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

Paterson Passport - Applying for a Passport in Paterson, NJ

The address of the Paterson passport office is provided below, along with a few other facilities located in nearby cities. Numerous New Jersey passport offices exist where residents can turn in application form DS-11 in order to get a new passport.

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 to 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:

Mondays through Fridays 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. ET, call 1-877-487-2778 (TDD/TTY:1-888-874-7793) Outside of these hours, call 202-647-4000.

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 at 1-877-487-2778 Mondays through Fridays 8 A.M. to 10 P.M. ET.

Facility Name	Street Address	City	State	ZIP Code	Public Phone
PASSAIC COUNTY CLERK	401 GRAND STREET	PATERSON	NJ	07505	9732253690
CLIFTON PASSPORT CENTER	811 PAULISON AVENUE	CLIFTON	NJ	07011	9734720426
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY	147 CLOVE ROAD	LITTLE FALLS	NJ	07424	9736556855
FAIR LAWN POST OFFICE	12-24 ABBOTT ROAD	FAIR LAWN	NJ	07410	2017960873
CITY OF PASSAIC CITY CLERKS OFFICE	330 PASSAIC STREET	PASSAIC	NJ	07055	9733655584
WAYNE SHEFFIELD STATION POST OFFICE	150 POMPTON PLAINS CROSSROAD	WAYNE	NJ	07470	9738393811
BOROUGH OF PARAMUS	1 JOCKISH SQUARE	PARAMUS	NJ	07652	2012652100
PARAMUS POST OFFICE	33 EAST MIDLAND AVE	PARAMUS	NJ	07652	2012627635
RIDGEWOOD POST OFFICE	143 EAST RIDGEWOOD AVENUE	RIDGEWOOD	NJ	07450	2014472135
BERGEN COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE	ONE BERGEN COUNTY PLAZA	HACKENSACK	NJ	07601	2013367000