FEES, CHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS
These fees are provided for by Article III Section 13 of the Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 (RA 8043) and Section 29 and 40 of the Amended Implementing Rules and Regulations on Inter-Country Adoption. Effective February 2007, the ICAB fees which applies to all adoption categories (Regular or Non-Relative, Relative, Special Needs, Special Home Finding, Summer Program and Medical Missions) are as follows :
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FEES |
AMOUNT IN US DOLLARS |
WHEN TO PAY |
| Application Fee | US$200.00 | Upon filing of the adoption application |
| Processing Fee | US$2,000.00 for single placement US$3,000.00 for sibling group of 2 or more (as of October 13, 2007) | Upon acceptance of the matching proposal |
| Pre-adoptive placement costs |
The amount varies from one child to another depending on what part of the Philippines the child comes from and what country he/she is going to. Some Embassies of the Receiving Countries charge visa fees and require visa medical examinations while others do not. The total amount will be quoted by the ICAB in the placement proposal. |
Upon acceptance of the matching proposal |
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The finalized Local Adoption cases requiring ICAB’s ratification has its own schedule of fees.
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The ICAB also supports the request of the Association of the Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines (ACCAP) to increase its Child Care Support Fund (CCSF) from US$ 500.00 to US$ 1,000.00 per placement.
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All payments (except for the CCSF which shall be addressed to the child caring agency where the child came from) shall be in the form of a company check or international bank draft and shall be made payable to the Inter-country Adoption Board. Personal checks, travelers checks or cash WILL NOT be accepted.
No adoption application will be processed and no Placement Authority will be issued unless the corresponding fees are received by the ICAB.
PRE-ADOPTIVE COSTS
The following are the common Pre-Adoptive Cost of the Philippine Intercountry Adoption Program. Exchange rate US$1 = Php50.50
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ITEM |
PHp Cost |
US$ Cost |
| National Statistics Office SecPa Birth Certificate or Foundling Certificate (2 copies) |
Php155.00 each or Php310.00 |
US$6.33 |
| E-Passport |
Php 1,200.00 |
US$23.76 |
| Commission on Filipino Overseas Certificate |
Php 400.00 |
US$7.92 |
In compliance to the requirements of the following countries, the following child’s documents require authentication from the Philippine Supreme Court, Department of Health and Department of Foreign Affairs:
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PhP Cost |
US$ Cost |
| FOR DFA AUTHENTICATION ONLY | ||
| 1. Birth or Foundling Certificate | Php200.00 | US$4.00 |
| 2.Deed of Voluntary Commitment (DVC) or Declaration of Abandonment or DSWD Certificate of Child Legally Available for Adoption | Php200.00 | US$4.00 |
| 3. Placement Authority | Php200.00 | US$4.00 |
| 4. Placement Proposal | Php200.00 | US$4.00 |
| FOR DOH AND DFA AUTHENTICATION | ||
| 5. Medical Evaluation Report/Medical Certificate | Php250.00 | US4.95 |
Other pre-travel/pre-adoptive costs such as visa pictures, visa medical fee, visa fee, authentication or legalization fee of documents varies according to the Receiving Country.