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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 | $1,000 | Personal Check or Money Order |
Your placing agency
| At Signing of Contract |
| Orientation and Education Fee | $800 | Personal Check or Money Order |
Your placing agency
| At Signing of Contract |
| 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 |
| USCIS Filing Fingerprinting | $670 plus $80/adult | Money Order | Your local USCIS office | Upon I-600A submission |
|
Dossier Preparation Costs
|
$200 - $400
|
Personal Check of Money Order
|
Your placing agency
|
During Dossier Preparation
|
| Dossier Fee | $2,600 | Personal Check or Money Order |
Your placing agency
| At Submission of Completed Dossier |
| Agency Initiated Foreign Program Fee | $2,000 | Personal 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 trip | Personal Check or Money Order | Consulate of Kazakhstan | Prior to Travel |
| International and Domestic Travel | $1,400-$2,000 per person (approx) | Credit Card | Travel Agency | Prior to Travel |
| International Travel for Child | $500-$1,000 (approx) | Credit Card | Travel Agency | Prior to Travel |
| Gifts and Miscellaneous Expenses | $1,000 | Cash |
Your placing agency representatives
| In Country |
| Family Initiated Foreign Program Service Fee | $8,500 | Cash |
Your placing agency
representative | In Country |
| In Country Expenses | Approx $6,000-$12,500 | Cash | Various | In Country |
| Legal Paperwork for the Child | $2,400 (per child) | Cash | Various | In Country |
|
Child's Medical Exam and HIV Testing
|
$128
|
Credit Card/Cash
|
Clinic in Almaty
|
In Country
|
| Child US Entry Visa | $400 | Credit Card | American Embassy | In Country |
|
Post Adoption Deposit (Refundable)
|
$1,000
|
Personal Check or Money Order
|
Your placing agency
|
At signing of Post-Adoption Agreement
|
