Important Due to Covid-19, processing times for passports are taking longer than normal for both standard and expedited services.

Clifton Passport - Applying for a Passport in Clifton, NJ

The address of the Clifton passport application acceptance facility along with a few others located in bearby cities is provided below. Many more New Jersey passport offices are located in the state. Residents can visit these places in order to submit application form DS-11 and all required documents to get passports.

Your passport should arrive in 8 to 11 weeks. You can request expedited service in order to get your travel document in 5 to 7 weeks. Faster processing requires you schedule an appointment at a regional agency or get a registered expediting service such as Rush My Passport to submit the application on your behalf.

UPDATE: Mailing delays and high demand are impacting passport processing. The Department of State's processing times begin when applications are received at a passport agency or center and not when you mail them or apply at a local acceptance facility.

Standard service may take between 10 and 13 weeks. This timeframe does not include delivery time. Mailing times vary across the country.

Expedited service takes from 7 to 9 weeks excluding mailing times on the front and back end. Current mailing delays are significant. Requesting 1-2-day mailing service is recommended.

Regional passport agencies are offering two types of appointments: Life-of-Death Emergency Service and Urgent Travel Service.

Life-or-death emergencies are serious illnesses, injuries, or deaths in your immediate family (parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, sibling, and grandparent) that require you to travel outside the United States within 3 business days.

If you need to travel due to a qualified life-or-death emergency, please call the National Passport Information Center for an appointment.

For Urgent Travel Service, you need to call 14 days before your scheduled international travel or 28 days if you also need to secure a foreign visa.

If you need to travel urgently for reasons other than a life-or-death emergency, please call the NPIC.

A registered expedited passport courier can often assist in obtaining a passport as quickly as the same day. You can learn more about this service here.

Facility NameStreet AddressCityStateZIP CodePublic Phone
CLIFTON PASSPORT CENTER811 PAULISON AVENUECLIFTONNJ070119734720426
CITY OF PASSAIC CITY CLERKS OFFICE330 PASSAIC STREETPASSAICNJ070559733655584
PASSAIC COUNTY CLERK401 GRAND STREETPATERSONNJ075059732253690
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY147 CLOVE ROADLITTLE FALLSNJ074249736556855
FAIR LAWN POST OFFICE14-24 ABBOTT ROADFAIR LAWNNJ074102017960873
BLOOMFIELD POST OFFICE13 MUNICIPAL PLAZABLOOMFIELDNJ070039738739062
BERGEN COUNTY CLERKS OFFICEONE BERGEN COUNTY PLAZA, ROOM 120HACKENSACKNJ076012013367000
LITTLE FERRY POST OFFICE20 MAIN STREETLITTLE FERRYNJ076432016417843
BOROUGH OF PARAMUS1 JOCKISH SQUAREPARAMUSNJ076522012652100
PARAMUS POST OFFICEE 33 MIDLAND AVEPARAMUSNJ076522012627635

Travelers whose departure dates are within 14 days or need to submit their passports for foreign visas within 28 days should schedule an appointment at the New York Passport Agency or employ the services of a competent passport expediting service in order to get their travel documents fast.

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