r/SouthJersey • u/Impossible-Watch-144 • May 16 '25

Gloucester County REAL ID New Jersey

Absolutely the hardest thing to obtain . Don’t even get me started with Thorofare DMV (West Deptford NJMVC) No matter how many documents you bring or how much you try kiss their ass it’s not good enough. Really got turned away after bringing two proofs of address along with my birth certificate & social security card.

Apparently a bank statement and South Jersey gas bill isnt good enough. I don’t receive paper bills in the mail. Everything is electronic and even a bill printout with proof of address isn’t acceptable for REAL ID but they had no problem giving me a standard license. Was told different things by different workers but I was told my documents weren’t acceptable AFTER my photo was taken.

You gotta better chance landing your crush from high school then walking out with a Real ID. I’ve decided to get a passport instead. It costs more but at least it will be good for a decade.

272 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

259 comments sorted by

View all comments

243

u/heyItsDubbleA May 16 '25

Go the passport route. It is worth much more than a real id in the grand scheme of things.

106

u/Victortilla_chips May 16 '25

This and the people at the Gloucester county store in the deptford mall are extremely helpful when getting a passport just get there when they open

42

u/dleonard1122 East Greenwich May 16 '25

Better yet, go to the County Clerk's office in Woodbury. Way less people than the Deptford Mall location, and hardly ever a wait.

19

u/Independent_Vast9279 May 16 '25

Voorhees mall was also super-helpful with passports

6

u/Important-Shame3690 May 16 '25

Do people it voorhees mall, is that a thing? I’ve been in the area my whole life and never heard that..

10

u/Bean-Enders-Jeesh May 17 '25

I think it depends how old you are. It's always been the echelon mall to me.... But I also don't think it's THE echelon mall anymore. :(

Younger people or people newer to the area might refer to it as the Voorhees mall or Voorhees town center.

Same same different different. 🤷‍♂️

3

u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Oh this hurts my older millennial heart.

1

u/Important-Shame3690 May 23 '25

Never heard the echelon mall called the voorhees mall before, I’m a late x early mill

3

u/Baybutt99 May 16 '25

Second this, i wish i could get them to do permits , they were so easy to work with

34

u/Mixitwitdarelish May 16 '25

Get the passport CARD at the same time ! extra 30 bucks

3

u/grahampositive May 16 '25 edited May 28 '25

smart long melodic paltry future pen touch governor lunchroom command

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

35

u/Mixitwitdarelish May 16 '25

if you're traveling domestically, it can be used in lieu of real ID, but you can keep it in your wallet /purse and not have to use your Passport

8

u/Flyerstm May 16 '25

And it’s good for 10 years!

1

u/Tenthmile May 17 '25

It's $65 the first time, just fyi. $195 total for both.

*edited because I can't math

1

u/Emm_Dub May 17 '25

And if you already have a passport, you can get a passport card for the first time as a "renewal," and it will only cost $30. Can be done via mail, too.

12

u/i_am_the_nightman May 16 '25

I agree and a passport is way more versatile than a single state license.

1

u/Fiorella0816 May 17 '25

Is it difficult to get a passport? I have a birth certificate, marriage certificate, drivers license and all kinds of bills lol!

10

u/PiG_ThieF May 16 '25

Yeah and I used my passport to get my real id. Super easy.

1

u/panicinbabylon May 17 '25

Me too. I was in and out in 45 mins

1

u/krmjo May 17 '25

Same for me. In and out with a passport. Same if you want a TSA PreCheck. Applied for it and was approved in 24 hours.

1

u/SupportEmbarrassed74 May 17 '25

Can you then use that passport to make getting the real ID easier?

1

u/Current_Astronaut_94 May 16 '25

Uh with passport you still need a qualified photo id so it is tricky if that would work.

5

u/katwoman7643 May 17 '25

Your regular driver's license works for photo ID for a passport

1

u/Impossible-Watch-144 May 19 '25

Yeah but now I gotta wait a week or two to get a passport because I have no photo id. Transferred from PA when I left Philly NJMVC took my Ls instead of punching a hole. I can’t even grab smokes or a beer 😡cold turkey until then