Idaho No-Fee Birth Certificate Packet for Identification (Homeless Fee Waiver)
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Packet to request one free certified Idaho birth certificate for a person experiencing homelessness who needs an ID from the Idaho Transportation Department. Sent to Idaho Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- Person born in Idaho who is experiencing homelessness
- Parent listed on a minor child's birth certificate, applying for the child's ITD ID
What to send with it
- Completed birth certificate request form
- Acceptable ID, or a completed Notary Acknowledgment
- Relief Agency or Shelter Certification form (ITD 3530), notarized within the last 30 days
Where to send it
- Mail to
- IDAHO VITAL RECORDS PO BOX 83720 BOISE, ID 83720-0036
- State fee
- Free, one time; the optional $10.00 RUSH fee cannot be waived
- Typical processing
- The packet says about two to three weeks, or three to five days with RUSH. The office's processing-times page lists 3-5 weeks standard and 2-3 weeks rush.
- Form revision
- Revised 04/2023
- Source
- Official government page