What charges are involved in intercountry adoption?
• Apart from the adoption agency’s fee for the home study assessment, the charges you are likely to incur are for: In England: • Notarisation of documents (variable charge) • Legalisation of documents by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (currently £28 per document) • Legalisation of documents by the Embassy of the child’s country of origin (variable) • Travel to the child’s country (variable) • Court fees to adopt the child in England (in non-designated cases). Currently there is a fee payable on commencement of the adoption application. If, in the course of the adoption proceedings, some other application related to the proceedings is necessary – such as an application to the Court for directions on a particular point – a further fee will probably be payable. If you are unsure about the court fee payable for your application, or you think that you may be exempt from paying all or part of the fee, you should contact the Court for further information. • Nationality fees for the child
