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I decided to spill all because I know some of you may need to and/or want to adopt in the future. This is NOT for the faint of heart:
(PS- These figures are directly from the receipts that I have saved. Luckily you do get some relief at tax time)
Passport fee for Rick: $55.00 (I had one)
Application fee for Adoption Center of Washington: $300.00
Homestudy fee w/ ACW: $1200.00
Next payment for ACW: $1800.00
Immigration and Naturalization for fingerprinting, etc.: $560.00
New birth certificates for me: $20.00
Apostiles (In Maryland)for birth certificate, divorce decree, marriage license: $15.00 (5 dollars per document)
Apolstile for birth certificate (California): $20.00 ($20/document)
Fee for follow-up registration with Russian Embassy thru ACW: $500.00
Next payment for ACW: $2000.00
Redone Home study because we moved: $550.00
Certification of proof of notary for proof of income, Harford County, MD: $1.00
Apostile proof of income: $5.00
Criminal Histories/ DC: three times because they keep expiring: $42.00 (7 bucks a shot at DC police HQ)
Apolstiles for DC: (documents aposilted incuded: house deed, Rick's proof of income, pictures, homestudy, license of Social Worker, certificate of ACW to do business in Russia, all criminal histories, all medical forms (each of which require the signatures of 8 different docs- now done 3 times) Total costs at $10 document: 250.00
Tourist Visas, Trip One:318.00
Business Viasa, Trip Two, Expediated because we though we could go in Feb: $950.00
Fed Ex shipping for Docs to Russia for translation: $353.73
Airline tickets, Trip One: $2860.00
Airline tickets, Trip Two (which includes Nikolai's seats from Perm to Moscow, Moscow to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to DC) $5784.00
Hotel, Trip One: $615.96
Fees for Translator in Perm, Trip One: $220.00 (cash)
Fees for Driver, Trip One: $440.00 (cash)
PPD Test because the Army clinic was closed: $35.00
Travel Stroller/Car Seat: $171.50
Final payment to ACW, to be held in escrow: $5600.00
Fees to Moscow staff (cash): $6600
Fees to Perm Staff (cash): $1600
Medical Exam for Nikolai in Moscow: $125.00
Visa/Passport for Nikolai: $350.00
Hotel in Moscow: 100/night- at most, 3 nights- $300.00
Hotel in Perm: 130/night-assuming waiting period is 10 business days, plus paperwork day- 4/11 through 5/3 -$2960
Spending money for food, incidentals: $1000. (at most, we still have euros and rubles from Trip One)
The grand total: $37,601.19
So...I wasn't kidding when I said this isn't for the faint of heart or the faint of wallet. We've taken a loan against Rick's retirement plan, spent every penny in savings and racked up two credit cards. So, let's hope the Major Board and the Back pay happen soon, and the July bonus can't get here fast enough!
Jenn
and, FYI- we did not do any in vitro stuff, many adoptive parents exhaust their savings on fertility treatments first. and domestic adotions are often more money.
(PS- These figures are directly from the receipts that I have saved. Luckily you do get some relief at tax time)
Passport fee for Rick: $55.00 (I had one)
Application fee for Adoption Center of Washington: $300.00
Homestudy fee w/ ACW: $1200.00
Next payment for ACW: $1800.00
Immigration and Naturalization for fingerprinting, etc.: $560.00
New birth certificates for me: $20.00
Apostiles (In Maryland)for birth certificate, divorce decree, marriage license: $15.00 (5 dollars per document)
Apolstile for birth certificate (California): $20.00 ($20/document)
Fee for follow-up registration with Russian Embassy thru ACW: $500.00
Next payment for ACW: $2000.00
Redone Home study because we moved: $550.00
Certification of proof of notary for proof of income, Harford County, MD: $1.00
Apostile proof of income: $5.00
Criminal Histories/ DC: three times because they keep expiring: $42.00 (7 bucks a shot at DC police HQ)
Apolstiles for DC: (documents aposilted incuded: house deed, Rick's proof of income, pictures, homestudy, license of Social Worker, certificate of ACW to do business in Russia, all criminal histories, all medical forms (each of which require the signatures of 8 different docs- now done 3 times) Total costs at $10 document: 250.00
Tourist Visas, Trip One:318.00
Business Viasa, Trip Two, Expediated because we though we could go in Feb: $950.00
Fed Ex shipping for Docs to Russia for translation: $353.73
Airline tickets, Trip One: $2860.00
Airline tickets, Trip Two (which includes Nikolai's seats from Perm to Moscow, Moscow to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to DC) $5784.00
Hotel, Trip One: $615.96
Fees for Translator in Perm, Trip One: $220.00 (cash)
Fees for Driver, Trip One: $440.00 (cash)
PPD Test because the Army clinic was closed: $35.00
Travel Stroller/Car Seat: $171.50
Final payment to ACW, to be held in escrow: $5600.00
Fees to Moscow staff (cash): $6600
Fees to Perm Staff (cash): $1600
Medical Exam for Nikolai in Moscow: $125.00
Visa/Passport for Nikolai: $350.00
Hotel in Moscow: 100/night- at most, 3 nights- $300.00
Hotel in Perm: 130/night-assuming waiting period is 10 business days, plus paperwork day- 4/11 through 5/3 -$2960
Spending money for food, incidentals: $1000. (at most, we still have euros and rubles from Trip One)
The grand total: $37,601.19
So...I wasn't kidding when I said this isn't for the faint of heart or the faint of wallet. We've taken a loan against Rick's retirement plan, spent every penny in savings and racked up two credit cards. So, let's hope the Major Board and the Back pay happen soon, and the July bonus can't get here fast enough!
Jenn
and, FYI- we did not do any in vitro stuff, many adoptive parents exhaust their savings on fertility treatments first. and domestic adotions are often more money.
That is unfair! No wonder why so many families don't even have adoption as an option. The cost of adoption is outrageous, not to mention all of the hoops you and Rick have had to jump through!
Jennifer
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