How much does it cost?

Adoption Agency-$4800
Home Study Agency-$2700 plus $1400
Reece's Rainbow Ministry Love offering-$275
Overseas support/services- $8700
Passport renewal- $110
Fingerprints-$120
Professional family photo- free by wonderful saint
Immigration paperwork (UCSIS)-$830
Police Clearance Letters-$90
FBI Clearance-$140
Psychological evaluation-$500
Adoption training classes and books- $175
Medical exams- $100
Notarization of docs- free thank you lovely friend
Apostille of docs-$1600
Fedex of various docs-$400
Airfare- 3 trips for us, one trip for Maria- $12,000
Visas for us-$1500 (3 trips)
Visa for Maria-$420
Medical exam for Maria-$200
Passport/photos for Maria-$160
Foreign medical exams-$1600
Transportation in country-$3500
Lodging in country- $3000
Meals in country-$1500
In country paperwork-$150
Gifts/Misc.-$400
ESTIMATED TOTAL: $43,670

Rescuing an orphan and giving her a family = PRICELESS!

First trip:
Agency support and service fees- $3750
Airfare- $3030
Transportation- $870
Lodging- $500 donation
Visas, inc. postage- $520
Food- $300
Notary expenses- $150
Misc.- $200

Documents to take: $230
Agency fee due upon return: $1925
TOTAL: 11,475

between trips:
passport- 105
paperwork- 120
postage/mailing- 500
both hands- 100
concert- 600
apostilles-$230
tb test-$20
psych report update- $150
travel expenses- $500
total: $2325

2nd trip
Support and Services fee- $3750
Orphanage gifts- $200
Transportation- $1230
Medical exams- $1200
Airfare- $1440
Food- $50
Lodging- $200
Visas- $1660
Maria's passport photo- $12
Embassy registration- $15
Misc.- $200
TOTAL: $9,957

Third Trip:
Airfare- $3600
Visas-prepaid last trip
Lodging- $600
Food- $200
Transportation- $500
Maria's passport-$ 0- not sure why we weren't asked to pay
Maria's medical exam- $250
Maria's US visa- $404
Maria's airfare home- $400
Misc.- $200
TOTAL: $6240