Facilitation agencies spend a much money on fed-ex and communication with the US based office. Office supplies are more expensive and harder to come by overseas. The dossier is many pages and takes translator hours of non-stop work to translate and type. The costs overseas are numerous and add up. Our agency fees are for the case management and professional services.
Foreign fees are for services abroad and orphanage donations.
To maintain licensing and provide high quality services we have to cover all operating expenses and provide a sufficient reserve for emergencies or problems. Problems do occur during international adoption sometimes and it is comforting to know that you have a caring agency that you can call, before, during or after your adoption. In addition you will have travel expenses, home study expenses, INS processing expenses and document gathering costs. This depends on each country. The INS requires that you have to be 25 years of age to adopt internationally.