the case significantly if this is a systemic issue affecting multiple people.

You can either reply or message me privately here, or if you would rather, DM me for my discord or signal contact info.

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