Surrogacy In Cyprus

Surrogacy describes the process by which a woman carries and gives birth to a child conceived through the transfer of an embryo created through in vitro fertilization using genetic material which is not her own, but belongs to a couple who is unable to conceive a child naturally. The couple seeking to have the child through this method are considered as the parents of the child to be born and as such have all the legal rights and obligations that this status entails. The surrogate mother, also known as a gestational mother, has no parental or any other legal rights with regard to the child.

The legal regime governing the surrogacy process in Cyprus is the Application of Medically Assisted Reproduction Law of 2015 (L.69(I)/2015) as amended by Laws L.194(I)/2015, L.92(I)/2016 and L.113(I)/2018, collectively referred to hereinafter as the Law (“the Law”) and an overview of its key provisions follows below.