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Surrogacy in georgia for uk citizens
Our surrogacy program in Georgia makes the impossible possible.
Who is eligible under the surrogacy laws in georgia?
In this country the following persons are eligible for surrogacy:
- Heterosexual couples, married for more than one year of marriage, who can prove a medical reason that prevents them from gestation.
- Heterosexual couples, NOT married who can prove more than one year of documented cohabitation, who can prove a medical reason that prevents them from gestation.
Given the war situation in Ukraine, Georgia, where Gestlife has been carrying out surrogacy processes since 2012, has emerged as a great alternative, while the conflict in Ukraine is not resolved.
The Georgian government had initially presented a draft law in July 2023 intended to prevent foreign nationals from participating in these arrangements. However, in January 2024, this restrictive draft was definitively rejected, and the government instead proceeded to establish strict protocols aimed at guaranteeing the rights of all involved parties. Interestingly, a draft that was intended to restrict international parents has transformed into established surrogacy laws in georgia that offer them even more robust legal guarantees, such as ensuring that once a surrogate is assigned to a couple, she cannot freely change partners or mediating bodies
Georgia therefore remains a perfectly valid and secure destination for heterosexual couples. Operating as a premier georgia surrogacy agency, Gestlife maintains its own physical offices in Tbilisi (the Georgian capital) alongside our own dedicated staff, offering exactly the same premium programmes and clinical services as in our other operational countries. Ask your family advisor, and we will be delighted to comprehensively inform you about this programme, as well as other international alternatives.
The premier georgia surrogacy agency experience
The gestational process in Georgia, much like in Ukraine, is completely legal and strictly regulated. The foundational surrogacy laws in georgia date back to 1997, firmly guaranteeing the rights of the intended parents from the outset. In this regard, if an embryo conceived by a couple through assisted reproductive techniques is transferred into the body of another woman, the legal parents of the child will unequivocally be the commissioning couple. With the formal consent of the surrogate on the Georgian birth certificate, the names of the intended parents will be stated directly and exclusively.
Unfortunately, the consulate in most countries will not take this certificate into account and will register the surrogate as the mother of the child, following the principle “mater semper certa est”, i.e. the mother’s filiation is determined by the birth.
The law on surrogacy in Georgia
Article 143. Section b: Surrogacy in Georgia is allowed in case a woman does not have a uterus, for the purpose of achieving the evolution and growth of the embryo obtained as a result of its transfer to the uterus of another woman, called “gestational carrier”.
Although this article states that the only condition for surrogacy in Georgia is the absence of a uterus, any malformation or medical incapacity to gestate allows the process to be carry out.
In order to carry out surrogacy in Georgia, it is necessary to have the written consent of the couple intending to have a child and the surrogate. With this signed document, the paternity of the couple at the time of birth will be recognized in the eyes of the Georgian government.
Surrogacy in Georgia is only legal for heterosexual couples, totally excluding homosexual couples, as well as women and men seeking single parenthood.
Civil Liability Insurance
Gestlife is the only company in the sector that has contracted civil liability insurance with the prestigious North American insurance company HISCOX, which also has a presence in Europe. This civil liability insurance covers up to US$1 million per client in the event that Gestlife causes unintentional damages due to errors or omissions in specific work (medical, legal) to people who have contracted Gestlife’s services, paying the compensation and legal expenses for which it is responsible.
In January 2026, the company WORLD CENTER OF BABY, which had no physical presence or offices in the countries it served, officially declared bankruptcy, leaving hundreds of parents stranded. Without their children. Without the money they had paid. And WORLD CENTER OF BABY did not have liability insurance to cover those amounts.
If you speak to more agencies, ask them if they have liability insurance, and if they say yes, ask them to tell you which company, show you the policy, and the last paid receipt.
Requirements for surrogacy in georgia for uk citizens
In terms of the exact legal requirements for prospective UK parents to officially initiate a programme in Georgia under local regulations, the following conditions are the most vital:
- You must be a heterosexual couple, legally married for more than one year (following a legislative change in September 2020 which mandated this minimum duration). It is also fully permitted for couples who can definitively prove cohabitation of at least one year (e.g., via a joint rental contract in both names, being registered in an official register of unmarried couples, or having undergone documented IVF processes together for more than one year, which proves your continuous partnership).
- Regarding the strict criteria governed by surrogacy laws in georgia for the choice of the surrogate, she must have already had at least one healthy child of her own and cannot be older than 35 years of age. In addition to medical fitness, local regulations require gestational carriers to have a demonstrably medium-to-high socio-economic level, ensuring that severe financial poverty is never the driving reason to enter into a gestational arrangement.
In whose name will the baby be register after birth?
The baby will be register in the name of the parents. Subsequently, in the parents’ country of origin, depending on each legislation, the commissioning mother will have to proceed with the adoption of the baby, as most of the parents’ countries of origin only recognize the commissioning father. Consult your case with your family advisor at Gestlife.
In the surrogacy process in Georgia, you do not obtain a judgment but a birth certificate with the Hague apostille. The child will come in the name of the father, and the surrogate will have to adopt the child once in her country of origin (uncomplicated surrogacy procedure in Georgia).
Only married heterosexual couples.
If you wish to know in more detail what happened, we advise you to read the following section of this press release, more focused on the technical part, for those parents who wish to go deeper and better understand what is happening.
A local support representative who speaks your language
Our staff will assist you in our office in Tiblissi (Georgia) in your language (Spanish, French, Italian, German, English, Portugal). In a process where legal issues are mixed with medical issues, it is important to speak the same language and to understand each other. With Gestlife, you will never feel like a stranger in a foreign country.
It is something that seems obvious, when with some agencies you are lucky enough to speak to an advisor in your language, but as soon as you sign the contract, the rest of the staff do not speak it, and you will have to defend yourself in English, or in another language, with translators. Make sure if you talk to other agencies that this will not happen. A year and a half (the length of a process) having to speak in other languages is very stressful.
Our own office in Georgia
Gestlife has its own office in this country. We are not intermediaries. Our staff will attend you in our office in Tiblissi , Georgia , in your language. In a process where legal matters are mixed with medical matters, it is important to speak the same language and understand each other. With Gestlife, you will never feel like a stranger in a foreign country.
Legal assistance in Georgia
Gestlife has lawyers in its office in Tbilissi, Georgia, to assist you throughout the process.
Legal assistance in your home country
Most “agencies” finish their work when they hand over the baby to you. Others help you to leave the country, but then it is up to you to register your baby in your home country. At Gestlife we have a network of lawyers in all countries, to take care of the final procedure in your country of origin that will allow you to register your child without any problems.
Personal assistance during your travels
We try our best to make the surrogacy process a pleasure trip, not a nightmare. There can always be setbacks, which can endanger the commissioning parents (illness, accident).
Gestlife takes care of managing your travel assistance insurance, to guarantee you complete assistance in the event of any incident, and we take care of managing and organizing all the services related to this issue, so that you do not have to worry about it.
Our philosophy is to take care of parents 24 hours a day.
Cost of a surrogacy process in Georgia
A surrogacy procedure in Georgia costs between 54.000 and 81.000 euros depending on the program and coverage chosen.
Which programs can I take out in Georgia
In all our countries, you can take out the following programs:
- BASIC
- STANDARD
- STANDARD PLUS
- STANDARD PLUS PREMIUM
You can consult the services included in each program in the dossiers of each country. Ask your family advisor for them, with no obligation.
HIV, Hepatitis and sexually transmitted diseases
Gestlife is one of the few agencies that have programs for parents who test positive for HIV, Hepatitis or sexually transmitted diseases. Nowadays, this is not an impediment to parenthood. If this is your case, consult with your family counsellor, and we will be happy to help you.
Special characteristics of the country
- You do not get a sentence but a birth certificate with the Hague apostille. The child will come in the name of the father, and the commissioning mother will have to adopt the child once in her country (surrogacy procedure in Georgia is uncomplicated).
- Only married heterosexual couples for surrogacy in Georgia and couples who can prove that they have been living together for at least one year.
- The intended mother must prove with a medical certificate that she is unable to carry a child, or that she poses a serious risk to her health, and therefore resort to surrogacy in Georgia.
- This information is an indicative summary of the legislation in your country regarding surrogacy. We recommend that you do not carry out any procedure without first having spoken to one of our legal advisors, and the company is not responsible for any actions that parents may carry out on their own without the direct advice of our lawyers.
