To begin the process of registration, a petition for registration must be submitted via email to one of the officers of arms of the Royal Heraldic College of Georgia. Once the petition has been received, an officer of arms will contact the petitioner to obtain any remaining relevant information and documentation required to determine eligibility and process the registration.

The petition for registration and supporting materials are examined by the College and a determination is made as to whether the registration may be able to proceed and under what (if any) limitations. 

Note: Only honours and titles from the Royal House of Georgia will be included in your Letters Patent.

We will work with you to update your arms or paint them as they currently exist. The initial concept sketches are included in the Registration fee.

Once your updated arms have been finalized to your satisfaction and that of the College, we will paint an exemplification* of your armorial bearings. This is the final painted version of your arms that is kept in our records and utilized in our Option A and B letters patent. 

You have a choice between:

• Simple Exemplification: A straightforward painting of your arms
• Complex Exemplification: A fully-detailed painting of your arms

*For Exemplification fees, refer to our pricelist.

Note: Only honours and titles from the Royal House of Georgia will be painted on your exemplification.

Following the payment of the fees to the College by the petitioner, and once the design has been prepared to the satisfaction of the College and the petitioner, the College will prepare a registration document which will include the formal heraldic description (blazon) of the armorial bearings, the exemplification (painting of your updated arms), and any other applicable authorizations to make use of heraldic privileges.

Once it is approved by the petitioner, the document is signed and sealed by the College before being first emailed and then posted to the armiger. A digital copy will be retained by the College, and the registered arms are entered into the Register of Arms, Badges, Flags, and Other Emblems of the Royal House of Georgia.

To provide petitioners with options to suit their varied preferences, the College offers, in addition to the standard letter-size registration document, two additional options with varying formats and price tiers. Further details are provided in the Letters Patent Options box below.