Add the Star

Build a personal checklist of the documents you will need to satisfy Idaho’s identification requirements by using the Add the Star Tool below. Just follow the steps indicated on the top of each page. (The checklist is for your personal use – you will not be asked to present this to get a DL or ID.)

Disclaimer: Using the Add the Star Tool does not guarantee you will be able to obtain a Star Card. There are special circumstances that are not covered by the tool. Please contact DMV if you have questions about or need assistance with the documents required to obtain a Star Card.

Step 1 – Prove your identity

INSTRUCTIONS: You must document your date of birth, identity and lawful status or presence. Select ONE document you will use. If possible, select a document that has your current full legal name to avoid documenting any name change.

Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or U.S. passport card (if a new applicant, a certified original copy of a U.S. birth certificate must be provided as well)
Certified birth certificate issued by a state of the United States. ("State" includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.) It must be a certified copy and have the stamp or raised seal of the issuing authority. A hospital-issued certificate is not acceptable. A certified birth certificate issued by Puerto Rico must be certified as being issued on or after July 1, 2010.
Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the U.S. Department of State (Form FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545) and government-issued photo ID
Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-570 or N-578)
Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560, N-561 or N-645)
Unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551)
Unexpired Employment Authorization Document (EAD), Form I-766 or I-688B.
Unexpired foreign passport accompanied by the approved I-94 documenting the applicant's most recent admittance into the United States. (Must be accompanied by unexpired EAD card or other acceptable documents)

NOTE: ALL NEW APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT PROOF OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP IN THE FORM OF A U.S. BIRTH CERTIFICATE (IF OBTAINABLE) OR LAWFUL PRESENCE, AN ACCEPTABLE PHOTO IDENTITY DOCUMENT, AND PROOF OF IDAHO RESIDENCY.

An applicant is considered new if they have never been issued an Idaho credential, they are surrendering a credential from another jurisdiction to obtain an Idaho credential, or their Idaho credential has been expired for 25 months or more.

If a certified original copy of a U.S. birth certificate is unobtainable, we may accept a passport or other government issued document that provides satisfactory evidence of a person’s full legal name and date of birth.

The Idaho Transportation Department will not issue a DL or ID if your immigration document shows your remaining status is less than 30 days.

The Idaho Transportation Department uses SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) to verify immigration status. If your personal information has changed or if the information on your immigration document is not correct, you will need to correct your immigration records. To begin this process, make an appointment with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office or call its national customer service center at 800-375-5283.

If you update or correct your immigration records, you should wait several days before you apply for a DL or ID card.

Note: If any of the referenced documents were used to support a previous license or ID issuance, and ITD retained imaged copies of these documents, you will not need to submit the document again when applying for a Star Card. (This only applies to documents that do not have an expiration date.)