NJ Permit To Carry Application Available online **

https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/

The Concealed Carry Permits service allows for online submission of both initial and renewal applications. Approved applications are due for renewal every two (2) years. Renewal applications can be submitted up to four (4) months before the expiration date. Concealed Carry Permit applicants need to have been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey and assigned an SBI number before they can apply for a Concealed Carry Permit. If you have never been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey before, start with an application for an Initial Firearms I.D. card here –> https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/forms.shtml

You can find the Permit to Carry Safe Handling and Proficiency Certification and Use of Force Training document on the NJSP website here.

If you have lived outside of the state of New Jersey in the last ten (10) years, please fill out form SP-066 (Consent for Mental Health Records) and upload it to your application.

New Application will need the following:

  • SBI Number
  • Upload of recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders)
  • One (1) training record completed within the past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date
  • Personal Information: including Social Security Number and Driver’s License Number
  • Background Information
  • For Armored Car Applicants: Uploaded Employment Letter
  • Contact Information for four (4) non-family related references
  • Information on handguns to be carried
  • $200 Application Fee

Renewal Applications will need the following:

  • SBI Number, Last Name and Date of Birth for validation
  • One (1) training record completed within past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date
  • Any updates to Personal Information
  • Upload of recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders)
  • Background Information
  • Any updates to Handgun Information
  • $200 Application Fee

Pistol Qualifications for NJ Carry Permit NJPTC (NJ Permit to Carry) CCARE PROTOCOL ** 9-15-2023**