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Africa

CountryExtensionRequirements
Aland Islands.axLegal entities with a set place of business or registered in the Aland Islands.
Algeria.dzcompany in Algeria, domain must match company name, redirection fee required if using your DNS
Algeria.com.dzcompany in Algeria, domain must match company name, redirection fee required if using your DNS
American Samoa.asThere are no restrictions at this time
Angola.aoMust have a commercial institution seated in Angola .co.ao For commercial institutions, seated in Angola .it.ao For international institutions, seated outside Angola
Angola.co.aoCopy of company registration or TM in Angola. Domain name must relate to business name. Admin-c in Angola required.
Angola.og.aoYou must have a local company in Angola A domain should not be registered in more than one sub-domain with the same name.
Antarctica.aqLocal presence is required.
Aruba.awcopy company registration in Aruba
Aruba.com.awcopy company registration in Aruba
Benin.bjAdmin-c in Benin
Botswana.bwplease ask for further info
Botswana.co.bwplease ask for further info
Burkina Faso.bfplease ask for further info
Burundi.biThere are no restrictions at this time
Burundi.co.biThere are no restrictions at this time
Burundi.com.biThere are no restrictions at this time
Burundi.or.biThere are no restrictions at this time.
Cameroon.cmcompany name or trademarked name, copy of document, explanation how you will use the domain and why you have rights to this name. May take up to 6 weeks for manual review.
Cape Verde.cvThere are no restrictions
Central African.cfInternational trademark or local presence in Central African Republic
Chad.tdplease ask for further info
Comoros.kmcompanies with representation/TM in Comoros
Comoros.com.kmFor .KM Reserved for companies with representation/TM in Comoros For .COM.KM no restriction at this time
Cote D' Ivoire.cidomain must relate to company, trademark
Cote D' Ivoire.co.cidomain must relate to company, trademark
Dem. Congo.cddomain must reflect type of business
Djibouti.djThere are no restrictions at this time
Egypt.egcopy of company reg. in Egypt showing tax-id, domain must match company name, nameservers must be located in Egypt
Egypt.com.egcopy of company reg. in Egypt showing tax-id, domain must match company name, nameservers must be located in Egypt
Equat. Guinea.gqno registry at this time
Eritrea.erno active registry
Ethiopia.etplease ask for further info
Ethiopia.com.etPlease ask for more information
Gabon.gaplease ask for further info
Ghana.ghMust have a company reg. and admin-C in Ghana
Ghana.com.ghcompany reg in Ghana, admin-C in Ghana
Guinea.gnCompany and admin-C must be in Guinea
Guinea.com.gncompany and admin-C must be in Guinea
Guinea-Bissau.gwno registry at this time
Kenya.keThere is no other requirement
Kenya.co.kemust be registered under company or trademark name
Lesotho.lsPlease ask for more information
Lesotho.co.lsPlease ask for more info
Liberia.lrMust have Liberian trademark or company
Liberia.com.lrLiberian TM or company in Liberia
Libyan Arab.lyfor company or trademark registration, any country
Libyan Arab.com.lyfor company or trademark registration, any country
Madagascar.mgcopy company reg, tax-id in Madagascar, OR trademark at the OMAPI or equivalent (OMPI, INPI.)
Madagascar.com.mgThere are There are no restrictions at this time at this time
Malawi.mwThere are There are no restrictions at this time at this time
Malawi.co.mwThere are There are no restrictions at this time at this time
Malawi.com.mwAn alternative for commercial organisations
Mali.mlplease ask for further info
Mauritania.mrplease ask for further info
Mauritius.muThere are no restrictions at this time
Mauritius.com.muThere are no restrictions at this time
Mauritius.co.muCommercial entities (No longer available for new registration by most registrars)
Mayotte.ytno registry at this time
Morocco.maThere are no restrictions at this time
Morocco.co.maThere are no restrictions at this time
Mozambique.mzThere are no restrictions at this time
Mozambique.co.mzThere are no restrictions at this time
Namibia.naThere are no restrictions at this time
Namibia.com.naFor commercial entities
Namibia.co.naFor commercial entities
New Caledonia.nccompany registered in New Caledonia
New Caledonia.com.nccompany representative in New Caledonia
Niger.nelocal presence required
Nigeria.ngCompany registration in Nigeria & contact info
Nigeria.com.ngcompany reg in Nigeria, contact info
Niue.nuThere are no restrictions at this time
Norfolk Island.nfThere are no restrictions at this time
Norfolk Island.com.nfThere are no restrictions at this time
Rep. Congo.cgdomain must reflect type of business
Reunion Island.reEU or international trademark which includes French territory and local admin-C
Reunion Island.com.reEU or international trademark which includes French territory and local admin-C
Rwanda.rwdomain related to company/trademark/brand name
Sao Tome.stThere are no restrictions at this time
Senegal.snplease ask for further info
Seychelles.scThere are no restrictions at this time
Seychelles.com.scThere are no restrictions at this time
Sierra Leone.slplease ask for further info
Somalia.soAs Somalia has no internationally recognized government, this domain is not currently used
South Africa.zaNetwork must be located in South Africa
South Africa.co.zaThere are no restrictions at this time
St. Helena.shThere are no restrictions at this time
Sudan.sdcompanies or individuals
Sudan.com.sdfor company reg., any country
Sudan.tv.sdCompanies or Individuals
Swaziland.szcompany reg. in Swaziland
Tanzania.tzThere are no restrictions at this time
Tanzania.co.tzcompany reg in Tanzania, or citizen
The Gambia.gmmust relate to company name, product
Togo.tgplease ask for further info
Tunisia.tnbusiness reg. in Tunisia or admin-C in Tunisia
Tunisia.com.tnbusiness reg. in Tunisia or admin-C in Tunisia
Uganda.ugmust register .co.ug first, no other restrictions
Uganda.co.ugThere are no restrictions at this time
Uganda.or.ugThere are no restrictions at this time
Western Sahara.ehno registry at this time
Zambia.zmPlease ask for more information.
Zambia.co.zmWe generally require that the organization being registered have a presence in Zambia.
Zimbabwe.zwNo Requirements
Zimbabwe.co.zwThere are no restrictions at this time

Alternative

CountryExtensionRequirements
Australia.au.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Brazil.br.comThere are no restrictions at this time
China.cn.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Europe.eu.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Germany.de.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Great Britain.gb.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Great Britain.gb.netThere are no restrictions at this time
Hungary.hu.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Japan.jpn.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Nevada.nv.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Norway.no.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Quebec.qc.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Russia.ru.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Saudi Arabia.sa.comThere are no restrictions at this time
South Africa.za.comThere are no restrictions at this time
South Korea.kr.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Sweden.se.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Sweden.se.netThere are no restrictions at this time
United Kingdom.uk.comThere are no restrictions at this time
United Kingdom.uk.netThere are no restrictions at this time
United States.us.comThere are no restrictions at this time
Uruguay.uy.comThere are no restrictions at this time

Asia

CountryExtensionRequirements
Afghanistan.afcopy company registration or TM recognized by Afghanistan
Afghanistan.com.afcopy company registration or TM recognized by Afghanistan
Arab Emirates.aeThere are no restrictions at this time
Asia.asiaAddress, phone in Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific region.
Bahrain.bhcopy of company registration, tax id, hosting in Bahrain required, must be customer of Batelco and provide account (phone) number, this account is billed directly for registration/hosting
Bahrain.com.bhcopy company registration, tax id, hosting in Bahrain required, must be customer of Batelco and provide account (phone) number, this account is billed directly for registration/hosting
Bangladesh.bdThere are no restrictions at this time
Bangladesh.com.bdThere are no restrictions at this time
Bhutan.btcopy company reg. or TM
Bhutan.com.btcopy company reg. or TM
Brunei.bnLocal Admin-Contact is required
Brunei.com.bnlocal admin-c, copy company reg. in Brunei
Cambodia.khCopy of license or certificate of trade name, issued by ministry of Commerce of Cambodia, authenticated by the municipality of Phnom Penh
Cambodia.com.khcopy of License or Certificate of trade name, issued by ministry of Commerce of Cambodia, authenticated by the municipality of Phnom Penh must be provided.
China.cnThere are no restrictions at this time
China.com.cnThere are no restrictions at this time
China.ah.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.bj.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.cq.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.fj.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.gd.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.gs.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.gx.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.gz.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.ha.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.hb.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.he.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.hi.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.hk.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.hl.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.hn.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.jl.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.js.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.jx.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.ln.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.mo.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.nm.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.nx.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.qh.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.sc.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.sd.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
China.sh.cnRegistration is unrestricted but please contact us for additional info.
Christmas Islands.cxThere are no restrictions at this time
East Timor.tpno longer in use, converted to .TL (Timor Leste)
Guam.guMust provide copy of trademark if name is associated with trademark, have an admin-C in Guam
Guam.com.guGuam admin-C. Provide copy of trademark if name is associated with TM.
Hong Kong.hkcompany registration number, any country
Hong Kong.com.hkcopy of company reg in Hong Kong
India.inThere are no restrictions at this time
India.co.inThere are no restrictions at this time
Indonesia.idLocal presence is required. Must have a copy trademark or a company registered in Indonesia and have 1:1 mapping with domain for this domain extension
Indonesia.co.idlocal presence required
Iran.irno restrictions
Iran.co.ircopy company registration, any country
Iraq.iqno registry at this time
Israel.ilThere are no other requirements at this time.
Israel.co.ilThere are no restrictions at this time
Japan.jpJapanese address, phone
Japan.co.jpJapanese company, information in Japanese language
Japan.ne.jpJapanese company, information in Japanese language
Jordan.jocompany reg in Jordan or TM with admin-C in Jordan
Jordan.com.jocompany reg in Jordan or TM with admin-C in Jordan
Kazakhstan.kzThere are no restrictions at this time
Kazakhstan.com.kzThere are no restrictions at this time
Kuwait.kwCopy of company registration in Kuwait or citizen ID
Kuwait.com.kwcopy company reg in Kuwait or citizen ID
Kyrgyzstan.kgThere are no restrictions at this time
Kyrgyzstan.com.kgNo requirements
Laos.laThere are no restrictions at this time
Lebanon.lbLebanese TM & Lebanese admin-C
Lebanon.com.lbLebanese TM, Lebanese admin-C
Macao.moMust have company reg. in Macao, and nameservers operated in Macao
Macao.com.mocompany reg. in Macao, nameservers operated in Macao
Malaysia.mycopy company reg in Malaysia, full address, phone
Malaysia.com.myCopy company registration in Malaysia, full address, phone
Maldives.mvPlease ask for further information
Maldives.com.mvCommercial organisation
Mongolia.mnThere are no restrictions at this time
Myanmar.mmThere are no restrictions at this time
Myanmar.com.mmFor Business in Burma
Nepal.npMust have a company reg. in Nepal or a TM
Nepal.com.npcompany reg. in Nepal, or TM
North Korea.kpno registry at this time
Oman.omCompany or TM registered in Oman, local admin-C.
Oman.co.omcompany reg. in Oman or TM, local contact info
Oman.com.omcompany reg. in Oman or TM, local contact info
Pakistan.pkThere are no restrictions at this time
Pakistan.com.pkThere are no restrictions at this time
Palestinian.psThere are no restrictions at this time
Palestinian.com.psThere are no restrictions at this time
Philippines.phThere are no restrictions at this time
Philippines.com.phThere are no restrictions at this time
Qatar.qaMust subscribe to Qatar ISP for additional hosting costs, local admin-C details
Qatar.com.qalocal admin-C details, must subscribe to Qatar ISP for addtl hosting costs
Russia.ruThere are no restrictions at this time
Russia.com.ruThis domain is currently suspended by the NIC until further notice
Saudi Arabia.saCompany registration in Saudi or TM in Saudi
Saudi Arabia.com.sacompany reg in Saudi or TM in Saudi (MOC)
Singapore.sglocal admin-C details
Singapore.com.sgcopy of company reg in Singapore, address, phone
South Korea.krcopy company reg. in Korea, letterhead Korean company address in both English and Korean
South Korea.co.krcopy company reg. in Korea, letterhead with Korean company address in English and Korean, admin-C with resident #
South Korea.ne.krThis domain can be registered by any Korean individual for personal usage. Registrants must have the local presence within Korea.
South Korea.or.krRegistrants must have a local presence within Korea
Soviet Union.suNo restrictions.
Sri Lanka.lkSri Lanka TM or company
Sri Lanka.com.lkSri Lanka TM or company
Syria.syThe government is not currently permitting domain name registrations under the .sy TLD
Syria.com.syThe government is not currently permitting domain name registrations under the .sy TLD
Taiwan.twLocal agent details required
Taiwan.com.twLocal agent details required
Tajikistan.tjThere are no restrictions at this time
Tajikistan.com.tjThere are no restrictions at this time
Tajikistan.co.tjThere are no restrictions at this time.
Thailand.thCopy of company registration in Thailand, full address, and phone
Thailand.co.thcopy company reg. in Thailand, full address, phone OR Thai trademark
Thailand.or.thFor nonprofit Organization
Timor Leste.tlThere are no restrictions at this time
Timor Leste.com.tlThere are no restrictions at this time
Turkey.trCompany registration, or Trademark
Turkey.com.trCopy company registration or TM (any country). Applicants must prove a business activity in Turkey (at least they are in business venture to do so) or have business relationship with a company which is present in Turkey (distribution agreement etc.)
Turkmenistan.tmthis extension is used solely as a domain associated with trademarks, registration period is 10 years only
Uzbekistan.uzThere are no restrictions at this time
Uzbekistan.co.uzThere are no restrictions at this time
Uzbekistan.com.uzThere are no restrictions at this time
Vietnam.vnThere are no restrictions at this time
Vietnam.com.vnThere are no restrictions at this time
Yemen.yeMust have an admin-C in Yemen
Yemen.com.yeMust have an admin-C in Yemen.

Central America

CountryExtensionRequirements
Anguilla.aiThere is no other requirement
Anguilla.com.aiThere is no other requirement
Antigua.agThere are no restrictions at this time
Antigua.com.agThere are no restrictions at this time
Bahamas.bsThere is no other requirement
Bahamas.com.bsThere is no other requirement
Barbados.bbMust be resident or have company registered in Barbados
Barbados.com.bbMust have a presence or a company registered in Barbados
Belize.bzThere are no restrictions at this time
Cayman Islands.kyMust have company reg. in Cayman or be a citizen. Foreign companies cannot use local admin-C for registrations
Cayman Islands.com.kycompany reg in Cayman or citizen. Foreign companies cannot use local admin-C for registrations
Costa Rica.crPassport, id number of contact person (any country)
Costa Rica.co.crPassport, id number of contact person (any country)
Cuba.cuThere are no restrictions at this time
Cuba.com.cuThere are no restrictions at this time
Dominica.dmThere are no restrictions at this time
Dominican.doThere is no other requirement
Dominican.com.doThere are no restrictions at this time
El Salvador.svMust have an admin-C located in El Salvador
El Salvador.com.svMust have an admin-C located in El Salvador
Gibraltar.giNo restriction - TLD .gi possible if company based in Gibraltar
Gibraltar.com.giNo restriction - TLD .gi possible if company based in Gibraltar
Grenada.gdThere are no restrictions at this time
Guadeloupe.gpThere are no restrictions at this time
Guadeloupe.com.gpThere are no restrictions at this time
Guatemala.gtThere is no other requirement
Guatemala.com.gtThere are no restrictions at this time
Haiti.htAt this time there is no registry
Honduras.hnCompany registration form from any country
Honduras.com.hnCompany registration form from any country
Jamaica.jmThere is no other requirement
Jamaica.com.jmThere are no restrictions at this time
Martinique.mqAt this time there is no registry
Montserrat.msThere are no restrictions at this time
Netherlands.anMust have a company in the islands of Netherlands Antilles and a local contact person
Netherlands.com.anNot available.
Nicaragua.niThere is no other requirement
Nicaragua.com.niThere are no restrictions at this time
Panama.paPassport/ID number from any country
Panama.com.paPassport/ID number from any country
Puerto Rico.prThere are no restrictions at this time
Puerto Rico.com.prThere are no restrictions at this time
Puerto Rico.isla.prThere are no restrictions at this time
Saint Lucia.lcThere are no restrictions at this time
Saint Lucia.co.lcThere are no requirements at this time.
Saint Lucia.com.lcThere are no requirements at this time.
St. Vincent and The Grenadines.vcThere are no restrictions at this time
St. Vincent and The Grenadines.com.vcThere are no restrictions at this time
St.Kitts and Nevis.knno restrictions
Turks and Caicos.tcThere are no restrictions at this time

Educational

CountryExtensionRequirements
Afghanistan.edu.afApproval of registration documents from the ministry of planning for verification of the specified organization or any other Ministry or body responsible for registration or licensing of such bodies.
Albania.edu.alEducation in Albania
Angola.ed.aoFor educational institutions.
Cook Islands.edu.ckCook Islands Educational Institutions
Egypt.edu.egYou must have a local DNS Server in Egypt. Generic terms are not permitted for registration in Egypt. For educational institutions within Egypt only
Estonia.edu.eeRegistration is restricted to Estonian schools and other Estonian educational institutions.
Gibraltar.edu.giThe edu.gi domain is for the registration of names relating to Gibraltar Educational Institutions.
Greece.edu.grFor Educational organisations
Greenland.edu.glUpon declaration, the applicant must sign a waiver that states that the domain name does not infringe on existing copyright law (for trademarks, or the like).
Guernsey.sch.ggAvailable to schools within Guernsey only
Hong Kong.edu.hkRegistered schools, tertiary institutions and other approved educational institutions in HKSAR are eligible to register a .edu.hk Domain Name.
Iran.ac.irRegistration is ONLY available to academic organisations licensed by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, the Supervisory Council of Islamic Seminaries, and Higher Council of Cultural Revolution.
Iran.sch.irRegistration is ONLY availabe to schools, institutes and other academic organisation licensed by the Ministry of Educatio of the Islamic Republiuc of Iran. The domain name must correspond with the name of the registrant/owner.
Israel.ac.ilReserved for academic institutions of higher education within Israel only.
Jersey.sch.jeAvailable to schools located in Jersey only.
Jordan.edu.joOpen for Universities and educational institutes who are registered in Jordan
Jordan.sch.joOpen for for Schools who are registered in Jordan.
Kenya.ac.keInstitutions of Higher Education. Requires Supporting Documents. Must be registered under company or trademark name
Kiribati.edu.kiApplication for a .KI domain states that it should NOT be used to publish any material not suitable for children, so as to create a "safe harbor" or "greenspace" on the Internet for children that will restrict content relating to violence, pornography, tobacco, hate speech, illegal drugs and alcohol as defined by the laws of the Republic of Kiribati.
Latvia.edu.lvFor educational institutions
Lebanon.edu.lbRegistering entity should be a licensed Lebanese ISP (license issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunication).
Libyan Arab.edu.lySchools
Libyan Arab.sch.lyEducational institutions.
Macao.edu.moFor educational institutions
Madagascar.edu.mgFor Educational institutions
Malawi.ac.mwAcademic institutions
Malawi.edu.mwDegree granting academic institutions
Malaysia.edu.myFor Educational Institutions
Maldives.edu.mvEducational institutions
Malta.edu.mtFor educational institutions
Mauritius.ac.muAcademic institutions
Mexico.edu.mxEducational institutions (registration limited to qualifying entities)
Mongolia.edu.mnFor educational institutions
Morocco