As of May 7, 2025, every air traveler aged 18 and up will need a REAL ID compliant license (STAR ID) or another for of identification for domestic air travel.
The Houston County Probate Office DOES NOT issue STAR ID. They only renew or duplicate driver’s licenses, ID cards and STAR IDs.
STAR IDs are only issued at Alabama Law Enforcement Agency exam offices — you can visit the Alabama State Troopers office at 5679 Montgomery Highway in Dothan from 8 to 4:30 to get your STAR ID.
To get your STAR ID, you must provide one of the following documents:
- Valid, unexpired United States Passport
- Certified Birth Certificate issued by a State Office of Vital Statistics
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240, DS-1350, or FS-545
- Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
- Unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) issued by DHS (Form I-766 or Form I-688B)
- Unexpired Foreign Passport with a valid, unexpired U.S. Visa affixed, accompanied by the approved I-94 form documenting the applicant’s most recent admittance into the United States.
- Certificate of Naturalization issued by DHS (Form N-550 or N-570)
- Certificate of Citizenship issued by DHS (Form N-560 or N-561)
