Gender-diverse Australians could face US visa delays due to Trump executive order on gender

Experts say order could cause issues for people applying for long-term stays in the US and have a severe impact on mental health

Gender-diverse Australians applying to stay in the US long term could face visa delays and be forced to use their gender designation at birth on forms following Donald Trump’s executive order on gender.

The order, which Trump signed after his inauguration on Tuesday, directs the secretaries of state and homeland security to ensure that passports, visas and other official government documents reflect male and female as the only two sexes.

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