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Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
CentralNic 1 - 10 0 None 3 - 64 Characters 1 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 4 CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.TEL 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 5
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_ADDGRACE_DAYS%> None 3 - 64 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 5 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 4 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.UK Only 2 0 None 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk extensions (including the extension) 5

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk extension (including the extension) 6

 1 - 10
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 7 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ME 1 - 10 1 Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs
to be a Montenegrin individual/entity.		 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NZ 1 - 10 0 None 1 - 63 Characters 2 - 10

Renewal

Extension Duration (Years) 8 Auto Renewal 9 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
CentralNic 1 - 10 5 None
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 None
.TEL 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_RENEWAL_DAYS%> None
.MN 1 - 10 40 None
.BZ 1 - 10 40 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 5

0 None
.UK Only 2 97

Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 97 days after its Expiry.
.US 1 - 10 40 None
.WS 1 - 10 0

Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.
.ME 1 - 10 40 None
.NZ 1 - 10 0 None

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 10 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
CentralNic 1 6 - 48 Characters None
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.TEL 1 1 - 16 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WEB.IN None None None
.MN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None Expiry date is extended by one year from the date of Transfer and not from the old Expiry date.
.UK 0 None Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WS 1 None None
.ME 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NZ 1 8 Characters None

Restoration

Extension Supported 11 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
CentralNic 45
.ASIA 30
.TEL 30
.IN 30
.WEB.IN None
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.UK None
.US 30
.WS None
.ME 30
.NZ 90

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers 12 Locking 13 Suspension 14 Contact details modification 15 Move Operation 16 Privacy Protection 17
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORG Unlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details cannot be modified during the Add Grace Period.
CentralNic Unlimited No Restriction
.ASIA Unlimited No Restriction
.TEL Not Supported No Restriction
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.WEB.IN Not Supported No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CC Unlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification 18 is a billable action.

Registration Term 19 is extended by one year from the date of Trade.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 20 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
.ME Unlimited No Restriction
.NZ 1 - 8 No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. What is Charter Eligibility Declaration (CED) Contact?
  4. 4. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  7. 7. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  8. 8. Renewing a Domain Name
  9. 9. What is Auto-Renewal?
  10. 10. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  11. 11. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  12. 12. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  13. 13. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  14. 14. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  15. 15. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  16. 16. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  17. 17. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  18. 18. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  19. 19. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  20. 20. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name