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Get Your FOID Card First

To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which is issued by the Illinois State Police to any qualified applicant.

Sign up for your FOID card Call (630) 739-9000
What you need to apply

Start with the state application

Take that first step on the Illinois State Police site: ispfsb.com/Public/FOID.aspx

Before you apply

Check the eligibility list

The statements below are the qualifications shown on this page. Confirm current rules on the official application.

Am I eligible?

  • I have not been convicted of any felony under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction.
  • I have not been adjudicated as a mental defective.
  • I have not been a patient in a mental institution or any part of a medical facility for the treatment of mental illness within the past 5 years.
  • I am not intellectually disabled or developmentally disabled.
  • I have not within the past year (preceding the date of this application) used or been addicted to any controlled substance or narcotics in violation of state or federal law.
  • I am not subject of an existing Order of Protection or a No Contact/No Stalking Order.
  • I have not within the past 5 years been convicted of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation of an order of protection, or a substantially similar offense in which a firearm was used or possessed.
  • I have not been convicted of domestic battery (felony or misdemeanor), aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially similar offense.
  • I have not been adjudicated by a court as a mental defective or ordered by a court, board, or authorized entity to in-patient or out-patient mental health treatment.
  • I am not an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.
  • I have not within the past year failed a drug test for a drug for which I did not have a prescription.
  • I have not been admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • I have never renounced my citizenship as a citizen of the United States.
  • I have never been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
  • I am not a fugitive from justice.
Flowchart illustrating the lifecycle of a FOID application, including steps such as submission, mental health check, verification, eligibility determination, and issuance or rejection, with color-coded decision points.