Well, tomorrow (or much later today as it is now past midnight) Dottie and I will be making a trip to Charlotte to get our fingerprints done for the Department of Homeland Security. All week Dottie has been trying to convince me that she can't help do the dishes because it dries out her hands and she doesn't want to mess up her fingerprinting. So after we are done she is doing the dishes!
Also, we have mailed off the final (I hope) paperwork needed for our homestudy. We thought that in doing this it would also be wise to pay for the homestudy. So we did. One little tidbit on paying for adoptions. Be smart and put it on a credit card that rewards you (obviously, pay the card in a timely manner in order to not gain interest). We figure by the time it is all said and done we will have earned a weeks stay at a nice hotel.
Better get to bed - would hate to sleep late and miss our fingerprinting appointment.
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"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west." Isaiah 43:5 (NIV)
AWAA
About Us
- The Raymers.
- We are John and Dottie. We have 5 kids: Hannah, Abel, Joshua, Feromsa, and Bereket. This is our blog about our lives.
Timeline and Cost
- Here you can find a posted a listing of all of our adoption expenses that are paid and are yet to be paid.
- *Note* AWAA program fees are reduced because John is an associate for AWAA.
- 1-13-10 AWAA Application Fee $250.00- PAID
- 2-3-10 First program fee* $250- PAID
- 3-8-10 Fingerprinting $830- PAID
- Birth Certificates, etc. $70- PAID
- Fingerprints for NC $10.00 PAID
- NC SBI Background Check $30.00 - PAID
- Physicals for everyone $150.00 - PAID
- Homestudy $1800 PAID
- Authentication of out of state documents $40.00 - PAID
- Post-placement fees $1050 - PAID
- 4-13-10 Fingerprint appointment with USCIS
- 4-21-10 Home study complete and in hand
- 4-22-10 Referral!
- 4-28-10 I-171 arrived!
- 4-28-10 Program fee ($250), 1/2 International Program fee ($3,750), Post-placement admin. fee ($385) Total of $4385 PAID
- ????- Agency mid-payment fee ($2000), Translation/Authentication fee ($800), Post-placement deposit ($1,000), Courier fee ($150), 1/2 International fee ($3750) Total $7700
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