Fees

We expect our adoption to cost around $30,000.  We are trusting God to provide, as He has called us to adopt.  We know that He does not give vision without provision. 

Here's a timeline of our expected adoption fees:

Stage 1: Application through USCIS

$1400 Home Study Fees-paid

$147   Home Study Mileage Fees-paid

$101   Birth Certificates/Marriage License-paid

$88     Birth Certificates-paid

$250    Generations Orientation Fee-paid

$55     Online Training for home study-paid

$890   US Customs & Immigration Services Fee paid

 

Stage 2: USCIS Approval through Referral

$3000   Agency Fees ("Approval Fee") paid

$630     Child Sponsorship-ESTIMATE ongoing payment

$60       Pen Pal Communication

$200     FedEx Fees (for mailing to Cameroon)-ESTIMATE

$20      Passport photos (for Cameroonian VISA)-ESTIMATE

$400    Passports for our children

$400    Immunizations-ESTIMATE

Stage 3: Referral Acceptance through Travel

$1200   Lawyer Fee

$390     Visas

$4768   1st Trip to Cameroon-ESTIMATE for 2 people

Stage 4: Travel through Returning Home

$6618    2nd Trip to Cameroon-ESTIMATE for 2 people

$230      Visa (for child, in Cameroon)

$210       Embassy Medical Exam

Stage 5: Post Placement/Adoption

$600    Post placement home study visits-ESTIMATE

$600    Re-Adoption-ESTIMATE

$550    Citizenship Certificate