Evans faces a challenging situation: her expired UK passport still reflects her previous name and identifies her as male.

Attempting to update these details from her residence in Australia presents numerous hurdles. The process is not only intricate but also time-consuming and expensive.

“I could apply for a new passport under my old name and gender,” Evans explained, “but frankly, that would be a really demeaning experience.”

Beyond her passport, Evans is determined to update her name and gender on other official documents, such as those related to taxation and pensions.

To address these issues, she has reached out to the UK’s Gender Recognition Panel in hopes of amending her records.

Emails seen by nine.com.au show Evans was instructed to provide medical evidence from doctors registered in the UK and documentary evidence for the past two years.

Evans needs a letter from a gender specialist for the passport change.

“In the UK this can be from a GP but applying from Australia it has to be from a gender specialist,” Evans added.

If this is not accepted, the gender specialist will need to be from the UK and it can cost anywhere between $1100 to $1700.

“I have been warned by those in the community this does happen,” she said.

If she lived in NSW, Queensland, WA or the ACT, which are approved “overseas routes” for gender recognition, all Evans would need is her Australian Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) for the other documents.

But South Australia is not on the list of approved states or territories for this route.

She will need a GRC from a specialist in the UK.

An admin officer from the panel told Evans there is “no way around this”.

“The standard route only accepts medical evidence from doctors registered in the UK,” an email states.

Evans has done the math and discovered doctor fees and gender specialist fees to obtain the GRC would cost her thousands of dollars.

She can’t understand why it is such a hassle.

“I would have to spend at least $4000 to $5000 on private consults to achieve things I achieved years ago in Australia,” she said.

“I’ve been quoted anywhere from $900 to $1100 for a one-hour appointment.

“And if you go for the NHS over there, which won’t cost me, they’ve quoted me anywhere between an eight to 15 year wait.”

Evans said she briefly considered renouncing her citizenship but isn’t willing to give up her rights as a UK citizen, including her eligibility for the pension.

If she needed to visit Manchester on short notice, Evans knows she’d need to travel on a male passport.

“If I had to, I would do it, because my mum’s more important than my pride,” she added.

“But I shouldn’t have to.”

Evans wants to fight to resolve this bureaucratic snag so it doesn’t happen to other trans women or men who have emigrated to Australia.

“If you’re trans and you decide to say to the world, this is who I am, you can’t go in halfway,” Evans said.

“You can’t start if you are still living under your old gender name.”

Nine.com.au has contacted the UK gender recognition panel for comment.