Qualification to register certain extensions

[curiouscat]

Yesterday was the first time I have ever registered a .us domain name and I notice that there is a "nexus" requirement (that the registrar is a US citizen or permanent resident e.g. if he's an individual)

Are there similar qualification requirements for other extensions?

I know ".org" is supposed to be for non-profits but I never had to make a declaration before.

How about ".net" What was it's original audience supposed to be? I guess ".com" is quite self-explanatory

 

[RJ]

.com .net .org .info are open to anyone to register for any purpose. .biz is pretty much open, but has a few restrictions on what you can do with your domain.

.ca (canada) and .us have nexus requirements.

Other ccTLDs are on a case-by-case bases as decided by those countries. Many like .cc, .ws, .ms are open to all, while some like italy's .it are more restrictive.

 

[curiouscat]

Thanks RJ. My experience has so far been limited to .com/.net/.org addresses. This is great to know!

 

[TopNames.com]

Unless the name is great, it's better to remember this: .com is king

 

[curiouscat]

I defnitely agree topnames.com I was getting a personal site with my friend's name and so I thought hey a ".us" would work