Locate a New Jersey passport acceptance facility near your home. Enter your ZIP code in the passport acceptance facility search page of the U.S. Department of State website to see a list of facilities near your home.
Complete form DS-11, which is the passport application paperwork required to renew your passport in person. You can obtain this form from the passport acceptance facility you visit, or you can download a copy from the website of the Department of State.
Provide your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and other information to renew your passport on form DS-11. Do not sign the application until you are at the passport acceptance facility in the presence of a passport agent.
Take your application, photo identification, current passport and proof of citizenship to the nearest New Jersey passport acceptance facility. You can use a birth certificate, naturalization certificate, certificate of citizenship or consular report of birth abroad to prove your citizenship. Photo identification options include your current passport, New Jersey driver's license, New Jersey state identification card or a government or military ID card.
Take a passport photo at the facility. The facility will take your photo to meet all passport photo requirements and specifications.
Pay the renewal fees with cash, check or credit card. The fee as of 2011 is $110. Your new passport will arrive in the mail six to eight weeks from the date you submit your application. If you pay an additional $60, you can have your passport expedited. It will be delivered to your door two to three weeks after the date you submit your application.
