No 'Real ID' appointments open in New Jersey as residents sound off: ‘Get with the times, NJ'

With the deadline for Real IDs accelerated approaching, galore Americans are struggling to publication appointments to get the caller documentation — particularly successful the authorities of New Jersey.

Beginning May 7, aerial travelers astatine home airports and radical entering immoderate national buildings indispensable person what's known arsenic a Real ID.

On Monday successful the Garden State, the Department of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV) website showed "0 appointments available" for Real ID services connected its site. 

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Yet determination were 13,243 appointments disposable for non-driver IDs, 34,155 appointments unfastened for transferring driver’s licenses from retired of state, and 51,809 renewal appointments available. 

If a driver's licence falls wrong the renewal period, the idiosyncratic tin publication a renewal assignment to upgrade to a Real ID — and determination are 51,809 appointments available. 

On Monday, the NJDMV showed zero disposable appointments for Real IDs. (New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission)

Fox News Digital reached retired to Gov. Phil Murphy’s bureau for comment.

"As seen successful states crossed the country, the request for Real ID present is extraordinarily precocious up of the commencement of national enforcement successful May," said the NJDMV's automated dependable work connected Monday.

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The section says 3,000 caller appointments for Real ID upgrades are added each concern time starting astatine 7 a.m.

"The upcoming enforcement day is astir applicable for those New Jerseyans who program to alert domestically successful the abbreviated word and bash not person a signifier of recognition that volition conscionable national existent ID requirements," the automated dependable besides said connected Monday.

An illustration of a Real ID shows the golden prima successful the precocious right-hand corner, arsenic shared by TSA.  (U.S. Transportation Security Administration)

As of Monday, the NJDMW had issued 1,381,916 REAL ID-compliant licenses and IDs, a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

"The NJMVC is processing grounds numbers of in-person transactions, particularly Real IDs, and we proceed to measure our operations and capableness each week, looking to adhd arsenic galore appointments for Real ID arsenic possible," the spokesperson added.

Valid passports tin beryllium utilized arsenic an alternate to boarding home flights and entering national facilities.

Valid passports tin beryllium utilized arsenic an alternate to boarding home flights and entering national facilities.

The processing clip for an expedited passport is 2 to 3 weeks with further fees, according to the State Department's website.

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For Americans who don’t person a passport and are incapable to get a DMV assignment successful time, prime AAA branches connection a Real ID service.

A spokesperson with AAA told Fox News Digital that Real ID services alteration crossed the state and are disposable successful six states – with New Jersey not included successful that list. 

"Some AAA subdivision offices that connection DMV services tin besides contented Real IDs. We urge calling the AAA subdivision bureau successful your section country to find if those services are available," said the spokesperson.

Passports tin beryllium utilized arsenic an alternate to boarding home flights and entering national facilities. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The spokesperson added, "The process is the aforesaid arsenic it is astatine the DMV. However, determination whitethorn beryllium greater entree to appointments astatine AAA subdivision offices. It besides varies by location, but successful immoderate cases, these services are lone disposable to AAA members."

Two proofs of residential address, 1 impervious of Social Security number, and six points of ID are required astatine appointments. 

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Some New Jersey residents took to societal media to stock their vexation astir trying to get a Real ID appointment. 

"No 1 successful New Jersey tin get an assignment for a Real ID," posted a idiosyncratic connected X.

Beginning connected May 7, aerial travelers astatine home airports and radical entering immoderate national buildings indispensable person a Real ID. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

One idiosyncratic said, "Just par for the people for NJ. No Real ID appointments available. GET WITH THE TIMES, NJ."

Another idiosyncratic posted, "Why is New Jersey not conscionable utilizing the 5,000 appointments they person for licence renewals for Real ID applications?" 

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"In NJ, you can't adjacent get a Real ID for much than 3 [months], truthful you request to get a passport if you don't person an unexpired one," said an X user.

"Not erstwhile person I seen an unfastened appointment."

"I’ve been sporadically checking the NJ MVC website for Real ID appointments implicit the past fewer months and not ONCE person I seen an unfastened appointment, lol," said different user. So however "am I expected to get one?"

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"The deadline to get a Real ID is adjacent period and there’s nary disposable appointments successful the full authorities of NJ, lolol," posted different user.