Wyatt's Adoption


Wyatt is from Bulgaria and was born in the summer of 2007. He is blessed with Down Syndrome and waited 7.5 years for a Mommy to come for him. He is amazing and I am so grateful he is my son!

Timeline was 17 months and 4 days!
  • Register with the agency mailed August 27th, 2013
  • Complete an International Home Study and the Educational Components Finished December 2013
  • Apply for specific program in November 2013
  • Agency pulled a file January 2014
  • January 13th received pictures and video of 6.5 year old boy
  • March 10th -agreements officially submitted to MOJ
  • Late Spring Dossier translated and authenticated and sent to MOJ
  • I was invited in June 2014 to come and meet Wyatt
  • Travel to EE Country in July and spent 5 days visiting Wyatt
  • Update paperwork
  • Wait for MOJ to sign off on my adoption and send my file to the courts
  • November 18th I passed court
  • Wait for documents to be provided and then apply for Immigration
  • December 2014 agency brought Wyatt to get his passport
  • January Immigration approval
  • Visa so that Wyatt can get into Canada
  • Gotcha Day was January 31st, 2015
  • Progress reports every 6 months for two years

Fees paid:
$3000- Application Fee
$100- CR Checks through MCFD
$5500- International Program/Bulgaria
$28- Notary for Immigration
$100- Immigration
$750- Psychiatric Assessment
$300- Social Worker's Travel in October
$300- Additional Courier Fees
$56- Notary
$42- Courier fee to translator
$20-Courier in fall to Agency
$2540-Our Family Fee #1
$345- Reeces Rainbow FSP application
$28- Notary
$610- Translation for Agreements
$995- Translation for Dossier 
$16 - Courier to translator
$200- International Adoption Doctor Consultation
$26- Courier Fees
$256- Translation for two documents
$2540- Fee #2
$3620- Flights for trip #1
$500-Food for trip #1
$60- Phone in BG
$700-Accommodations for trip #1 (11 nights in Bulgaria)
$612-Transportation for trip #1
$700-Gifts for Staff and agency in Bulgaria
$250- Psychiatrist Updated letter 
$40- Criminal Record
$17- Courier
$140- GMJ (agency who brought papers to Foreign Affairs)
$670- Translation Fee
$600 -Printing, photo copying, stamps, etc
$3242- Our Family fee #3
$77- Courier fee
$100-Visa
$480- Passport and expenses for staff to get Wyatt's passport
$3366 -Flights
$40 -Ferry
$400 -Hotels
$40 -Baggage storage
$600 -Food 
$300-Taxi/Train
$100 -Transportation to pick up Wyatt
$60 -International Roaming fee
$200 -Misc.
$3200 -Donations to centre
$367- I sent my remaining pounds, leva and euro's to two families who are adopting 
$293- Translation fees for fee report #1 
$257 -Legalization fee for report #1
$223 - Traveling expenses for Social Worker for visit #1
$225- Translation fees for fee report #2
$23 - Traveling expenses for Social Worker for visit #2
$ - Translation fees for fee report #3
$ - Legalization fee for report #3
$ - Traveling expenses for Social Worker for visit #3
$- Translation fees for fee report #4
$ -Legalization fee for report #4
$ - Traveling expenses for Social Worker for visit #4





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