Badging

US citizens:  badging will take place at the EIL event center where the meetings and tour bus pickup will be located; 775 University Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID. For visitor access or badging at INL, you will need to provide positive proof of identification such as a current U.S. passport or REAL ID Act-compliant state’s driver’s license.  Please see below for other badging document requirenents.

Foreign National Badging:   Please allow 15-30 minutes for badging at the front door guard desk at the Willow Creek Building, 1955 Fremont Ave., then drive to EIL Meeting Center, 775 University Blvd. for event. Please see below for badging requirements.

Directions to security badging office for foreign nationals:

Proceed to the INL Willow Creek Building (WCB) at 1955 Fremont Ave. Visitor parking is available in the front of the building at the second turn on your right. Visitors may enter through the front lobby entrance.

Foreign Visitor Form - please submit with registration form no less than 60 days before meeting.

ID Needed for Visitor Access:

For visitor access or badging at INL, you will need to provide positive proof of identification such as a current U.S. passport or REAL ID Act-compliant state’s driver’s license. On March 30, 2015 Idaho was granted an extension for REAL ID Act implementation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Therefore, Idaho driver’s licenses are a valid form of ID for accessing INL facilities.

Use this link to view a list of compliant/Extension States/Territories and noncompliant State/Territories.

For States/Territories not in compliance with REAL ID Act, a current driver’s license along with a second form of ID such as a social security card, original or certified copy of a birth certificate, Native American tribal document or U. S. Citizen ID Card, can be permitted for badging and visitor access to INL/BEA and other site contractor facilities.

Holders of other REAL ID Act non-compliant state’s driver’s licenses will require additional identification from the Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9, page 5, lists B and C. For additional information about the REAL ID Act, click here: REAL ID Act FAQs.

Non-US citizens are subject to the requirements of the Department of Energy Foreign Visits Office.


All documents must be “CURRENT”, expired documents will not be accepted.
      1.  Real ID Act compliant – State Issued driver’s license or ID card
      2.  U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card
      3.  Military ID card or Military dependent’s ID card
      4.  HSPD-12 credential or Common Access Card
      5.  Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
      6.  Foreign Passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551 printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant visa
      7.  Employment Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766)