Hi Gabrielle
My husband and I are in the process of adopting from Jamaica right now. Although Jamaica does not charge fees for adoption, there are many expenses. Most of these are within the US. In order to bring a child into this country, the US government first requires that a home study is completed (ours was $1200). Then, you file an I-600 A form ($525 I think) and must include an additional $70 per adult in the household for fingerprinting fees. You will also need to aquire multiple copies of official documents that may cost around $15 each. We also had to FedEx forms to Jamaica, which costs around $70 each time. You also have fees for notaries, etc. You will also need to figure in the expense of traveling to Jamaica and staying for awhile to complete the I-600 process. I'm unsure how long that will take as we are still waiting.
This is still considerably less than the expense of adopting from most other foreign countries; however, it is more expensive than adopting through your state's public child welfare agency.
Hope this helps!
Wendy
