Date of Information: 17.08.2005

Legal change of name

Procedure:

Application at court

Requirements:

Evaluation by a qualified mental health professional

Conformation of the outer appearance

Costs:

unclear

Duration:

3-6 months

Legal change of gender

Procedure:    

 Application at court

Requirements:

psychiatric treatment

evaluation by a mental health professional

real life experience

conformation of the outer appearance

hormone treatment

sex reasignment surgery (except phalloplasty for ftm)

permanent infertility

devorce

Costs:

1000€-2000€ for a lawyer

plus 2-3 times 800€ for the mental health evaluation

Duration:

 6 months up tp 2 years

Anti Discrimination Legislation

Other