Surrogacy in Armenia
Clear legal framework with no court proceedings required

Yes. Armenia's Family Code and Law on Reproductive Health explicitly permit gestational surrogacy. Intended parents are named on the birth certificate without any court proceeding or adoption procedure, and Novaparent's program is for married heterosexual couples. Our family-law attorneys in Yerevan manage every legal step from initial agreement through birth certificate issuance.

Following a July 2024 amendment to Armenian law, Armenian citizens may not act as surrogates for foreign intended parents — so surrogates in our program are non-Armenian. In practice, our partner clinics work with carefully screened surrogates from neighboring countries — typically Georgia, Kazakhstan, and other regional jurisdictions. Every surrogate has already given birth to at least one healthy child of her own and passes full medical, psychological, and background screening.

Most journeys take 12–18 months from contract signing to bringing your baby home. This includes surrogate matching, the IVF cycle and embryo transfer, the 9-month pregnancy, and post-birth legal steps in Yerevan. The exact timeline depends on factors like embryo availability and individual medical circumstances — we discuss realistic timing during your free consultation.

Citizens of the European Union, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and many other countries can enter Armenia visa-free for short stays. You will need to travel to Yerevan for matching meetings, the embryo transfer cycle, and the birth itself. Our coordinators help arrange accommodation and ground logistics around each visit.

A child born in Armenia to foreign intended parents does not automatically acquire Armenian citizenship by birth — you obtain the child's citizenship and travel documents through your own country's embassy or authorities. Armenian birth certificates issued in the intended parents' names are widely used for these procedures, but the full legal path to citizenship and parental recognition at home depends on your country's law. Some jurisdictions require additional steps such as parental orders or transcription procedures. We work with families from across Europe and the Americas and will walk you through your specific path during the free consultation.