Surrogacy with Shipped Embryos

Surrogacy with shipped Embryos program is for intended parents who already have embryos created abroad and are now looking to complete their surrogacy journey in Georgia.

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You can ship your embryos to Reproart, where our team will assist with legal preparation, medical coordination, and all necessary steps from shipment to birth registration.

Surrogacy with Shipped Embryos is Recommended for:

Women with medical conditions that make pregnancy dangerous or impossible (e.g. absence of uterus, severe uterine abnormalities, or life-threatening health conditions)
Women who have undergone hysterectomy or other surgeries that prevent pregnancy
Women with chronic illnesses (e.g. cardiac, or autoimmune conditions) that could worsen with pregnancy

Surrogacy Law in Georgia

Eligibility: In Georgia, surrogacy is legal for married heterosexual couples or for heterosexual couples who have lived together for at least one year and can provide proof of cohabitation. This makes Georgia a legally safe destination for surrogacy for intended parents of any nationality.

Birth Certificate: Under Georgian surrogacy law, the intended mother and father are recognized as the sole legal parents from the moment of the child’s birth. The surrogate has no parental rights, and her name does not appear on the birth certificate. The child is registered in the intended parents’ names within a few working days after birth.

Starting the Program with Shipped Embryos

If you already have embryos and need a surrogate, Reproart offers a clear and fully supported path to continue your journey in Georgia. Once your embryos arrive and are safely stored at our facility, we begin the process of matching you with a screened surrogate and preparing for transfer, prenatal care, and birth.

Before arranging shipment, our legal and medical teams will review your documentation, ensuring that everything complies with Georgian regulations and internal shipping protocols. This step is important to prevent delays and to ensure that your embryos are accepted and safely stored upon arrival.

The Benefit of Starting the Program at Reproart

This program is designed to support every stage of the journey from your first contact with us, through embryo shipment, to birth registration and bringing your baby home.

Reproart collaborates closely with Georgia’s leading surrogacy law firm, whose legal expertise is included of your program from shipping documents review to birth certificate registration and preparation of the documents required for your embassy.

From the moment you begin, your personal coordinator oversees the entire process from reviewing shipment documents and matching with a surrogate to delivery. Your surrogate receives full medical care throughout including endometrial preparation, embryo transfer (FET), pregnancy monitoring, and delivery at a trusted maternity hospital.

If Embryo was Created with a Donor Gamete

If your embryo was created using either a donor egg or donor sperm, it’s important to know that, under Georgian surrogacy law, the donor must be identifiable. This means the donor must either sign the notarized surrogacy contract in person or be represented by someone holding a notarized Power of Attorney (POA).

For detailed legal requirements regarding embryo shipping with donor gametes, please see the section titled “Shipping Legal Requirements.”

Surrogate Selection: How it Works

At Reproart, we operate our own in-house surrogate mother recruitment agency, which works exclusively with our clinic. This allows us to have carefully screened surrogate candidates and provide a faster matching process for intended parents.

All of our surrogates undergo comprehensive medical and psychological evaluations. Only after our medical team approves a candidate for her physical and mental readiness for the program, the surrogate mother matching process begins. This ensures the highest standards of safety in the surrogate mother selection and matching process.

What You Need to Start the Surrogacy Program

To begins your surrogacy journey in Georgia, you’ll need to provide the following documents:

Marriage certificate – if you are legally married or Proof of cohabitation – if you are an unmarried heterosexual couple who have lived together for at least one year (Your assigned personal coordinator will guide you through the process and help with the required documentation.)
Valid passports for both intended parents

Your assigned personal coordinator will guide you through each step and assist in preparing or validating the required documents as needed.