Here is an update of our current and upcoming expenses:
Paid Fees:
To date we have paid a total of $13,165 for services provided.
- $2,350 to our Idaho home study agency.
- $8,780 to our US attorney.
- $2,035 to our Belizean attorney.
UPCOMING FEES
Belize Attorney Fees: - $4,000. If birth certificates do not confirm relation this would jump to $12,000. (We have paid the first $2,000.)
US Attorney Fees:
- $7,000. (Filing I-800 package for three children. Due early to mid October.
- $1,500. Waiver of Contact (This is a form that has to approved by Belize Courts to allow us to start having contact with the children and the orphanage.)
- $3,000. National Visa Center- IH-4. (Due when the firm files the I-800)
- $2,950. Monitoring Post Placement Reports, Finalization of Adoption in US.
- $6,510. Certificate of Citizenship for each child (x3). (Due as soon as the i-800 has been approved. Includes USCIS filing fee of $1,170 per child.)
Travel Costs:
- ??$?? Airfare: roundtrip for 3, plus one-way tickets for 3.
- ??$?? Lodging: Depends on how long we will have to be in country for court and paperwork.
Idaho Agency:- $750. Quarterly post placement reports for one year.