Cost

  APPLICATION & DOSSIER BUILDING  
Application Fee $250
1st Installment of Program Fee (1/3) $2,000
Home Study (varies by State) $1,200 - $2,500
Additional Home Study Documentation Prep Fee (varies by process) $0 - $150
Home Study Visit Travel Fees (Based on current Federal mileage rates) $0 - $200
Adoptive Parent Training (2 Adults) $140 - $200
Documents / Background Checks / Passports (varies by State & number of states previously lived in) $100 - $1,000
USCIS I-600A & Fingerprinting Fee (2 Adults) $945
Notarization & Authentication $400 - $500
Psychological Evaluation (2 Adults) $0 - $1,000
  DOSSIER SUBMISSION & WAITING  
2nd Installment Program Fee (2/3) $2,000
1st Installment of International Program Fee (1 child) $2,500
Post-Adoption Report Deposit (1 child, fully refundable if all post-adoption reports are returned) $2,000
Dossier Service & Translation $700
Home Study & USCIS Renewal Fees $1,330 - $1,880
  REFERRAL & TRAVEL  
International Specialist Consultation $100 - $400
3rd Installment of Program Fee (3/3) $2,000
2nd Installment of International Program Fee (1 child) $3,500
Post Adoption Administration Fee $750
Referral & Adoption Finalization Translation $600 - $700
Trip 1 - Airfare (2 adults, round trip) $2,200 - $2,600
Trip 1 - In-Country Travel (Includes food, lodging, transportation, personal & misc. expenses, translation) $1,500 - $2,500
Trip 2 - Airfare (2 adults, round trip) $2,200 - $2,600
Trip 2 - In-Country Travel $4,500 - $6,000
Airfare (1 child) $300 - $500
In-Country Adoption Costs (passport & visa fees for child, medical exam) $551
  POST-ADOPTION  
Post Adoption Visits (varies by State; AW affilate office collect at home study) $1,200 - $2,400
Post Adoption Vist Travel Fees (based on current Federal mileage rates) $0 - $600
Post Adoption Report Refund ($2,000)
Post Adoption Reports Translation Fee $600 - $800
TOTAL * $31,571 - $41,731
  OPTIONAL EXPENSES  
Re-Adoption (Highly recommended; State dependent) $0 - $1,500
Multiple Child Adoption Fee $1,500

 

Be sure to visit our Financing Adoption page to learn how to reduce or eliminate your adoption expenses!

 

NOTE:  Fees listed above in italics are paid to a third party; all other fees are paid to AWAA

 

*  Fees are based on national average and can vary. Fees may be subject to change without notice. All costs are estimated for the placement of one child. Please contact our office for estimates for multiple child placements.