Cost Breakdown

The cost of adoption will be somewhere around $30,000.  That just sounds like one huge number...so where does it all go?  Here is a breakdown of our expenses so far:

Fees to our agency: $10,565.00
Background checks: $97.00
Copy of Birth certificate: $12.00
Copy of Marriage license: $26.00
Required online international adoption training: $195.00
Required UAB international adoption seminar: $150.00
I800A application fees: $890.00
Passport/dossier/visa photos: $14.02
Passport renewals: $220.00
Medical lab work: $111.90
Dossier translation/authentication fees: $579.00
Dossier submission fee: $1,190.00
Pre-adoption file review by UAB International Adoption Clinic: $450.00
Postage: $84.78
Pre-Approval fees: $600.00
Post-adoption agency fee: $290.00
Visas & courier fee: $350.89
International flights: $3,255.40
Provincial hotel: $690.00
Province transportation/tours/guide/tips: $705.00
Orphanage visit: $300.00
Official expenses (orphanage/adoption fees): $6,955.00
In-country flight: $558.00
Guangzhou hotel: $650.00
Guangzhou transportation/tours/guide/tips: $1,140.00
Misc fees: $80.00
Consulate paperwork/medical fees: $450.00
Van to Hong Kong: $380.00
Hong Kong hotel: $153.22

TOTAL so far: $31,142.21