|
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 |
$2,900 |
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 |
$3,400 |
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 |
|
Children's Hope
International China Program
Fee Total |
$7,100 |
