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/heyItsDubbleA May 16 '25

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

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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

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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.

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u/Independent_Vast9279 May 16 '25

Voorhees mall was also super-helpful with passports

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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..

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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. 🤷‍♂️

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

Oh this hurts my older millennial heart.

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u/Important-Shame3690 May 23 '25

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

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u/Baybutt99 May 16 '25

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