Kenosha County Clerk Regi Waligora has announced that a Special Event Passport Day will take place on Saturday, March 22, at the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. The event is aimed at U.S. citizens who are planning international travel and need to apply for a passport.
Passport applications will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with no appointments required. Services available include passport application processing for first-time applicants and minors, on-site passport photo services, and assistance from a Spanish-language translator. The event will be held at the Kenosha County Center 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.”
Waligora noted that walk-ins during the event will be assisted 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.
Residents can also reach out to the Kenosha County Clerk’s Office by phone or email for information about applications, fees, payment methods, required documentation, and other requirements.
“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 those providing access to vital records—will not be open during this Saturday event.
Waligora advised applicants not to pay any fees when downloading passport application forms online: “You may also contact the County Clerk’s office and we will email you the correct application form,” she said. “There are fees to apply, but there are not fees for copies of the passport application itself.”
More information about applying for a U.S. Passport is available on Kenosha County’s website at www.kenoshacounty.org/141/Passport.
Kenosha County schools serve a diverse student population across several high schools including Indian Trail High School and Academy (2,001 students), Tremper High School (1,458 students), and Bradford High School (1,448 students). In total during 2023-24 there were 25,402 students enrolled in county schools; white students made up approximately 55.6% of enrollment while Hispanic students accounted for about one-quarter (25.7%) of all students—the second largest group—followed by Black students representing just over ten percent (10.4%). American Indian students comprised only about two-tenths of one percent of all county schoolchildren according to state data sources (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
