Available programs

Guatemala
  • Egg donation surrogacy
  • Own egg surrogacy
  • Double-donation surrogacy
  • Live birth egg donation surrogacy
  • Frozen embryo shipped surrogacy
  • Double running surrogacy
  • HIV patient accepted, but has an extra charge

Legal framework

  • Guatemala is one of few countries that offers surrogacy services to single parents and same-sex couples.
  • Guatemala citizenship and passport are available to surrogate babies born in Guatemala.
  • Guatemala civil code has no restrictions, nor does it define the process. Per Guatemala Civil Code, anything that is not illegal can be contracted between parties-including surrogacy.

Eligible

  • Singles, same-sex (gay couples), and married or non-married hetero couples.
  • Medical indication is not requested
  • Marriage certificate is not requested

Birth certificate

  • Obtained by our team from the Guatemala government under five days after birth. Only Intended/biological father is listed along with GC.

Exit procedure timelines

  • Exit procedure depends on each embassy and the country of residency of the parents. The shortest exiting nationality is that of US citizens, where the baby exits with a USA passport in under three weeks. Other nationalities can take up to six weeks from delivery until the passport of the baby.   In some cases, baby may go home on a Guatemala passport in less than six weeks.
  • Almost all embassies are available in Guatemala City and most of them are very friendly when it comes to surrogacy.
  • Baby can receive a Guatemala passport if requested and at an extra cost.

Egg donation (Anonymous/Non-Anonymous)

  • Both Anonymous and Non-Anonymous is available. Many local egg donors are willing to share extra photos and in some cases videos.  We are also open to receiving eggs from other venues.  We have close relations and special pricing with some external egg banks.
  • It is possible to be in contact with egg donors when the child reaches 18 years old. However, to do so, the donor gives consentin advance that she is ok to be contacted.

Surrogate matching period

  • Usually available at the time of contract signing. To date, we have always had a pool of available surrogates.

Insurance

  • Not required. Health care costs are so low, we do not use insurance.

Useful and Extra Information

  • You will want to visit the internationally famous, and UNESCO world heritage site, of Antigua Guatemala during your stay in Guatemala.
  • The international airport, all IVF clinics, birth hospitals, hotels and restaurants are within a 10-minute drive of each other in central Guatemala City. Zone 10 of Guatemala City is where you will stay and it is world class in its cosmopolitan offerings.