Below is a running total of the expenses involved in adopting Victoria. People often wonder why it costs so much money for an international adoption, so here it is. We anticipate it costing around $40,000 when it's all said and done.
1/12/12 - Birth/Marriage Certificates $130.95
1/23/12 - Home Study & Post-placement reports $3,700.00
1/24/12 - Adoption Education Courses $120.00
1/25/12 - Dad's Passport $110.00
2/2/12- Social Worker Mileage for HS $11.62
2/9/12 - Homestudy Review Fee $600.00
2/9/12 - Country Registration Fee $2,000.00
3/6/12 - USCIS I-1600A Fee $720.00
3/6/12 - Digital Fingerprints for USCIS $170.00
3/19 - Purchased Clothing to donate to ophanage $120.00
3/21/12 - Preliminary Dossier Documents Apostilled $390.00
3/22/12- Social Worker Mileage for HS $11.44
5/23/12 - Visa's - 2 Tourist for 1st Trip $594.00
5/24/12 - Flights for 1st Trip $3,291.28
6/19/12 - 1st Trip Foreign Program Fees $3,000.00
6/23/12 - 1st Trip Expenses $1,200.00
7/7/12 - Agency Fees $2,655.00
7/9/12 - Court Paperwork Costs $39.00
7/13/12 - 2nd Trip Visa's $744.00
7/13/12 - Court Dossier Apostilled $135.00
8/27/12 - Flights for 2nd Trip $676.28 (used lots of Skymiles on these)
9/28/12 - In-Country Medical Exams $2,000.00
9/28/12 - 2nd Trip Foreign Program Fees $1,000.00
10/2/12 - 2nd Trip Expenses $750.00
11/13/12 - 3rd/4th Trip Visa's $1,284.00
12/1/12 - 3rd Trip Flights $1,755.28
12/6/12 - 3rd Trip Expenses $600.00
12/16/12 - 4th Trip Flights $2,546.00
2/14/13 - One month is Russia - A lot :)
3/6/12 - USCIS I-1600A Fee $720.00
3/6/12 - Digital Fingerprints for USCIS $170.00
3/19 - Purchased Clothing to donate to ophanage $120.00
3/21/12 - Preliminary Dossier Documents Apostilled $390.00
3/22/12- Social Worker Mileage for HS $11.44
5/23/12 - Visa's - 2 Tourist for 1st Trip $594.00
5/24/12 - Flights for 1st Trip $3,291.28
6/19/12 - 1st Trip Foreign Program Fees $3,000.00
6/23/12 - 1st Trip Expenses $1,200.00
7/7/12 - Agency Fees $2,655.00
7/9/12 - Court Paperwork Costs $39.00
7/13/12 - 2nd Trip Visa's $744.00
7/13/12 - Court Dossier Apostilled $135.00
8/27/12 - Flights for 2nd Trip $676.28 (used lots of Skymiles on these)
9/28/12 - In-Country Medical Exams $2,000.00
9/28/12 - 2nd Trip Foreign Program Fees $1,000.00
10/2/12 - 2nd Trip Expenses $750.00
11/13/12 - 3rd/4th Trip Visa's $1,284.00
12/1/12 - 3rd Trip Flights $1,755.28
12/6/12 - 3rd Trip Expenses $600.00
12/16/12 - 4th Trip Flights $2,546.00
2/14/13 - One month is Russia - A lot :)
Total - $30,353.95 (Not including last trip expenses)
RESCUING VICTORIA - PRICELESS
