Eligibility Requirements

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NOTE: THE ELIGIBLE LIST ESTABLISHED BY THE 2007 WRITTEN TEST IS STILL ACTIVE. THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR ANOTHER WRITTEN TEST AT THIS TIME.
To be admitted into the evaluation process for Port Authority Police Officer, you must meet all of the following requirements. Failure to meet and provide appropriate documentation that demonstrates fulfillment of these requirements will result in your disqualification from the Police Officer evaluation.

Age: Candidates must be at least 21 years of age by the day written testing begins, and not have attained their 35th birthday at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.

Education: If you pass the written test and are invited to continue the screening process, you must have completed either of the following in order to continue in the evaluation:
A. a minimum of 60 college credits from an accredited college or university; or
B. an honorable discharge from the United States Military after serving a minimum of two full years of continuous active duty.

Failure to provide proof that you have satisfied either the college education or military service requirement by the date an invitation is made to you to continue in the screening process beyond the written test will result in your disqualification from any further consideration as a Police Officer candidate.

Citizenship: Candidates must be citizens of the United States at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.

Residency: Candidates must be residents of the State of New York or the State of New Jersey at the time of the appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.

Driver's License: Candidates must possess a valid New York or New Jersey driver's license at the time of appointment to the Police Academy Training Program.