Nigerian consulates in New Jersey
New Jersey is in the New York district and the closest state in it. Newark is a short train ride from Nigeria House, and the north of the state holds one of the densest Nigerian populations in the country.
Which office covers New Jersey
The office that covers New Jersey is the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York.
Of the 8 places listed on this page, Jersey City is closest to New York at 7 miles, about 20 min at the wheel. Trenton is furthest at 63 miles and 1 h 35 min. The average works out around 24.
Distances from New Jersey
| City | Office | Distance | Driving time* |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Orange | New York | 17 mi | 33 min |
| Edison | New York | 35 mi | 56 min |
| Elizabeth | New York | 19 mi | 35 min |
| Irvington | New York | 18 mi | 35 min |
| Jersey City | New York | 7 mi | 20 min |
| Newark | New York | 15 mi | 30 min |
| Paterson | New York | 20 mi | 33 min |
| Trenton | New York | 63 mi | 1 h 35 min |
*Calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic, so a real journey always runs longer.
What you can settle from New Jersey
Several of the things that bring people here need no counter at all:
- Emergency Travel Certificate, posted to the consulate, with no counter visit
- Dual citizenship rules, worth reading before you take the US oath, not after
- National Identification Number, issued by the NIMC and needed before any passport application
- Passport application form, filled in online before you book anything
The eleven procedure guides
What each document needs, who issues it and how long it takes:
- Renewing a Nigerian passport in the United States
- Nigerian visas: the consulate is not where you apply
- NIN enrolment from abroad
- Emergency Travel Certificate
- Holding two passports
- Birth records and attestation
- Police clearance certificate
- Declaring your date of birth
- Repatriating remains to Nigeria
- Letter of authorisation for children under 18
- Registering with your consulate as a Nigerian abroad
East Orange, Irvington and Paterson are all inside that corridor. Proximity is the advantage here; the three-hour counter window is still the constraint.
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