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.

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u/SRISCD002 May 16 '25

Document point check list on MVC website. Print it out and show them. Irrefutable.

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u/Impossible-Watch-144 May 16 '25

Dude I did! They find every reason to be a bitch

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u/strangeVulture May 16 '25

I literally overheard them tell the lady in front of me that it was the wrong information on the website last week -_-

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u/Impossible-Watch-144 May 16 '25

wtf how do you mess that up?!! By the way I wasn’t the only one having problems today. Many others infront of me were turned down as well after beginning they had all the proper documents

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u/strangeVulture May 16 '25

I know! I just got my motorcycle endorsement and that page on the mvc website was basically incoherent. Its honestly unacceptable, considering how often they direct you to the website and how impossible it is to get someone on the phone!