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The Costs of My First Adoption
2000-2002

"Crows everywhere are equally black." A Chinese Proverb.

Adoption Costs

Adoption Application $ 100.00
Local Police Clearance Fee $ 10.00
Homestudy Fees $ 1,600.00
Post-Study Fee $ 400.00
Immigration Fees (I-600-A) $ 405.00
Fingerprint Fee $ 25.00
Physical Examination Fee $ 10.00
Dossier Document Certification Fees $ 90.00
Dossier Document Authentication Fees $ 185.00
Wacap's Agency Fees $ 4,700.00
Passport Fee $ 60.00
FedEx Bills for Dossier $ 37.00
SUB-TOTAL $ 5,822.00

Travel & In-China Costs

Approximate Child Expenses in China $ 700.00
Orphanage Donation Fee (new 100 dollar bills) $ 3,000.00
In-China Airfares, Hotels, Breakfast(paid to agency) $ 1,800.00 pp
United Airlines - Miami-San Francisco R/T $ 400.00 pp
Cathay Pacific - San Francisco-Hong Kong R/T $ 2,800.00 pp*
Cathay Pacific - Child Fee, One Way $ 140.00
SUB-TOTAL $13,840.00
GRAND TOTAL $19,662.00

*NOTE: I would not fly business class again, as it was way too much money and the only noticeable difference was the food. It was no more comfortable and I still didn't sleep much! I would rather have that extra money to spend on good stuff in China!

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