American Consulate says son is a girl, so does passport. What now?!

Question

My son was born in New Zealand and is both Kiwi and American. Anyway long story short when I went to register him with the conuslate in Auckland they made his passport and made his birth abroad thingie and both say he's a female. I didn't even notice this until I had to get them out for school. I tried calling the folks up in Washington and they said it was a consulate problem in auckland and they wont return our calls. What in the world do I do? Where do I start? Thank heavens they accepted the NZ birth certificate

Answer 1

If you're in NZ - go to the US Consulate in Auckland and have them issue a new passport and get it right.

If you're in the USA - go to the nearest Post Office and fill out the form to get a new Passport.

Answer 2

As silly as this answer might sound it may be a good idea even at this late stage to get your doctor to make a written statement confirming that your son is male.

This will stop officials thinking there is something strange about your boy since I assume he is now at an age where he would not appreciate demonstrating his gender openly.  

Answer 3

I am assuming that the birth certificate listed the s*x of the baby correctly.  Take the birth certificate and go back to the consulate explaining the whole issue and ask them to re-issue the passport.  It is their fault, they should correct it without you having to incur additional expenses.  If they do not want to cooperate tell them you will file a complaint with an embassy.

Answer 4

well, contact the nearest passport office and ask. check out travel.state.gov and look in the passport section for the various regional offices. You could also contact the consulate and send a copy of the birth certificate and ask for a corrected CRBA.

Answer 5

buy him a dress

Answer 6

Contact the media - even bureaucrats get more reasonable in a spotlight.