Adoption Expense Breakdown

Adoption Expense Breakdown

Up front fees (marked items are what we have already completed):

$2000 Promise Trust (commitment fee)

$250 Reece's Rainbow Voice of Hope Fund

$25 Reece's Rainbow Application Fee

$500 Up front facilitation fee

$50 International Wiring Fee (for sending facilitation fee)

$850 Home Study Fees

$83 Milage Fee for Home Study Agency (est.)

$150 Online training seminars

$21 Dept of Social Services Clearance

$150 Background Checks for Home Study

$975 USCIS Fees

$270 Passport Fees

$70 Marriage Certificates and Birth Certificates

$45 State Police Clearances

$200 Various Postage

$450 Apostille Fees

Estimate of Total Up Front Fees Stateside: $6,089

Below are the estimated fees when we are in our son's country:

$2500 Airfare to and from Eastern Europe

$250 Travel Items

$500 Travel in Country

$3500 Living in Europe for 5-8 weeks

$9000 Adoption Fees

$220 Child's Medical Appt for Visa

$230 Child's Visa Application

$500 Child's Passport and Expedition Fees

$800 Airline Ticket for Adopted Child
 
$5,000 fees for second child

$1000 Emergency Fund

Estimate of total in country expenses- $23,500

And this all adds up to.....Estimated total expenses: $29,589