Utrecht will pay for a declaration of expertise when changing gender | Interior

The municipality of Utrecht will pay for the expertise statement that residents need when they want to change their gender. That reports RTV Utrecht in response to requests for advice from BIJ1 and the Party for the Animals.

The two parties wondered whether the municipality reimburses the costs for administrative change of gender. Mayor Sharon Dijksma confirmed during the question hour that residents will no longer have to pay these costs themselves in the future.

A declaration of expertise applies to residents who want to change the gender on their birth certificate and in the basic registration. That costs 65 euros. There is also a consultation beforehand, and that costs 250 euros.

The municipality of Utrecht wants to reimburse both costs, and is looking into whether this can also be done retroactively.

The costs incurred by residents when applying for a new ID card are not reimbursed by the municipality. There would be no budget for that, reports RTV Utrecht.