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China Dossier Surcharge:
During this difficult time of the COVID-19 pandemic, processing dossiers for Chinese adoptions have become increasingly onerous. To deal with our added costs we are instituting a temporary surcharge on Chinese dossiers until such time as normal processing resumes.
Beginning Monday, August l0th, 2020, a $40.00 surcharge will be charged on a per-family basis:
Embassy only processing will move from $55.00 to $95.00
1 Document processing through State Dept & Embassy will move from $70.00 to $110.00
2-15 Documents processing through State Dept & Embassy will move from $110.00 to $150.00
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Flat Rate Adoption Authentication Fees: |
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| 1 document per family, per day | $ 70.00 |
| 2- 15 documents per family, per day | $ 110.00 |
| 30 documents per family, per day | $ 160.00 |
| Delivery Service to D.C. Embassies (Round trip charge per Family) | $ 55.00 |
| Cash Layout | Cost + 10% surcharge |
| Adoption Visa | |
| $50.00 in jurisdiction | |
| $90.00 out of Jurisdiction plus shipping | |
| Rush Adoption Visa | |
| $85.00 in jurisdiction | |
| $165.00 out of Jurisdiction plus shipping (where available) | |
| (For payments to U.S. State Department and/or Embassies that are not included with documents in original request) | |
| Xerox Copies | $ 1.00 per page |
| Next Day Rush Service (When Available) | Additional $ 30.00 |
| Same Day Rush Service (When Available) | Additional $ 50.00 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Embassy Delivery
2 documents $55 and $10.00 for each additional document (Maximum 15 documents per family per day)
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| D.C. Treasurer fee | $ 15.00 per document |
US Department of State only – $50.00 for the first 2 documents and $10.00 for each additional document.
NOTE: If documents are rejected by the US Department of State or the embassy, once corrected, they will again be charged Caring Hands service fee for re-submission.
Shipping processing for any State in the U.S.:
| States only requiring Secretary of State Up to 3 states – (No limit of documents) |
$ 200.00 |
| Each additional state | $ 50.00 |
| States requiring both the Clerk of the Court and Secretary of State | |
| (No limit of documents) | $ 45.00 each office |
| Clerk of the Court (fee varies) | Call for fee |
| Secretary of State (fee varies) | Call for fee |
NOTE: Caring Hands will drop off your authenticated document(s) to a courier of your choice (i.e., FedEx, UPS, DHL, or USPS) for overnight delivery to you at no charge. However, payment of overnight charges is your responsibility. Please include a prepaid return envelope with your documents.
NOTE: Caring Hands also offers reasonable courier rates for pickup and delivery of adoption documents for customers located in selected Washington, D.C., area locations. Please call (202) 554-2277 for more information.