Kenosha County Clerk Regi Waligora announced that her office will hold a Special Event Passport Day on Saturday, March 22, at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. The event is intended to help U.S. citizens planning international travel apply for their passports between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. No appointments are required.
First-time and minor applicants can submit passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State at this event. Passport photo services will be available, along with a Spanish-language translator for those who need assistance.
The County Center is located at 19600 75th St., at the intersection of highways 45 and 50.
“As many families are preparing for spring break and summer travel plans, this is a great opportunity for the County Clerk’s Office to bring a valuable service to our residents in the western portion of our county,” Waligora said. “If you are unable to attend the Special Event Passport Day, we process passport applications daily at our downtown location. Please contact the office to schedule an appointment.”
Walk-in visitors at the March 22 event will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants can access forms ahead of time through the U.S. Department of State website at travel.state.gov.
Those seeking more information or needing assistance with applications, fees, payment methods, or documentation can contact the Kenosha County Clerk’s Office by phone or email.
“It helps to speed up the application process if the forms are completed prior to attending the event, but we will also have forms available on-site,” Waligora said.
Other offices within the County Center—including the Elected Officials Satellite Office—will not be open during this Saturday event and will not provide access to vital records.
Waligora cautioned applicants not to pay any fees when downloading passport application forms online. She noted that official U.S. passport applications are free through travel.state.gov.
“You may also contact the County Clerk’s office and we will email you the correct application form,” Waligora said. “There are fees to apply, but there are not fees for copies of the passport application itself.”
Further details about applying for a U.S. Passport can be found on www.kenoshacounty.org/141/Passport.
Kenosha County serves a diverse population in its schools, with white students making up about 55.6% (14,124) of all students during the 2023-24 school year, while Hispanic students represented approximately 25.7% (6,528), making them the second largest group; Black students were third at about 10.4% (2,642). American Indian students were among those least represented at just 0.2% of enrollment in county schools during this period (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
Indian Trail High School and Academy was noted as having Kenosha County’s highest enrollment in 2023-24 with over 2,000 students (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
