Surrogacy in Colombia
Surrogate motherhood in Colombia
In this country the following people can carry out surrogacy processes:
In this COUNTRY the following people can carry out surrogacy processes:
🔹Married heterosexual couples.
🔹Unmarried heterosexual couples.
🔹Single men.
🔹Married heterosexual couples.
🔹Unmarried heterosexual couples.
🔹Single men.
The surrogacy law in COLOMBIA
Colombia is a country where surrogacy is now practiced by clinics. There is no specific law on surrogacy, although the courts end up withdrawing custody from the surrogate mother as she has no genetic link with the baby.
In COLOMBIA there is no explicit law on surrogacy. This is something to bear in mind if you finally choose this country to become a father.
Once the baby is born, a process of impugnation of the maternity of the surrogate mother takes place, given that it is proven that the baby has a genetic link with the commissioning father, and on the contrary has no link with the surrogate. The court definitively disassociates the surrogate from the baby, by means of a judicial sentence.
In the 2022-2023 legislature in Colombia, two bills were introduced that sought to regulate the issue. The proposed bills were P.L. 334-2023C filed by the representative to the chamber Alejandro Ocampo Giraldo and P.L. 345 of 2023C filed by the Minister of Justice and Law, Mr. Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño.
Under Colombian law, laws governing surrogacy must be process as statutory laws, which have a special procedure within the Congress of the Republic.
One of these requirements is that they must be processed and approved within the same legislative year, which in our case was from 20 July 2022 to 16 December 2022 and from 16 March 2023 to 20 June 2023.
As of today, no other bill has been presented that intends to regulate surrogacy in Colombia and according to interviews with the Minister of Justice and Law it will not be presented for the time being due to the complex legislative agenda.
For the above reasons, the information that surrogacy processes will be closed in Colombia as of September 2023 is denied, and we share the links where you can verify that the two bills have been duly filed.
P.L. 334-2023C
P.L. 345-2023C
In COLOMBIA there is no explicit law on surrogacy. This is something to bear in mind if you finally choose this country to become a father.
Once the baby is born, a process of impugnation of the maternity of the surrogate mother takes place, given that it is proven that the baby has a genetic link with the commissioning father, and on the contrary has no link with the surrogate. The court definitively disassociates the surrogate from the baby, by means of a judicial sentence.
In the 2022-2023 legislature in Colombia, two bills were introduced that sought to regulate the issue. The proposed bills were P.L. 334-2023C filed by the representative to the chamber Alejandro Ocampo Giraldo and P.L. 345 of 2023C filed by the Minister of Justice and Law, Mr. Néstor Iván Osuna Patiño.
Under Colombian law, laws governing surrogacy must be process as statutory laws, which have a special procedure within the Congress of the Republic.
One of these requirements is that they must be processed and approved within the same legislative year, which in our case was from 20 July 2022 to 16 December 2022 and from 16 March 2023 to 20 June 2023.
As of today, no other bill has been presented that intends to regulate surrogacy in Colombia and according to interviews with the Minister of Justice and Law it will not be presented for the time being due to the complex legislative agenda.
For the above reasons, the information that surrogacy processes will be closed in Colombia as of September 2023 is denied, and we share the links where you can verify that the two bills have been duly filed.
P.L. 334-2023C
P.L. 345-2023C
LEGAL WARNING: Obviously, we cannot guarantee that there will be new bills in the future, for or against surrogacy, something that can happen in every country. However, no new law can be apply retroactively, so, when there is a change in the law, the ongoing processes are respected, as it happened in the other countries where there was a legislative change against surrogacy: VIETNAM, LAOS, CAMBODIA, MEXICO, RUSSIA, NEPAL, or THAILAND.
However, if the absence of legislation is a problem for you, you can do the process in the other countries where Gestlife has its own offices, and they have programs for single men and homosexual couples.
However, if the absence of legislation is a problem for you, you can do the process in the other countries where Gestlife has its own offices, and they have programs for single men and homosexual couples.
In whose name will the baby be register once it is born?
Once the birth has taken place, the intended parents must register the baby in the civil registry of BOGOTÁ COLOMBIA. To do so, a birth certificate issued by the clinic must be provide.
The maternity challenge will be initiated by the surrogate. In this way you then obtain the Colombian passport, passport of the parents´nationality or safe-conduct (depending on the nationality of the parents). Consult your case with your family advisor at Gestlife.
In the case of unmarried males, the surrogate appears on the birth certificate. It will later be remove when the court accepts the challenge (which is always the case because the mothers have no genetic link to the child).
An in-country assistance manager in your language (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German).
Our staff will assist you in our office in Bogotá (Colombia) in your language. 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.
The maternity challenge will be initiated by the surrogate. In this way you then obtain the Colombian passport, passport of the parents´nationality or safe-conduct (depending on the nationality of the parents). Consult your case with your family advisor at Gestlife.
In the case of unmarried males, the surrogate appears on the birth certificate. It will later be remove when the court accepts the challenge (which is always the case because the mothers have no genetic link to the child).
An in-country assistance manager in your language (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German).
Our staff will assist you in our office in Bogotá (Colombia) in your language. 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.
Own office in COLOMBIA
Gestlife has its own office in this country. We are not intermediaries. Our staff will attend you in our office in Bogotá, Colombia, in your language. In a process in which 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 COLOMBIA
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 country of origin. 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. But 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 don't have to worry about it. Our philosophy is to take care of the parents 24 hours a day.
Personal assistance during your travels.
We try our best to make the surrogacy process a pleasure trip, not a nightmare. But 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 don't have to worry about it. Our philosophy is to take care of the parents 24 hours a day.
Cost of a surrogacy process in COLOMBIA
A surrogacy process in Colombia costs between 68.000 and 86.000 euros depending on the program and guarantees chosen.
If you would like more information about our programs, you can arrange a free, no-obligation telephone appointment by CLICKING HERE.
Which program can I take out in COLOMBIA
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, without obligation.
If you would like more information about our programs, you can arrange a free, no-obligation telephone appointment by CLICKING HERE.
Which program can I take out in COLOMBIA
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, without obligation.
Cost of a surrogacy process in COLOMBIA
A surrogacy process in Colombia costs between 68.000 and 86.000 euros depending on the program and guarantees chosen.
If you would like more information about our programs, you can arrange a free, no-obligation telephone appointment by CLICKING HERE.
Which program can I take out in COLOMBIA
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, without obligation.
If you would like more information about our programs, you can arrange a free, no-obligation telephone appointment by CLICKING HERE.
Which program can I take out in COLOMBIA
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, without obligation.
Cost of a surrogacy process in COLOMBIA
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:
As in most countries, the gestation that has been done in COLOMBIA is the Gestational or total, which is one in which the surrogate does not provide genetic material, prohibited in most countries that make surrogacy. The genetic material is either provide by the intended parents or through a donor. When we resort to a donor, the donor can only be an egg donor, since in this country there is no court ruling, paternity is determine by filiation, and the father must prove his biological relationship with the baby. The donor can be anonymous or chosen. Donors are usually healthy women between 18 and 26 years of age, who are subject to strict medical control to guarantee their state of health.
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
They offer fixed-price programs that include most of the possible contingencies. In the vast majority of cases, there are no extra costs.
You do not obtain a sentence but a birth certificate with the apostille of the Hague. However, the mother's parental rights are withdrawn by means of a judgement.
The cost of a procedure is much lower than in the USA. Most programs range from 60,000 to 80,000 euros in total.
GESTLIFE has its own offices and staff dedicated to the control and monitoring of the process.
DISADVANTAGES
They offer fixed-price programs that include most of the possible contingencies. In the vast majority of cases, there are no extra costs.
You do not obtain a sentence but a birth certificate with the apostille of the Hague. However, the mother's parental rights are withdrawn by means of a judgement.
The cost of a procedure is much lower than in the USA. Most programs range from 60,000 to 80,000 euros in total.
GESTLIFE has its own offices and staff dedicated to the control and monitoring of the process.
