Mar 11, 2010
Adoption Guide


Kazakhstan Adoption Cost and Fees

2009 Kazakhstan Fee Schedule

(Effective October 1, 2009)

Expense

Amount

Payment Method

Pay To

Due

Application Fee

$250

Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

Application Submission

Placing Agency Professional Service Fee  (first half)

$2,000

Cashier's Check

Your placing agency

At Signing of Contract

Program Registration Fee$1,000Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

At Signing of Contract
Orientation and Education Fee$800Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

At Signing of Contract
Home Study FeeAs agreed with local home study agencyConsult your home study agencyYour home study agencyAs agreed with your home study agency
USCIS Filing Fingerprinting$670 plus $80/adultMoney OrderYour local USCIS officeUpon I-600A submission

Dossier Preparation Costs

$200 - $400

Personal Check of Money Order

Your placing agency

During Dossier Preparation

Dossier Fee$2,600Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

At Submission of Completed Dossier
Agency Initiated Foreign Program Fee$2,000Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

With Submission of Completed Dossier

Placing Agency Professional Service Fee (2nd half)

$2,000

Cashier's Check

Your placing agency

At Commitment to Travel

Humanitarian Aid Donation

$3,000

Cashier's Check

Your placing agency

At Commitment to Travel

Agency Initiated Foreign Program Fee

$5,000 (0-5) $2,000 (5 and up)

Cashier's Check

Your placing agency

At Commitment to Travel
Adoptive Parents' Visas$60 per person/per tripPersonal Check or Money OrderConsulate of KazakhstanPrior to Travel
International and Domestic Travel$1,400-$2,000 per person (approx)Credit CardTravel AgencyPrior to Travel
International Travel for Child$500-$1,000 (approx)Credit CardTravel AgencyPrior to Travel
Gifts and Miscellaneous Expenses$1,000Cash

Your placing agency representatives

In Country
Family Initiated Foreign Program Service Fee$8,500Cash

Your placing agency

representative
In Country
In Country ExpensesApprox $6,000-$12,500CashVariousIn Country
Legal Paperwork for the Child$2,400 (per child)CashVariousIn Country

Child's Medical Exam and HIV Testing

$128

Credit Card/Cash

Clinic in Almaty

In Country

Child US Entry Visa$400Credit CardAmerican EmbassyIn Country

Post Adoption Deposit (Refundable)

$1,000

Personal Check or Money Order

Your placing agency

At signing of Post-Adoption Agreement