06/25/2007
WHAT DOES IT COST TO ADOPT FROM ETHIOPIA????
We have had many people ask this question and while no one likes to talk about the "cost" of adoption, I find it amazingly hard not to talk about it because this is one area that God has blessed us immensly. It's unbelievable how God provides the means when you are obedient to what He has called you to do. When we started our process for Taiwan, we established an "Adoption Fund" through our church so that friends and family could give gifts towards our expenses and also get tax credit for their gifts. It remains open for our Ethiopian adoption and right now, we have a couple who gives to our adoption fund monthly, and a family who gives a certain percentage of their commissions made in real estate. God has blessed us far beyond what our minds can grasp and we are trusting that He will be faithful to provide the needed funds to fulfill this journey. So, after all of that, these are the costs for our adoption.......(We were able to get a Pastoral discount for the ET Program Fee and we have been able to meet all of the US Expenses thus far!)
| America World Application Fee | $250 |
| America World - Ethiopia Program Fee** | $4,100 |
| USCIS Fee | $685 |
| Dossier Authentication | $400 |
| Home Study/Post Placement Fee | $2,700 - $3,000 |
| International Specialist Consultation Fee | $250 |
| Dossier Translation and Authentication Fee | $600 |
| Consul Fee for Child's Visa | $380 |
| International Program Fees | $3,450 |
| Round-trip Airfare (two adults) | $2,400 - $4,000 |
| Airfare for Child (one-way) | $250 - $1,000 |
| Ethiopian Visas (two adults) | $40 |
| In-Country Package | $2,600 - $3,000 |
