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:
The finalized Local Adoption cases requiring ICAB’s ratification has its own schedule of fees.
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.
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 check 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.
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.