International Adoption Fees
Step 1 Application and Approval: $695
Step 2 Home Study Pre-Placement Report: $1,000
(Includes multiple copies for multiple countries)
Step 3 Activation Fee: $2,500
(Paid when your home study pre-placement report is submitted to U.S. Immigration and you begin collecting the documents for your dossier.)
Step 3 Executive Assistant Service: $2,000 (Optional)
(Optional service for busy families. We gather and legalize most of your documents for you.)
Step 4 Foreign Government Submission and Dossier Assembly: $4,500
(Your dossier is submitted to the foreign government and includes foreign facilitation fees for document translation and submission.)
Step 5 Child Match/Family Approval: $6,750
(Your application has been approved by the foreign government, you have either been matched with a child or invited to travel to the country to select the child(ren) you wish to adopt.)
Sub Total: $15,445
Minus 2009 Federal Adoption Tax Credit: -$12,150
Total of Agency Fees Before Country-Specific Fees (below): $3,295
Step 6 International Coordination
(Includes arranging for your family to be met in your child’s country, the payment of most adoption fees, and local transportation costs)
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China
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Ukraine
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Kazakhstan
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Burundi
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$4,750
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$7,950
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$14,750
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$3,500
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TOTAL
(Agency Fees of $3,295 from above plus Country-Specific Fees)
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$8,045
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$11,245
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$18,045
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$6,795
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*Assumes that Americans Adopting Orphans or American Adoptions performs your home study and no extensive travel to your home is required.
*Assumes eligibilty to receive Federal Adoption Tax Credit. Please visit www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html for details regarding the Federal Adoption Tax Credit.
(This total represents the cost of your home study, all adoption fees, foreign facilitation fees, orphanage donations, and normal legal fees in foreign country for a typical adoption. This does not include travel expenses or document gathering costs. Please see our detailed Description of Services and Frequently Asked Questions for more details.)
