The Cost of Adoption

Here's what we've paid so far:
Home Study: $2100
Criminal Clearance Fee: $130
Online Coursework: $153
USCIS Application Fee: $720
Federal Digital fingerprinting: $170
Birth certificates: $150
Promise Trust Deposit for Zara: $1000 (returned to us when we travel)
Love Offering to Reece's Rainbow: $275
Passport renewal and expedition: $186
Apostilles: $275
Mailing Fees: $383
Plane Tickets: $1538


Here's what we expect to pay:
Plane Tickets home: $3000
Facilitator's Fees (includes orphanage donation): $9000
Lodging ($60/night for 30 nights): $1800
Food ($25/day for 30 days): $750
10-day waive fee: $1000
Visa: $404
Medical Exam: $110
Passport for Zara: $600
Gifts for caretakers: $100
In-country transportation: $1800

Total: $24,644