- 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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