Get a REAL ID in Idaho

Get an Idaho Star Card (REAL ID): bring original identity, Social Security and two Idaho residency documents to a county driver's license office; it costs the same as a card without the Star.

Your situation

Does your Idaho license or ID already have the Star in the upper right corner?

The Star is the only visual difference between a Star Card and a regular Idaho card. An out-of-state license doesn't count, even one marked REAL ID.

No, or I'm not sureYes, it has the Star

Are you a U.S. citizen?

YesNo, I'm a lawful permanent resident (green card)No, I have another lawful status

Is your current legal name different from the name on your identity document?

For example, your birth certificate shows your name before marriage.

No, it's the sameYes

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Your plan

1. Gather your documents

   • Proof of identity
     Original, valid and unexpired; not laminated. ITD's checklist says a U.S. birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad must come with an additional government-issued photo ID. If ITD already holds an imaged copy of a document with no expiration date from an earlier license or ID, you don't need to bring it again.
     Accepted documents (bring 1)

     • U.S. passport or passport card (valid and unexpired)
     • U.S. certified birth certificate from Vital Statistics (plus a government-issued photo ID; plastic or credit-card style certificates, birth records, registrations of birth and hospital certificates are not accepted)
     • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545) (plus a government-issued photo ID)
     • Certificate of Naturalization (N-550, N-570 or N-578)
     • Certificate of Citizenship (N-560, N-561 or N-645)
   • Social Security number
     ITD verifies the number electronically with the Social Security Administration, including your full legal name. If you know the number, you can give it without the card. Temporary foreign nationals not authorized to work: ITD verifies your USCIS number instead. Temporary foreign nationals authorized to work who have no Social Security number must get one and present it.
     Accepted documents (bring 1)

     • Your Social Security number
     • Social Security card
   • Two proofs of Idaho residency · 2 different documents
     From different sources, in your current legal name (matching your identity documents), with your current physical address, dated within one year. Originals or printed e-documents; no P.O. Boxes, photocopies (except the insurance item below), faxes or laminated documents.
     Accepted documents (bring 2)

     • Lease, rental agreement, mortgage or deed (signed and dated)
     • Public utility account statement (cell phone bills not accepted)
     • Bank or financial institution account statement
     • W-2 or 1099 tax form
     • Medical or insurance provider statement, invoice or explanation of benefits
     • Pay stub or employment verification
     • Idaho school enrollment records for the current school year (college IDs not accepted)
     • Motel, hotel, campground or RV park receipt on letterhead (showing 30 days or more of residency)
     • Military Leave and Earning Statement (LES) (for applicants deployed outside Idaho on active duty)
     • Relief agency or shelter certification
     • Residency affidavit (signed by an adult over 18)
     • Court documents with your current address
     • Record of property taxes assessed or paid (receipt dated within one year)
     • Vehicle, homeowner's or renter's insurance card, binder or bill from an Idaho-based carrier (valid, with your current residential address; can be a printout or photocopy of an e-document)
     • Certificate of Idaho Residency (ITD form 3522)

2. Make your document list

   Answer a few questions in ITD's Add the Star tool to get a personal list of documents to bring.

   Add the Star tool ↗

3. Choose a driver's license office

   Go to an office that issues driver's licenses (Driver Services in ITD's directory; some Combined Services locations also list license or Star Card services). ITD says county Sheriff's offices handle driver's licenses and Assessor's offices handle vehicle services. Some offices take appointments and some do not: some are walk-in only, some by appointment only.

   DMV Locations ↗

4. At the office

   Bring your originals and your current license or ID. Staff scan your documents and return the originals, take your photo, and you pay the fee. You don't need a knowledge or road test just to add the Star. You can add it when you renew, or get a duplicate card with the Star before then.

5. Wait for your card

   You leave with a temporary paper license or ID; the card comes by mail. Keep your old card as a backup if you need to fly before it arrives.

Common reasons people get turned away

• Photocopies, faxes and laminated documents are not accepted.
• Residency documents must be dated within one year, show your physical address (no P.O. Boxes) and come from two different sources; cell phone bills don't count.
• Your name must verify with Social Security: if you changed it, update it with SSA first and allow 48 hours.
• An out-of-state license, even one marked REAL ID, doesn't prove your identity on its own.

Offices that issue REAL ID

ITD says you get a Star Card at the same DMV office where you get a driver's license, and that county Sheriff's offices handle driver's licenses, Assessor's offices handle vehicle services, and some locations provide combined services. Agency source.

41 offices in Idaho

• Arco – Driver Services Arco ✓ Office type issues it
• Blackfoot – Driver Services Blackfoot ✓ Office type issues it
• Boise – Driver Services Boise ✓ Office type issues it
• Burley – Driver Services Burley ✓ Office type issues it
• Caldwell – Driver Services Caldwell ✓ Office type issues it
• Cascade – Driver Services Cascade ✓ Office type issues it
• Challis – Driver Services Challis ✓ Office type issues it
• Coeur d’Alene – Driver Services Coeur d'Alene ✓ Office type issues it
• Council – Driver Services Council ✓ Office type issues it
• Dubois – Driver Services Dubois ✓ Office type issues it
• Emmett – Driver Services Emmett ✓ Office type issues it
• Fairfield – Driver Services Fairfield ✓ Office type issues it
• Grangeville – Driver Services Grangeville ✓ Office type issues it
• Hailey – Driver Services Hailey ✓ Office type issues it
• Idaho Falls – Driver Services Idaho Falls ✓ Office type issues it
• Jerome – Driver Services Jerome ✓ Office type issues it
• Lewiston – Driver Services Lewiston ✓ Office type issues it
• Malad City – Driver Services Malad City ✓ Office type issues it
• Meridian – Driver Services Meridian ✓ Office type issues it
• Mountain Home – Driver Services Mountain Home ✓ Office type issues it
• Mud Lake – Driver Services Mud Lake ✓ Office type issues it
• Nezperce – Driver Services Nezperce ✓ Office type issues it
• Paris – Driver Services Paris ✓ Office type issues it
• Payette – Driver Services Payette ✓ Office type issues it
• Pocatello – Driver Services Pocatello ✓ Office type issues it
• Post Falls – Driver Services Post Falls ✓ Office type issues it
• Preston – Driver Services Preston ✓ Office type issues it
• Priest River – Driver Services Priest River ✓ Office type issues it
• Rexburg – Driver Services Rexburg ✓ Office type issues it
• Rigby – Driver Services Rigby ✓ Office type issues it
• Rupert – Driver Services Rupert ✓ Office type issues it
• Salmon – Driver Services Salmon ✓ Office type issues it
• Sandpoint – Driver Services Sandpoint ✓ Office type issues it
• Shoshone – Driver Services Shoshone ✓ Office type issues it
• Soda Springs – Driver Services Soda Springs ✓ Office type issues it
• St. Anthony – Driver Services St. Anthony ✓ Office type issues it
• St. Maries – Driver Services St. Maries ✓ Office type issues it
• Star – Driver Services Star ✓ Office type issues it
• Twin Falls – Driver Services Twin Falls ✓ Office type issues it
• Wallace – Driver Services Wallace ✓ Office type issues it
• Weiser – Driver Services Weiser ✓ Office type issues it

14 other offices that handle licenses

Neither the office's service list nor the agency says these offices issue REAL ID. Call the office before you go.

• American Falls – Combined Services American Falls
• Boise (Front St) – Combined Services Boise
• Bonners Ferry – Combined Services Bonners Ferry
• Buhl – Combined Services Buhl
• Driggs – Combined Services Driggs
• Garden City – Combined Services Garden City
• Gooding – Combined Services Gooding
• Grand View – Combined Services Grandview
• Horseshoe Bend – Combined Services Horseshoe Bend
• Idaho City – Combined Services Idaho City
• Marsing – Combined Services Marsing
• Moscow – Combined Services Moscow
• Murphy – Combined Services Murphy
• Orofino – Combined Services Orofino

44 offices where you can't get it

• Aberdeen – Vehicle Services Aberdeen ✕ Not here
• Arco – Vehicle Services Arco ✕ Not here
• Blackfoot – Vehicle Services Blackfoot ✕ Not here
• Boise (Franklin Rd) – Vehicle Services Boise ✕ Not here
• Burley – Vehicle Services Burley ✕ Not here
• Caldwell – Vehicle Services Caldwell ✕ Not here
• Cascade – Vehicle Services Cascade ✕ Not here
• Challis – Vehicle Services Challis ✕ Not here
• Coeur d’Alene – Vehicle Services Coeur d'Alene ✕ Not here
• Council – Vehicle Services Council ✕ Not here
• DuBois – Vehicle Services DuBois ✕ Not here
• Emmett – Vehicle Services Emmett ✕ Not here
• Fairfield – Vehicle Services Fairfield ✕ Not here
• Glenns Ferry – Vehicle Services Glenns Ferry ✕ Not here
• Grangeville – Vehicle Services Grangeville ✕ Not here
• Hailey – Vehicle Services Hailey ✕ Not here
• Idaho Falls – Vehicle Services Idaho Falls ✕ Not here
• Jerome – Vehicle Services Jerome ✕ Not here
• Lewiston – Vehicle Services Lewiston ✕ Not here
• Malad City – Vehicle Services Malad City ✕ Not here
• Meridian – Vehicle Services Meridian ✕ Not here
• Mountain Home – Vehicle Services Mountain Home ✕ Not here
• Mud Lake – Vehicle Services Mudlake ✕ Not here
• Nezperce – Vehicle Services Nezperce ✕ Not here
• Paris – Vehicle Services Paris ✕ Not here
• Payette – Vehicle Services Payette ✕ Not here
• Pocatello – Vehicle Services Pocatello ✕ Not here
• Ponderay – Vehicle Services Ponderay ✕ Not here
• Post Falls – Vehicle Services Post Falls ✕ Not here
• Preston – Vehicle Services Preston ✕ Not here
• Priest River – Vehicle Services Priest River ✕ Not here
• Rexburg – Vehicle Services Rexburg ✕ Not here
• Rigby – Vehicle Services Rigby ✕ Not here
• Rupert – Vehicle Services Rupert ✕ Not here
• Salmon – Vehicle Services Salmon ✕ Not here
• Shelley – Vehicle Services Shelley ✕ Not here
• Shoshone – Vehicle Services Shoshone ✕ Not here
• Soda Springs – Vehicle Services Soda Springs ✕ Not here
• St. Anthony – Vehicle Services St. Anthony ✕ Not here
• St. Maries – Vehicle Services St. Maries ✕ Not here
• Star – Vehicle Services Star ✕ Not here
• Twin Falls – Vehicle Services Twin Falls ✕ Not here
• Wallace – Vehicle Services Wallace ✕ Not here
• Weiser – Vehicle Services Weiser ✕ Not here

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Results show offices that issue REAL ID or may, nearest first, each labelled.

Read more

• Idaho driver license and ID card: first license, renewal, replacement and Star Card
• REAL ID explained: what changed and which ID you need to fly

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Sources · checked October 30, 2026

• Star Card (Idaho Transportation Department)
• Star Card Acceptable Documents (ITD)
• Star Card FAQ (ITD)
• Document Checklist for Star Card, Idaho's REAL ID (ITD, PDF)
• Identification Cards: fees (ITD)
• Drivers Licenses & ID Cards: fees (ITD)
• Idaho Division of Motor Vehicles (ITD)
• DMV Locations (ITD)

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