HELP!! Can I not register a .eu domain if I do not have a Europe addy?

[bosstone]

I live in the US but want to register a .eu domain name. I tried to do it through godaddy but it said my information was wrong and I had to have a europe address. What should I do? Can I just change my address to a made up one in Europe or could this cause problems in the future? Any thoughts would be a great help.

 

[neroux]

You cant register a .eu domain as US citizen, I am sorry.

 

[bosstone]

Damn
I found a great name that is not taken either. So any name that has a country extension can not be registered by anyone with an address outside of that country?

thanks
cc

 

[neroux]

It depends on the rules of the extension's registrar. The majority of country specific domains (like .cc, .ws, .....) can be registered by everybody. .eu domains however can only be registered by citizens of the European Union (not even by Swiss as Switzerland isnt part of the EU).

 

[bosstone]

Can someone in Europe who has registered a .eu name push it to a person in the united states without there being problems down the road? Thanks for any help.

 

[neroux]

No, the owner has to be from the EU.

 

[B33R]

You could try making a European "friend" or someone willing to let you use their details in return for a fee.

And on the subject of extensions and restrictions - Dotster have a list here.

 

[Damion]

I live in the US but want to register a .eu domain name. I tried to do it through godaddy but it said my information was wrong and I had to have a europe address. What should I do? Can I just change my address to a made up one in Europe or could this cause problems in the future? Any thoughts would be a great help.

Perhaps this is an option for you?
Give them a call...
http://www.hostway.co.uk/domainnames/doteu/doteu.asp

* Natural persons resident within the European Community.*If Registrant does not have local EU presence, a proxy service may be provided by DomainPeople where permitted.

 

[Mr Blockeel]

bosstone i sent you a pm