|
Expense
|
Amount
|
Payment Method
|
Pay To
|
Due
|
|
Application Fee
|
$100
|
Personal Check or Money Order
|
Children's Hope (CHI)
|
Application Submission
|
|
Adoption Agreement Fee
|
$700
|
Personal Check or Money Order
|
CHI
|
After application approval
|
| USCIS Filing Fingerprinting | $670 plus $80/adult | Money Order | Your local USCIS office | Upon I-800A submission |
| Home Study Fee | As agreed with local home study agency | Consult your home study agency | Your home study agency | As agreed with your home study agency |
| Post Adoption Support (pre-paid) | Varies by home study agencies | Consult your home study agency | Your home study agency | As agreed with your home study agency |
| Documentation of Papers | $400 to $600 | Personal Check or Money Order | Secretary of States / Chinese Consulate | During dossier preparation |
|
Dossier Fee
|
$3,400
|
Personal Check or Money Order
|
CHI
|
When submitting your completed dossier to CHI
|
|
CCAA Fee
|
$950
|
Personal Check or Money Order
|
CHI
|
When submitting your completed dossier to CHI
|
|
International Program Fee
|
$2,900
|
Bank Check or Money Order
|
CHI
|
Upon referral of child
|
| Visa to enter China
| $130 per person plus the cost of a courier
| As agreed by your courier
| Chinese Consulate via a courier
| Approximately two weeks after referral
|
| US Domestic & International Airfare | Approx. $3,000 for two adults (coach) plus $100 for a lap ticket for child under 2, certain times of the year may be higher | Credit Card | A travel agency of your choice | Approximately two weeks after referral |
|
In China Travel & Accommodations
|
Approx. $3,000 for two adults
|
Bank Check or Money Order
|
CHI
|
Approximately one to two weeks before travel
|
| Adoption fees paid in China
| Approx. $1,600
| Cash
| Local government in China
| In China
|
| Child US Entry Visa | $400 | Cash | US Consulate | In Guangzhou, China |
| Orphanage Fee | 35,000 RMB's | Cash | Local orphanage | In China |
| Food & Souvenirs | Approx. $1,500 | Cash / Credit Cards | Hotels, Restaurants, Stores | In China |
| Adoption or Re-adoption Fee (if only one parent travels or if required for a legal name change) | Varies by state | Consult with state | Attorney of your choice | After return to US |
| Child's US Birth Certificate | Varies by state | Consult with state | Consult with state | After return to US |
| US Citizenship Certificate | No additional fee unless only one aprent travels | Consult with state | Local USCIS office | After return to US |
