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China Adoption &
International Child Foundation ![]() Sept 10, 2009 ~ This general China adoption program is closed; however, for families interested in special needs adoption, we can assist with adopting from China through Adoptions Together in Baltimore, MD. Please contact us for more information. January 22, 2009 ~ Program is on hold; contact us for information. China adoption, as most of you are aware, has become a very long process. As of fall 2008, the estimate is at about 3.5 years to referral. In the case of special needs children the wait is much shorter. International Child Foundation works through Adoptions Together International, in MD, for the placement of Chinese orphans. Currently, due to changes in parent eligibility and the long referral time frames, we are not working to place children from China. We continue to provide home studies for China adoptions. An overview of China adoption follows. Throughout China, families leave infant daughters anonymously in baskets where they are found and taken to orphanages. Traditionally, sons are needed to support parents in their old age. Thus with restrictions on family size, Chinese parents sadly and secretly relinquish their baby daughters so that they might have a son to carry on their lineage and help them in their elder years. Most children adopted are infants, referred to families at about 6 months of age. Medical profiles include vaccinations and medical tests. All children are ethnic Chinese.
US families must have no more than four children living in the home and joint income must exceed $10,000 per individual, including the child to be adopted. (If there is a husband, wife and two children, plus the child to be adopted, household income must exceed $50,000.) ICF works with families adopting from China through many agencies, including Adoptions Together, Great Wall, CCAI and Children's Home Society & Family Services. We are happy to assist with home studies, post placement reports and adoption education. Please contact us for more information about home studies, post placement services and about China Heritage tours. We look forward to helping with your adoption. Your questions are always welcome.
International Child Foundation Adoption & Home Study Services
Application Fee: $300 Home Study: ICF Home Study Fee is $1,000; or as set by your home study agency USCIS Fees: I-600A fee is $750 for applicant, including one set of fingerprints; additional fingerprints are $80 per adult Agency Fee: $6,200 total; this is broken into two payments; the 1st is $2,800 and is due with the adoption agreement; the 2nd payment is due with the dossier Fees paid with submission of Dossier 2nd payment Agency Fee: $3,400 Dossier Certification: Approx. $650 for 13 documents @ $50 each BLAS & CCAA Registration Fees: $465 Translation Fee: $500 Fees paid upon acceptance of Referral Foreign Source Fee I: $2,500 Post Placement Translation Fee: $100 for 3 Post Placement Pre-Payment Deposit: Made to ICF or to Home Study provider Fees paid in China Foreign Source Fee: $1,500 (paid in cash in Province) Orphanage Humanitarian Aid Fee: $5,000 approx. (paid in cash in Province) US Embassy Fee for Child Visa: $400 (paid in cash in Guangzhou) US Embassy Medical Fee: $75 (paid in cash in Guangzhou) Gratuities for Driver & Guides: $5 per person (collected and paid by group) Gifts for Orphanage: $35 per family (toward small gifts presented by group) State Certification Fees vary from state to state; in AZ it is $3 per document Post Placement Fee: ICF $300 for one child, $350 for two; other agencies vary Fees subject to change.
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