I'm not sure what route we are going to go but right now Columbia is looking the most promising for us. For different reasons none of which I want to go into on this page, but you can read my blog for an indicator. It's all expensive, no matter how you look at it, but some countries just don't work for your family.
Regardless, this is an educated guess of what the fees are going to be, money saved can go toward any countries adoption, not just Columbia. Here are the fees as outlined by Children's Hope International.
You will also notice that from time to time the adoption fund will have money missing, that is because I still have fees to pay to adopt Sydney! I'm not spending my money on anything stupid, just the odds and ends of adopting from foster care!
|
Fees |
Service/Item |
Needed By
|
Total In Account
|
|
$100.00 |
Agency Fee |
With App.
|
|
$300.00 |
Agency Fee |
Upon Approval
|
|
$4650.00 |
Agency Fee |
With Submission of Dossier
|
| |
$5050.00 |
CHI's Total |
|
$750.00 |
In Country Fees |
When Docs Are Sent |
|
$2,550.00 |
In Country Fees |
Upon Arrival In Columbia |
| |
$3300.00 |
In-Country Fees Total |
|
$4000.00 |
Hotel |
When Travelling |
|
$500.00 |
Childs Documentation |
When Travelling |
| |
$4,500.00 |
Cost in Columbia Total |
| $2000.00 |
AirFare for Kevin & Ranee |
When Travelling
|
| $700.00 (high end) |
AirFare for Child |
When Travelling |
| $2500.00 |
Food for Two |
When Travelling |
| $ |
Misc. Spending |
When Travelling |
| |
$ |
Total Fees for Travelling |
| $ |
Certified Copy of Marriage License |
After Application |
| $ |
Certified Copy of Birth Certificates for all three |
After Application |
| $00.00 |
Notarized Letter From Employer |
After Application |
| $ |
1040 Form |
After Application |
| $850.00 |
Homestudy |
After Application |
| $ |
Notarized Psych Report |
After Application |
| $ |
FBI Clearance |
After Application |
| $ |
Letter of previously adopted children's Nationality |
After Application |
| $ |
Affadavit of Names |
After Application |
| $525.00 |
Copy of I-171H |
After Application |
| $00 |
Three Letters of Reccomendation |
After Application |
| $ |
Passport Photos |
After Application |
| $00 |
Photos of Family and Home |
After Application |
| $00 |
Photo Pages for Child |
After Application |
| |
$00 |
Paperwork/Misc. Fees Total |
| |
$18900.00 |
Total To Adopt(before specific paperwork fees added) |