Residents of Trenton and the rest of New Jersey can now get a REAL ID appointment in about three days, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission said in a Nov. 5 news release. Waits averaged 73 days at the start of 2026.
The agency says it has issued 750,000 REAL IDs this year and is approaching 1 million. Thanksgiving is weeks away. Residents are urged to book now.
Wait Times Down 96 Percent
Acting NJMVC Chief Administrator Rosalie Johnson said the commission has cut appointment waits by 96 percent. Appointments can be booked online in minutes, she said.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the old wait was unacceptable. “Government should make people’s lives easier,” Sherrill said, according to PIX11…