A Journey to Add 2 more: Adam's Brithday

Where the money is going....

1st agency fee $2,000.00- paid

home study fee $770- paid

Home study overview fee $500- paid

Notary for commitment paperwork $36- paid

Passport photos $22- paid

Misc mailing fees $34- paid

Passport fees $270- paid

Mom birth certificate copies $43- paid

Dad birth certificate copies $18-paid

1st half of oversight fee $1500 - paid

police fingerprinting $5- paid

FBI background checks $36- paid

I-800A application (720 + 85 per adult) $890- paid

Marriage certificates $40 - paid

Apostille for marriage certificate $20 - paid

Kids birth certificates $40 - paid

Medicals $171 - paid

Apostilles $165 - paid

More Apostilles $80- paid

2nd agency fee $4000- paid

2nd half of oversight fee $1500-paid

Shipping Dossier to our son's Country- $40 - paid

HS update to add child #2- $34 - paid

I800 sup 3, update to add another child- $360- paid

Apostilles for updated HS and commitment docs- $30 paid

Apostille on USCIS- $65 paid

Mailing Updated docs to B- $45 paid

Apostilles for POA $30 paid

3rd agency fee- $8000 due at time of 1st trip Paid

Air fare $2500 Paid

hotel 1st trip $850 Paid

Food, transportation and misc in Country expenses approx $1000 Paid

Visa- $230x2= $460(due on 1st trip) paid

I 800 fee $720 Paid

Mailing I800 $20 Paid

Apostilles for 2nd stage dossier $195 Paid

Shipping 2nd stage docs $45 Paid

Shipping additional docs needed to Country $45 Paid

Airfare for 2 adults and 2 boys- $5590 Paid

Hotel $1000- we have this money

Food $500- we have this money

Transportation $500- we have this money

Boys' medicals $200 - we have this money

Total we need for trip 2 $7600

Total we have $6953

Total we need $647

FSP needs to read $18615

Total adoption cost: $34179

Already paid: $26579

A Journey to Add 2 more

Love Makes Families

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Adam's Brithday

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