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Urkaine Adoption Costs
Expensives which have yet to occur are in grey Last updated: 07/01/04
Description Date Incurred Location Est. Cost Actual Cost Sub Totals Remarks
Home Study Fee 08/04/03 USA $1,250.00 $1,250.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed form and money order for criminal check (dossier #1) 08/11/03 USA $7.00 $7.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Immigration photos taken 08/15/03 USA $12.72 $12.72   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed form and money order for certified copies of annulment decree (2 copies) 08/19/03 USA $11.00 $11.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Postage to mail home study documents to Assessor 08/25/03 USA $7.26 $7.26   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Postage to mail final papers to home study assessor 09/02/03 USA $3.85 $3.85   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Postage to mail contract info to Ukrainian Angels 09/04/03 USA $4.42 $4.42   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed form and money order for criminal check (dossier #2) 09/08/03 USA $7.00 $7.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed form and money order for certified copy of marriage certificate (dossier #1) 09/11/03 USA $6.00 $6.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Facilitator Fee (Ukrainian Angels) 09/12/03 USA $1,000.00 $1,000.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed in I-600A form with money plus finger print cost 09/17/03 USA $510.00 $510.00 $2,819.25 Submitted for Reimbursement #1 (9/22)
Mailed money order and letter to FSSA 09/26/03 USA $9.00 $9.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Cost for doctor appointment and blood work required for Ukraine 09/16/03 USA $102.00 $102.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
KY County and District Court Notarization 10/23/03 USA $20.00 $21.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Translator Fee to translate dossiers into Ukrainian 10/28/03 USA $0.00 $1,000.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12).  This is part of the total translator fee of $5500
Indiana State Seal on dossier documents 10/28/03 USA $0.00 $0.00    
Cost to mail a copy of each dossier to the Ukraine for translation via UPS 2nd day which is really 4 days. 10/28/03 USA $50.00 $73.80   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Cost to mail KY documents via UPS next day to the KY Secretary of State 10/28/03 USA $10.00 $16.71   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
KY State Seal on annulment decree 10/28/03 USA $10.00 $10.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Cost to mail IN documents via UPS next day to the IN Secretary of State - cost was twice expected because I included a UPS Next Day return envelope 10/29/03 USA $15.00 $26.74   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Cost to mail IN documents via UPS next day to the IN Secretary of State (2nd time) - I had to redo half of the documents because the notary left off their county (includes return envelop) 11/05/03 USA $0.00 $26.74   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Mailed a copy of my I-171H form to the Ukraine for translation (UPS express letter - 2nd day) 11/06/03 USA $0.00 $64.04   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Mailed the notarized copies of the I-171H form to IN Secretary of State for authentication. (includes return envelop) 11/06/03 USA $0.00 $34.42   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Mailed both dossiers to Jeff Doyle via FedEX over night and insured for $2000 11/12/03 USA $20.00 $23.94   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Bank fee for 3 money orders (they didn't charge me last few times) 11/12/03 USA $0.00 $9.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Special Deliveries Courier Service (Carrie) for dossier at Chicago Embassy 11/12/03 USA $180.00 $180.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Courier fee (UPS/FedEx) to ship dossiers to the Ukraine 11/12/03 USA $85.00 $75.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Special Delivery Service (Doyle) for US State Department 11/12/03 USA $70.00 $150.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
US State Department Authentication Fee 11/12/03 USA $156.00 $114.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Ukraine Embassy (Chicago) Authentication Fee (19 non-expedited documents) 11/12/03 USA $1,440.00 $1,150.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Ukraine Embassy (Chicago) Authentication Fee (2 I-171H documents expeditated) 11/12/03 USA $120.00 $0.00   Arrived in time to go with the first set of documents
Shipping documents from US State Dept (Doyle) to Chicago 11/12/03 USA $20.00 $20.00   Submitted for Reimbursement #2 (11/12)
Shipped new medical form to the State for apostiles (round trip UPS Next Day) 01/30/04 USA $0.00 $37.64    
Shipped new medical form to my translator in Ukraine (FedEX Priority) 02/04/04 USA $0.00 $65.22    
Shipped appointment form to NAC (FedEx Priority) included return envelop 04/16/04 USA $0.00 $171.00    
Criminal Check update (2) 05/03/04 USA $0.00 $14.00   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Home Study Update Fee 05/03/04 USA $0.00 $600.00 $6,813.50 Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
BMV report for Home study update 05/10/04 USA $0.00 $4.00   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Mailed BMV Report and new criminal checks (un-notarized) to Social Worker 05/14/04 USA $0.00 $4.29   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Mailed criminal checks back to the state for notarization - they forgot it AGAIN. 05/14/04 USA $0.00 $3.85   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Medical Examination for updated Medical form (including blood tests) 05/19/04 USA $0.00 $0.00   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine Yearly physical covered by insurance
New notarized copy of annulment decree (KY) 05/21/04 USA $0.00 $11.00   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Hepatitis Shots (2nd series) 05/24/04 USA $0.00 $120.00    
KY apostile fee 05/24/04 USA $0.00 $10.00   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Mailed updated documents to KY for apostiles 05/24/04 USA $0.00 $4.88   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Mailed first batch of updated documents to IN for apostilles 05/26/04 USA $0.00 $21.36   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Mailed 2nd batch of updated documents to IN for apostilles 07/06/04 USA $0.00 $22.22   Required because homestudy may expire while in Ukraine
Visa (double entry for self) 06/11/04 USA $110.00 $110.00    
Visa (double entry for brother) 06/11/04 USA $110.00 $110.00    
Money order fee for Visa stuff 06/11/04 USA $0.00 $3.00    
Mailed (FedEx) Visa packet to Doyle Authentications 06/11/04 USA $20.00 $26.87    
Visa Courier (Special Deliveries Courier Service) 06/11/04 USA $60.00 $80.00    
Mailed dossier updates to Ukraine 07/09/04 USA $0.00 $65.22    
Hepatitis Shots (3rd set of Bs) 07/26/04 USA $0.00 $60.00    
Gifts   USA $150.00      
Airline Tickets (round trip US to Ukraine) 06/11/04 USA $1,500.00 $2,964.12    
Travel Health Insurance (2 people) 08/04/04 USA $0.00 $318.00    
Cell phone (Phi Leasing Inc. - 6 wk for GSM phone) 08/04/04 USA $180.00 $229.00 $10,981.31 (Includes shipping)
Translator's Fees   Ukraine $4,500.00     Another $1000 previous paid for translation of dossiers
Expediting fee for City Council adoption letter   Ukraine $40.00      
City Council official fee for permission letter   Ukraine $58.00      
Fee to expedite court hearing   Ukraine $450.00      
Judge Secretary to expedite court decree same day   Ukraine $30.00      
Clerk to type court decree same day   Ukraine $10.00      
Legislation of court decree in providence   Ukraine $13.00      
Legislation of documents in Kyiv   Ukraine $140.00      
Birth Certificates (2)   Ukraine $50.00      
Children passports (2)   Ukraine $200.00      
Children visas (2)   Ukraine $200.00      
Miscellaneous Taxi fare   Ukraine $300.00      
Entertainment/Internet Café   Ukraine $200.00      
Food (21 days adult + 10 days @ 2 kids)   Ukraine $1,000.00      
Orphanage Donation ` Ukraine $500.00   $18,672.31  
Children airline ticket from Kiev to US (2)   Ukraine $900.00      
Medical Consultation prior to adopting