.us Can foreigner own the dot-US?

[zabretooth]

Can foreigner own the dot-US?

I'am not USA resident, can I register dot-US?
and If now I have one, can it confiscated by the registrar or someone who have the power.

thanks

 

[Constantin]

No, you are not allowed.

http://www.neustar.us/faqs/index.html#who_can_register
Who can register a .US domain name?
Any U.S. citizen or resident, as well as any business or organization, including federal, state, and local government with a bona fide presence in the United States can register a .US domain name.

 

[drinklord]

True, but according to all of the discussion on the neustar mailing list, nobody enforces those rules at all. I do not condone circumventing the rules, but you deserve to know what NEUSTAR (which controls .us) is doing about foreign registrants (and they aren't doing anything).

 

[freescaleman]

I AM GAWD OF US. I PERMIT U HAVE THE RIGTH TO DO. :yell:

 

[IAmAllanShore]

The full quote:

One of the following eligibility requirements must be met:

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A natural person (i) who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories or (ii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or
*

Any entity or organization that is incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, or any of its possessions or territories, or
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An entity or organization (including federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States. See Section B.3.1 of the NeuStar proposal to the Department of Commerce for details concerning what constitutes a “bona fide presence.“



You do not have to be an American...

And no, it isn't actively enforced, but that doesn't mean it won't be.

-Allan :gl:

 

[VirtualT]

just get someone you know from the us to allow you to use their address info for the whois. Thats a "bona fide presence"

 

[IAmAllanShore]

No...
No more so than my using Downing Street as my address and being .eu kosher.

Now if your friend will register them for you, that would be something else entirely.

-Allan