I filled the form in online. I didn’t get real ID but needed to order a fresh birth certificate. I started earlier than you.

I made an appointment at AAA. The RMV form I’d filled in online got to the necessary status the day before my AAA appointment.

Here is one note on electronic form design:

The RMV form has lots of fields, but father’s last name is immediately to the left of gender.

Well my dad was male so I kept picking male, and the form wouldn’t get processed.

Day or two before my AAA appointment, I got a clue and updated the form to my gender.

Another note: on the eye test, I found out last summer that I have cataracts. A month or two ago, I finally saw a surgeon. Takes a very long time to see a surgeon.

Anyway, she let me know my vision was awful and I needed glasses to drive. The glasses made a great difference.

So my prep for renewing my license started last summer and continues. After surgery this coming summer, I’ll find out if I still need glasses. If not, I’ll have to update the license.

I’m a planner type so as I said, I had an idea that my night vision was sh*t, and I’d noticed bright lights getting extra sparkly recently in daylight. So I was super concerned about driving and was not driving at night at all. Concerned about whether I could respond as needed to the need, if a friend had trouble or there was a bad situation at work.

I’m sure if you fill in the form online and book at AAA today, you’ll make the deadline, as long as you have a current passport or birth certificate.