Application; Paperchase: (typically takes most families 4-6 months)
- Application fee $250
- Initial program fee $1500
- Home Study Agency Application $100
- Home Study $1700 pd
$2357 - Post Adoption Report pre-payment (refundable) $1050
- Adoptive parent online training course $175
- USCIS I600A and fingerprinting fee $
830 - Miscellaneous paperwork fees (estimate $100 - $1,000) pd $96
Total costs during paperchase: Roughly $5,705 - $6,605
Dossier Submission; Waiting: (All of these fees are due before we can submit our Dossier to Ethiopia. For most families, this happens within a 4-6 month timeframe from application)
- Courier service ($150)
- 2nd installment of program fee ($2,000)
- Dossier Service &; Translation ($800)
- ½ of the International Program fee ($3,750)
Total costs to submit dossier to Ethiopia: $6,700
Referral/Travel:
Total costs to travel to Ethiopia for both court and to bring our child home:
$13,280 - $19, 630
Post Adoption Cost:
Total Post-Adoption Costs : $85 - $2885
Referral/Travel:
- International Specialist Consultation $100 - $400
- 3rd Installment of Program Fee $1500
- 1/2 International Program Fee $3750
- Trip 1 - Airfare (2 adults) $2400 - $4000
- Trip 1 - In-country Travel Package (2 adults) $1400 - $2500
- Trip 1 - Visas (2 adults) $40
- Trip 2 - Airfare (2 adults) $2400 - $4000
- Trip 2 - Airfare (1 child) $250 - $1000
- Trip 2 - In-country Travel Package (2 adults) $1000 - $2000
- Trip 2 - Visas (2 adults) $40
- Visa/Embassy Fee (1 child) $400
Total costs to travel to Ethiopia for both court and to bring our child home:
$13,280 - $19, 630
Post Adoption Cost:
- Post-adoption visits $300- $1500
- Post-adoption Administrative Fee $385
- Re-Adoption $300-$1000 (it seems like our social worker said that re-adoption was free in SC, so we may not have this cost!)
- Post -adoption Report Refund (+$1000) ***if our reports are in time, we will get this amount back!
- Other costs (Dr. visit, SS Card, etc.) $100-$1000
Total Post-Adoption Costs : $85 - $2885
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