Fees
in Karaganda
| Girls
under 4 years of age |
$7890.00 |
| Boys
under 4 years of age |
$6890.00 |
| Children
older than 4 years |
$6400.00 |
These fees include the new court fees of
$1200.00 to insure that the court date is
set within one week after bonding period
ends. If the parents want to wait 45 days
for the court date than you can deduct
the $1200.00 in court fees. |
These fees pay for the following:
| 1. |
Letter of invitation to
obtain Kazakh visa |
| 2. |
Attorney fees |
| 3. |
Transportation fees
related to adoption |
| 4. |
Trips to Astana: secure
“permission to adopt”, deliver
dossier to Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
bring dossier back to Karaganda, bring
application for child’s passport (Four
trips to Astana) |
| 5. |
Abandonment documentation |
| 6. |
Court costs |
| 7. |
Document fees/notarization
fees |
| 8. |
Local visa for parents |
| 9. |
Exit visa for child |
| 10. |
Donation to orphanage |
| 11. |
Child’s new passport |
| 12. |
Farewell party cake etc.
for children |
| 13. |
Post- Placement
translations |
| 14. |
Interpreter for court/lawyer/official
meetings |
| 15. |
One pick-up/drop-off at
airport |
As the Canadian dollar has risen against
the U.S. dollar so has the Tenge( Kazakh
currency). Current exchange rate is 135 T.
to US. $1.00. |
Family Pays For:
| 1. |
Travel |
| |
To/from Kazakhstan
Airfare/visas
VIP service at Almaty Airport ($75.00/adult
$25.00 for child) |
| 2. |
Hosting: |
| Option
1 |
Host
home expenses - 6400 T. ($47.00) per day
per couple includes hosting, all meals
and computer and 8600 T. per day once
adoptive child joins you. Additional
biological child you bring with you 2200
T. ($16.00) per day. |
| Option
2 |
Downtown
Apartment - 6,700 T. per day for downtown
apartment- no computer, no meals. |
| Option
3 |
Downtown
Apartment including all meals and
computer - 10,400 T. per day |
| Option
4 |
Hotel
- decent hotels start at $75.00 per night,
breakfast included in Karaganda and $90.00
per night in Almaty |
| 3. |
Child’s English
Lessons if you request - $30.00 per month |
| 4. |
Child’s Registration
- 5300 T. plus $100.00 travel expense |
| 5. |
This registration used to be
completed at the Kazakh Connulate in
Torontobut now must be completed before
you leave Kazakhstan |
| 6. |
Child’s Airfare |
| 7. |
Photos of the child for passport |
| 8. |
Interpreter in Karaganda for personal
use 272 T. per hour |
| 9. |
Immigration medical required for
Canadian clearance |
| 10. |
Any additional airport pickup/drop-off(s)
needed. This generally happens when
parents travel separately - 1600 T.
Karaganda (one trip) - 8,000 T. Almaty (roundtrip) |
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