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I can share some of what I know for Russia. The foreign fees tend to be around 10,000 alone plus the agency fees.

The foreign fees included lots of things: Money to the orphanage where your child is living (This allows them to have enough things for all of the children).

In Russia, there are tons of documents and things which have to be signed and notarized on Russia's end. Usually your coordinator (who is also paid), gets those things ready for you before you come over.

I don't know where the rest of it goes and personally, I don't care.

I have the greatest child from there and it was worth every penny.

When we first started, we had only 20,000 in savings. we had no idea where were going to get the money, much less things we needed for our son. People threw us showers and we just kept working (sometimes 2 jobs) and saving. By the time we went to Russia, we had most of it and the rest of it (travel and hotel) we put on credit.

It will work out. Don't give up!!