Becoming an Icann Accredited Registrar

[Ray]

How would I go about becomming an Icann accreddited registrar. I searched google but can't seem to find out how.. anybody know?

 

[Gene]

You'll need:

US$2,500 non-refundable application fee, to be submitted with application.

US$4,000 yearly accreditation fee.

Variable fee (quarterly) paid once you begin registering domain names. This fee represents a portion of ICANN's operating costs.

Transaction-based gTLD fee (quarterly). This fee is a flat fee (currently $0.25) charged for each new registration, renewal or transfer. This fee can be billed by the registrar separately on its invoice to the registrant.

You must have:

US$70,000 in working capital requirement. THIS DOES NOT NEED TO BE PAID TO ICANN; ICANN requires only that you demonstrate (by submitting an independently verified financial statement) that you have at least this much liquid capital (cash or credit) before your ICANN accreditation becomes effective.

http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-process.htm

 

[barefoottech]

Several other threads here at Namepros about this
Do a search

 

[RJ]

Go right to the source. They have a good overview of the process,

http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation.htm

 

[Ray]

thanks for the helps mate.... I really appriaicaite it. I didnt how expensive it was to become icann accredited. I was figuring on about maybe 5 thousand, but not $25 thousand

 

[wildbest]

How would I go about becomming an Icann accreddited registrar. I searched google but can't seem to find out how.. anybody know?

What for? What is the point of becoming ICANN accredited?
You can do it just fine without being ICANN accredited!

If you still want to pay extra fees, well read about.
Your money are always welcomed at ICANN.
http://www.verisign.com/products-se...ory-services/naming-services/page_002302.html

 

[Dave_Z]

What for? What is the point of becoming ICANN accredited?

Only ICANN-accredited registrars are allowed to register, manage, and accept
transfers of domain names they're allowed to handle. Resellers can't register
domains on their own, they need their partner registrars' connections (both
literally and figuratively) to do it.

Then again, you don't necessarily have to be ICANN-accredited if you're in the
domain registration business yet you're able to give competent customer help.