Passport photos cost $15, total fees can run to $160

Ever wake up and say, 'I just want to get away?' If that’s you, listen up! The post office in nearby Thorp Wisconsin processes the passport you’ll need to leave the country, if only on vacation.

Located at 102 East School Street in Thorp, the post office can help you get the all important pass you’ll need to see the wider world, or even just Canada.

For thsoe seeking a new passport, Postmaster Christina Petranovich said that applicants would need some type of photo id, aloing with a birth certificate. As to the birth certificate, moreover, it has to be the certified state copy, which can be obtained from any courthouse in Wisconsin, whereas for other states it may be necessary to go to one’s county of birth for this, she said.

For minors seeking a pass to see the world, mom and dad will both have to sign off first and be present if the applicant is under 16 years of age. If it isn’t possible for one to be present, a notarized form can suffice.

For those with a prior world-class U.S. Passport to renew, the forms are available at the Post Office proper, while applicants will have to surrender their old passport in order to get a new one, sent through the mail.

Ok you might say, what’s it all cost? Glad you asked!

For those seeking a passport book the cost is $110, with an additional $15 if in need of a new a passport photo through the Thorp office, and a $35 processing fee. All told, the book route may cost up to $160, while passport photos are available at select Walgreens and Walmarts, Petranovich said.

For those seeking the passport card route, on the other hand, the cost is $30 for the card, plus $35 for the processing fee and $15 if in need of an offiicial passport photo. With world-class service near at hand, the next stop may just be the nearest airport, or else the Canadian border.

On a last note, passport through the Thorp Post Office are by appointment only at present, but close to home otherwise. Call today!