Bulgaria Adoption
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Frequently Asked Questions – Bulgaria Adoption
Bulgaria Adoption Requirements?
- Older parents accepted. (50+)
- Parent must be atleast 15 years older than child.
- No Marriage Length Requirement.
- Divorce is ok.
- Income has to only meet CIS requirement.
What Child Can I Adopt?
- Health and special needs may vary.
- Bulgaria will actually listen to what needs/risk factors you are willing to accept.
- You can eliminate medical diagnosies you can’t take on.
- Children with less needs are available, but may require a longer wait.
- Younger children (1-4) are available, but may require a longer wait.
- Children, 7 and up, who are medically healthy typically take less than 1 year wait.
- Our latest family waited only 3 months for sibligns age 9 and 10 who are healthy.
How Can I Afford the Cost?
- Fees are spread out as you move thru the process giving you time to manage the expense.
- We offer 6mo and 12mo Interest Free Payment Plans.
- We can help you with 3rd party low interest financing options. 5.99% APR over 60mo.
- We can help you with third party grants.
- Domestic fees are payable with a credit card vai PayPal.
- Adoption Tax Credit is nearly $14,000 per child adopted.
Bulgarian Adoption Process Explained
Bulgaria Adoption Process – “Traditional”
Select a country that suits you. Find an accredited agency that has experience working with the country you like.
Step 2
Let agency help you prepare paperwork. Includes “Home Study“ and “Dossier”.
Step 3
Complete Home Study to get CIS Approval. Get “Apostilles” for all dossier documents, including CIS Approval.
Step 4.
Turn in complete dossier, including Home Study and CIS approval to Bulgarian MOJ.
Step 5.
Wait on MOJ to propose a child that would match your family.
Step 6.
Choose to accept your child, and schedule first trip to go meet them. (See a family who recently accepted their child).
Step 7.
Trip one. Meet your child. Before leaving, give consent to continue adoption. (See a family’s blog showing their videos/pics from their first meet). See an article about “Bulgarian Orphanage Conditions“.
Step 8.
Few months later, on your second trip, go to pick up your child. (See a family’s blog who recently picked up their children from the orphanage)
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Bulgaria Adoption Process – “Waiting Child”
View waiting children. Consult with a doctor about child’s special needs, if any.
Step 2
Use an accredited agency to submit your “MOJ Application” to Bulgarian MOJ.
Step 3
Upon approval of your application by MOJ, let your agency help you with the paperwork – same as “traditional”. (Includes Home Study, CIS Approval, and Dossier)
Step 4.
MOJ typically allows you 6 months to get your CIS approval and complete dossier.
Step 5.
Use an accredited agency to present completed dossier, including Home Study and CIS approval to MOJ.
Step 6.
First trip. Meet your child. Before leaving, give consent to continue adoption. (See a family’s blog showing their videos/pics from their first meet). See an article about “Bulgarian Orphanage Conditions“.
Step 7.
Few months later, on your second trip, go to pick up your child. (See a family’s blog who recently picked up their children from the orphanage!)
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Combining Both “Waiting Child” and “Traditional”
In order to adopt a Bulgarian child, whether you pursue a traditional adoption or the expedited waiting child adoption, you ultimately have to complete the same adoption requirements. Therefore, since the adoption paperwork, such as the home study, CIS approval and dossier are the same, you could always start traditional and switch to waiting child if you like.
This means that if you have taken the decision to adopt, you might as well begin on the paperwork requirements.
As you advance through the paperwork, you can always be monitoring the waiting children whose process is expedited by the MOJ.
If you see a waiting child you’d like to pursue adopting, your file would look that much better because you would have already made progress towards your required paperwork. In the eyes of MOJ, this means that the child can find a home more quickly which would be in his/her best interest.
Adopting a waiting child can be a much quicker process from start to finish. Our latest case only took 18 months all together. See that family’s story here.
On a case per case basis, there could be grants and/or discounts when pursuing a waiting child adoption, especially if the child is over 7, or if they are siblings.
A traditional Bulgarian adoption can take longer, but you can specify more about the age and health characteristics of the child that you wish to adopt. You can also eliminate known medical risk factors.
Our latest traditional adoption was also very quick – about 15 months from start to finish! See that family’s story here.
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Bulgarian Adoption Cost
Bulgaria Adoption Cost – Waiting Child Route
– Same overall cost as “Traditional”
– Grants may be available –
| Waiting Child Fee Schedule | ||
| Agency Application Fee | $300 | Due with application |
| Agency Fee | $6,200 | Payment Plan Available (Due with signed contract -PayPal or check) |
| IAAME Overseight Fee | $500 | Per child – Payable to IAAME – Due w contract |
| Upon MOJ Approval | $ 1,600 Euro | After MOJ approves your appliation |
| Dossier Fee | $6,500 | 6 – 9 Months later in compliance with MOJ deadline (PayPal or check) |
| 1,000 Euro | Wire to Bulgaria | |
| Foreign Fees | ||
| Before First Trip | 3,000 Euro and $3,000 | Before first trip (Wire and PayPal) |
| PayPal Available | ||
| After First Trip | 1,400 Euro and $3,000 | After you’ve met your child and given consent to the adoption. (Wire and PayPal) |
| Second Trip | 1,000 Euros and $2,000 | After court date has approved you as parents. (Wire and PayPal) |
| Total | $21,500 and 8,000 Euro | |
| Minus Adoption Tax Credit | ($14,000) | |
| New Total After Tax Credit | $7,500 and 8,000 Euro |
Bulgaria Adoption Cost – Traditional Route
– Same overall cost as “Waiting Child”
– Grants may be available –
| Traditional Fee Schedule | ||
| Agency Application Fee | $300 | Due with application |
| Agency Fee | $6,200 | Payment Plan Available (Due with signed contract -PayPal or check) |
| IAAME Overseight Fee | $500 | Per child – Payable to IAAME – Due w contract |
| Dossier Fee | $6,500 | On your time table – when you complete your dossier (PayPal or check) |
| 2,000 Euro | Wire to Bulgaria | |
| Foreign Fees | ||
| Before First Trip | 3,000 Euro and $3,000 | After you’ve been matched and accepted your child. (Wire and PayPal) |
| PayPal Available | ||
| After First Trip | 2,000 Euro and $3,000 | After you’ve met your child and given consent to the adoption. (Wire and PayPal) |
| Second Trip | 1,000 Euros and $2,000 | After court date has approved you as parents. (Wire and PayPal) |
| Total | $21,500 and 8,000 Euro | |
| Minus Adoption Tax Credit | ($14,000) | |
| New Total After Tax Credit | $7,500 and 8,000 Euro |
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Our Experience with Bulgarian Adoption
Exclusions: Cost NOT Included Above
However, you will have other expenses that will likely accumulate to another $8,000 to $10,000.
These include:
Home Study Fees (payable to local home study agency in your state, unless you are in NC).
Airplane Tickets.
Cost of staying overseas on your trips.
State and federal fees for apostilles and authentications.
CIS Fees; Embassy Fees, Mailing Expenses.
Other Third Party Fees.
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