NJ Adds 5,200 New REAL ID Appointments, Make Yours Today

Do you have a REAL ID? Only 17 percent of people in New Jersey complied with the May 7 federal deadline to get REAL ID, according to the TSA. (That may be because a large percentage of New Jersey residents, 79 percent, have a valid U.S. passport, which will be accepted to fly instead of a REAL ID.)

But that's why just this week the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission added an additional 5,200 new appointments across the state for “REAL ID Tuesdays."

They opened up the 5,200 extra appointments on May 5. Go to NJMVC’s appointment scheduler.

When you click on the link, select Make Appointment --> Driver's License/Non-Driver ID Services -> REAL ID TUESDAYS.

Then choose your licensing center, and book a time from there.

Effective May 7, the federal government will require a REAL ID, or a valid passport, for domestic air travel or to enter certain federal buildings.