Name and data changes
Are you transgender, nonbinary or intersex and would like to change your name and/or civil status, but do not have a court order yet? It is still possible to change it early. Here you can find out how.
Notice
Due to the Selbstbestimmungsgesetz taking effect on November 1, 2024, changes are currently being made to the procedure. The information on this page will be updated shortly. In the meantime, please contact the office responsible for you directly with any questions.
Information for students
Here you can find all information about changing your name as an enrolled student.
Transgender students have the possibility to apply for a change of first name and gender marker in advance without a court order required under the Transsexual Act (TSG). For this purpose, the supplementary ID card of the dgti is required, which must be presented in combination with an identification document (e.g. identity card). Please submit the corresponding application with all required proofs by mail to the Student Registry. If you have any questions, please contact Claudia Schneider at the Student Registry.
Information for employees
Here you can find all information about changing your name as an employee of the university.
Transgender employees have the possibility to apply for a change of first name and gender marker in advance without a court order required under the Transsexual Act (TSG). For this purpose, the supplementary ID card of the dgti is required, which must be presented in combination with an identification document (e.g. identity card). Please submit the corresponding application with all required proofs by mail to the Human Resource Management. If you have any questions, please contact Ines Hitz at the HR Management.
Information for guest listeners & Co.
If you are neither enrolled as a student nor employed at the University of Bonn, you can still have your name changed ahead of time.
If you are a guest listener, small second listener, or special guest student, you also have the possibility to apply for a change of first name and gender marker in advance without a court order required under the Transsexual Act (TSG). For this purpose, the supplementary ID card of the dgti is required, which must be presented in combination with an identification document (e.g. identity card). Please submit the corresponding application with all required proofs by mail to the Human Resource Management. If you have any questions, please contact the Identity Management.
FAQ
The dgti supplementary identity card is a standardized identity document, which documents all self-selected personal data (first name, pronouns and gender marker) and shows a current passport photo. It is known and accepted by all interior ministries, the police, many government agencies, banks, universities, insurance companies and others. It thus represents a state-approved transitional solution that standardizes and facilitates a name change throughout Germany prior to a court ruling on the basis of the TSG.
Unfortunately, the change of the university ID is only possible after your name has been officially changed. You can then submit the request to change your Uni-ID to the HRZ.
If you do not want your Uni-ID to be visible in your e-mail address, you can set up a mail alias. This is possible via the email portal of the University of Bonn. You can find more information here.
If several offices are responsible for your case, it is sufficient to send the application to any one of the of the responsible offices. You only need to submit the application once.
If your name change has already been carried out, your data must first still be updated on sciebo. To do so, log in to the MYSCIEBO page of the University of Bonn and renew your account. Through this process your personal data will be matched with the database of the HRZ and thereby updated.
Contact
Anna Hollstegge
Dechenstraße 3-11
53115 Bonn