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INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION FEES

Effective April 17, 2008

Families Adopting Through Adopolis Program

Application Fee                    $ 500

Home Study Fee                  $ 1,500     (For DC residents, other states may vary)

Program fee                        $5,000

Training fee                        $ 300     (For DC residents, other states may vary)

Total Fees                           $7,300

Other Costs Families Must Include In Their Adoption

Additional expenses will include:
(Most fees vary depending of your State and country you are adopting from.)
  • Foreign child placing agency fee (if applicable).
  • Foreign Attorney fees.
  • Translation fees.
  • State approval.
  • FBI name check (each adult over 18 in the household).
  • Central Registry (Child Abuse) clearance.
  • Fee to file I-600A.
  • U.S. passport fee.
  • U.S. Certificate of Citizenship Filing Fee.
  • Court filing fee for validation of international adoption.
  • Fee for your child’s new birth certificate after validation.
  • Fee to register the child with the Embassy in the U.S. (Eastern European countries).
  • Post-placement reports (3).
  • Countries requiring post-placement reports to be completed by a social worker after 6 months post-placement period.
  • DNA test of birth mother and child (Guatemala only).
  • Document verification and legalization fees (dependent on the country).
  • Cost to travel to the other country.
  • Cost of birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates.
  • Physical exams.
  • Visa’s to travel to the foreign country.
  • Child’s visa and passport fee.
  • Special medical reports c/o test on child.
  • FedEx/DHL fees.
  • Update documents c/o additional documents.
Annual Addendum

The District of Columbia requires that family assessments be updated annually if a placement has not occurred within one (1) year of completion of the previous family assessment or update. A $200 fee will be charged.