Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Government of Uzbekistan has adopted a resolution regulating the procedure for changing a child’s personal data when correcting information about their gender based on a medical conclusion.

The Ministry of Justice of the country provided clarification on this matter.

According to current legislation, at the time of a child’s birth registration with the civil registry authorities, the child’s gender is recorded based on a medical certificate issued by a healthcare institution. However, in practice, cases of children born with ambiguous gender characteristics are recorded annually.

Although at the initial examination the child’s gender is indicated as either “male” or “female,” subsequent additional examinations conducted at the age of 5 to 10 years, and sometimes later, between 10 and 16 years old, may establish that the originally assigned gender does not correspond to biological reality.

In such cases, current legislation allows for changes to be made to the information about the child’s gender. This provision is enshrined in Article 229 of the Family Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and has been in effect since September 1, 1998. Nevertheless, certain gaps remained in the legal regulation.

For example, a known case from 2008 involved a newborn whose gender could not be reliably determined and was registered as a boy, receiving a male name. However, after reaching the age of 16 and undergoing in-depth medical examination, it was found that the child was actually a girl.

Based on the medical conclusion, the gender information was corrected, but changing the child’s first name, surname, and patronymic to reflect the female gender was not possible at that time due to the absence of the necessary legal mechanism.

To prevent similar situations, Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 362 dated June 12, 2025, officially establishes that when changing gender information based on medical indications, it is also permitted to change the child’s surname, first name, and patronymic in accordance with their established gender.

This measure aims to eliminate previously existing legal ambiguities and ensure the legal protection of the child’s rights and interests.