Adoption Expenses

If you are wondering what exactly makes adoption so expensive, here you go:
  • 1 passport (Matt already had his)- $143
  • international agency application fee- $250
  • home study agency application fee- $150
  • home study review fee- $300
  • dossier preparation fee- $500
  • 1/2 international agency fee- $2,375
  • 1/2 foreign service fee- $6,500
  • community development fee- $1,000
  • home study fee & training class- $1,200
  • birth & marriage certificates- $139
  • background investigation & fingerprints- $110
  • physical exams/ lab work (our insurance did not cover)- $856
  • online training class (for home study)- $75
  • home study mileage & travel costs- $159
  • 2 pre- paid post- placement visits- $450
  • I-600A application fee & biometrics- $890
  • dossier state certifications- $155
  • Extra training- $75
  • Home Study addendum fee- $100
  • Remainder of Agency & Foreign Service fees- $3,375
  • Dossier translation fee- $280
  • mailing documents to DRC- $127
  • mailing care package to DRC- $75
  • Vaccinations (Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hep A)- $550
  • Child escort to Transition House- $1,500
  • USCIS/ Emigration Fee- $1,500
  • Child's medical exam- $200
  • Child's Congolese passport- $500
  • Embassy interview travel expenses- $1,800
  • Visa interview packet- $87
  • Home Study Addendum translation- $30
  • Hepatitis A booster shots- $168
  • Postage for paperwork sent to DRC (X 2)- $77.88
  • Care package to Congo postage (X 5)- $304
  • Visa Renewal- $409
  • Roland's 3rd Visa- $456
  • Paperwork fees- $200
  • Paperwork & transportation to doctor visit- $126.25
  • Roland's 3rd Visa re- payment- $400
  • Agency legal fees- $300
  • Paperwork fee- $500
  • DHL charge- $61.57
  • Child Care (transition house/ foster care)- X 32 months= $17,138
  • Medical expenses for Roland in Congo- $874.14
  • Roland's 4th Visa- $455
  • Plane tickets, escort fee, misc. expenses- $5,053
  • Fees to Re- adopt in Idaho- $1,927


Total expenses: $53,901



Adoption grants we received:
Hand in Hand- $2,500 matching grant (total amount awarded- $6,650)
Rollstone Foundation- $3,000





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