An agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the Biden administration announced on Monday a third gender option, “X,” defined as “Another Gender Identity” for immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a post on its website that the option will appear on the revised N-400 application for naturalization.
The agency also noted that it is updating its policy manual “accordingly to account for this form revision and other forthcoming revisions that will add a third gender option.”
Applicants who have a pending form were advised they may request to update their gender.
“For all other forms, individuals must wait until USCIS revises those forms to include the X gender option,” the post added.
Because the announcement was made on April Fools’ Day, which falls on April 1 every year, journalists and others posted…
