SUBTOTAL PAID TO OTHERS - $6,700TOTAL PAID TO OTHERSTOTAL PAID TO OTHERS

Gladney Fees for Colombia Adoption:

• Gladney Application Fee - $600
• Gladney Home Study Fee - $2,800
• • Non-Gladney Coordination Home Study - $1,000/report (if applicable)
• Gladney Home Study Update Fee - $1,000/report (if applicable)
  • Review Fee for Non-Gladney Home Study Update - $500/report (if applicable)
• Gladney Program Fee - $11,200
• Foreign Source Fee* - $4,500
• Dossier Coordination - $1,500
• Gladney Post Placement Supervision Visit & Report (4) - $1,800
• Gladney Post Placement Services - Casework & Report Administration - $2,000

SUBTOTAL GLADNEY HOME STUDY FAMILIES - $24,000

SUBTOTAL NON-GLADNEY HOME STUDY FAMILIES - $20,800

Adoption Fees Paid to Others

• US State Dept.& IAAME Monitoring Fee - $850
• USCIS Immigration Approval & Fingerprint Fee - $945
• Psychological Evaluation Report - $3,000
• U.S. Immigration Visa - $325
• Attorney Fee (estimate determined by IAPA or ICBF) - $2,800
• Paralegal Fee - $800.00
• ICBF - $0
  • Administrative Process Fee
  • Medical Exams Fee
• IAPAS
  • Administrative Process Fee - $2,638 plus tax
  • Medical Exams Fee - $671
• Child US Embassy Medical Exam and Vaccinations - $100
• Transportation and Administrative Process Fees - $500
• Transportation of Decree & Documents to and from La MESA - $200
• Copies of Adoption Decree - $100

SUBTOTAL PAID TO OTHERS - $9,270 - $12,579

TOTAL ADOPTION COSTS (APPROX.) - $30,070 - $33,670

(*Accompaniment of and for translation of document as dossier, ICBF child or children information, ICBF letters; legalization of documents before "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores", addendum and update on documents, mail; assistance of Agency's Representative and Foreign supervised providers; document processing; interpreter and translator to meetings in-country with transportation included; assistance for US Embassy paperwork and program development).

TRAVEL EXPENSES TO COLOMBIA (Varies depending upon season, cities visited, point of departure, level of accommodation, etc.)

• Round trip airfare for 2 adults (Est.) - $3,000
• One-way airfare for 1 child (Est.) - $800
• Travel visas for 1 adult (for Non-Colombian citizen) - $350
• Accommodations - $3,500
• Meals (estimates based on $60/day average for 30 days) - $1,800

Financing Adoption

Below are just a couple of the resources available to help potential adoptive parents.

Adoption Tax Credit – Most families qualify for the Federal Adoption Tax Credit, available for up to $15,950 in adoption expenses per child; to be used to pay for adoption fees, court costs, medical care and other adoption expenses. Learn more by going to the IRS website at www.irs.gov. Contact your tax specialist to determine whether you qualify.

Private Grants and Loans – Visit our Adoption Finances page for a list of resources.

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