GENERAL INFORMATION
Elmore County Recorder’s Office
Elmore County Courthouse
150 South 4th East Suite 3
Mountain Home, Idaho 83647
208-587-2130 Extension 500
Office Hours to obtain a passport application:
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
An appointment is required.
REQUIREMENTS
The following items are necessary for obtaining a passport:
APPLICATIONS
Passport Applications are available at both locations below:
Elmore County Recorder’s Office
Elmore County Courthouse
150 South 4 East Street
Mountain Home, Idaho 83647
Boise U.S. Post Office
13th and River Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
208-433-4306
For an application via the Internet, click here: Passport Application
Yes
No. Only a State-issued Certified Copy or original Birth Certificate is accepted.
As of February 6, 2023 notice was given from the Passport Agency that routine passports are taking eight to eleven (8-11) weeks to process. If you expedite you will receive your passport in approximately five to seven (5-7) weeks. There are additional fees associated with this process.
If you are fifteen (15) years or under, your passport will be valid for five (5) years.
Sixteen (16) years and older, the passport is valid for ten (10) years.
Elmore County supplies renewal application forms; however, the applicant is responsible to process their own application as per instructions on the back of the form.
Some suggestions are: Walmart in Mountain Home; or in Boise at these locations Boise Main Post Office (you can also summit your application there), American Automobile Association, Kinko’s ,Timeless Photo, Idaho Camera, or Costco. Please refer to the Yellow Pages under “Passport Photos” for a complete listing.
There is a five (5) year period that renewal by mail is accepted. After that time period,
you must reapply.
No. The application must be signed in the presence of an authorized passport agent.
If my children are applying for a passport, what must they do?
Children 15 years and under must have both parents* or legal guardian(s) appear with them and present the following:
*If only one parent appears, one of the following must be provided:
Children 16-17 years must have one parent or legal guardian appear with the child and present the following:
For further information, visit www.travel.state.gov.
To Obtain a Passport Application
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