Apply In Person

1. To Apply for Desert Land Entry, the applicant has to approach The United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management district offices link

   Note: The Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Office in Washington, D.C., the BLM operates 12 state offices that have jurisdiction across the nation. The applicant can choose their nearby district offices to submit the application form.

2. An application form will be provided to the applicant or the applicant can download the form from the given following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form.
4. The applicant has to make sure to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the completed form and the necessary documents to nearby Bureau of land management district offices.
7. Fee for this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
8. The BLM (Bureau of land management) will examine the application for completeness and accuracy, and classify the lands included in the application. The BLM will approve the application if the lands are classified suitable for desert land entry. The BLM will reject the application if the lands are classified unsuitable for desert-land entry.
9. Once all the verification process is done by the authority, the applicant receives a notification through a mail.
10. The applicant has to get the permit by visiting the office.
11. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15-30 days.

• ID proof
• Application form link

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
1849 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20240
Phone: 202-208-3801
Fax: 970-256-4997
Hours: 9am - 5pm
Contact link
Eastern states offices link
Bureau of Land Management district offices link

• The applicant must be a citizen of the United States or have declared their intention to become a citizen.
• The applicant must be 21 years old. You must be a resident in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.

• The application must be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $15.00 and a partial payment of 25 cents per acre.

• The validity of the desert land entry is for four years.

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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from external websites.
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sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• The applicant must be a bona fide resident of the State in which the land applied for is located, except as to the lands in Nevada, where the qualification as to citizenship is that of the United States without regard to State of residence.
• Indicate proper citizenship status. Non-citizens are not qualified to make application unless a formal declaration of intention to become a citizen has been filed.

• Name of lessee/ operator
• Address of lessee/ operator
• Serial no
• State
• Approx. starting date
• Well data
• Water sources details
• Water requirement details
• Time period
• Estimated cost

• The Desert Land entry permit is to encourage and promote the economic development of the arid and semiarid public lands of the Western United States. Through this permit, individuals may reclaim, irrigate, and cultivate arid and semiarid public lands.

For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• The desert lands are located in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.