Real ID license
OnTheEdge 
Bug3"Better to just get a passport...much easier"
Exactly. I think everyone should have a passport. Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it IMO.
Calico696 It is annoying tho to carry around two pieces of ID especially how bulky passports are.
Another fail by our NJ Governor for not being able to comply in time with a horrible rollout.
“especially how bulky passports are”
You can get a passport card, which is good for domestic air travel and land/sea crossings to Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean Islands.
Mark Mc. Passports are bulky? Who carries their passport around anyway? You only need it when you leave the country, or in the future to get on a plane if you don't have a Real ID.
What do you need to renew your license these days? Isn't a birth certificate and 2 other things enough (w/o a Passport)?
Hackresident Washington MVC now scheduling beta-testing appointments to obtain a Real ID...
https://mymvc.state.nj.us/realid-scheduling-system/welcome.xhtml?custId=3830
ianimal 
strangerdanger 
Cleo All residents regardless of status need the same 6 points of ID in order to get a regular license. This license is not the higher level "RealID" needed to get on a plane. If you are never going to fly, then no problem, stick with this one.
The added items needed for "RealID" will preclude illegal residents from obtaining one, which I assume means they will not be able to fly.
musicgal Re: illegal residents flying without RealID :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/usa.inquirer.net/9301/undocumented-immigrants-face-real-id-act/amp
"Americans will have two more years to obtain a Real ID driver’s license or identification card, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday.
U.S. air travelers will be required to present the Real ID credential to board a domestic flight beginning May 7, 2025. Before Monday’s announcement, implementation had been scheduled to take effect next May."
We got real Ids. To say it was a pain is being extremely polite..Finding an appointment takes forever…..everyone at DMV has the same time……you need exactly the paperwork they tell you…you will spend hours….why we did it I do not know as we have passports
Bottom line…if you have a passport do not waste your time.
DMV needs a total redo by someone who understands systems….ugh
4catmom I highly recommend using the U.S. Passport Card for ID at domestic airports. You can apply for it separately or when renewing your passport book.
I attempted to get this real ID license. After waiting the 3 months after I could finally get an appointment, I had to go to Flemington. When I originally obtained my Social Security Card, way back when I was 17, I used my Confirmation name as a middle name and so I have my SS Card with that name on it. My driver’s license does not, only first and last, birth certificate only first and last etc. I can’t get the new license until I change my SS card. Same goes for my husband. Not happening, I probably won’t ever fly again anyway.
justwondering I thought the Real ID was required for flight, even if you had a passport already. Good to know! Maybe I’ll pursue a passport instead as this Real
ID thing still seems like a giant mess.
Kat There's been a 2-year extension on the deadline to obtain a REAL ID for airplane travel, so you've got time...
At 65 years old NJ DMV has over 45 years of my documentation thru the years of Licenses & Registrations with all my addresses!
So why do I constantly have to prove who I am with multiple documents time after time!
I guess if I was an illegal alien with NO documentation, I would get waved to the front of the line getting a Real ID pronto!!
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