Restrictions??

[JasMate]

Do the following extensions have any restrictions??

.eu
.uk
.co.uk
.org.uk
.us
.in
.co.in

I live in Australia and am looking to purchase the above extenstions but don't want to violate any laws by registering these domains as I don't have an address in any of those countries.


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[mis_chiff]

I think the .uk ones do and the .us
depends on the registrar too.
not really positive on the others
you can try this - it may help
http://www.iana.org

 

[JasMate]

Thanks but I can't find that answer on that site, unless I am missing something

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[antman]

Yeah, as an Australian, I can't buy .us domains. People tell me that they never check, but you never know :p

For .us

Registrants in the usTLD must be either:
1.A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) who is a permanent resident of the
United States of America or any of its possessions or territories, or (iii) whose primary place
of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions [Nexus Category 1],
2.A United States entity or organization that is (i) 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 (including a federal, state, or
local government of the United States or a political subdivision thereof, and non-commercial
organizations based in the United States) [Nexus Category 2], or
3.A foreign entity or organization that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America
or any of its possessions or territories [Nexus Category 3].

 

[jaikini]

i am from india so can i reg .co.uk?
plz reply

 

[gazzip]

Anyone can reg a .co.uk | .in | .co.in

.eu - you must be a resident of europe
.us - you must be a resident.

- If you go to www.eurodns.com/search/index.php under the "info" heading it shows you various country extension restrictions - just hover over the icon to see what they are.


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[JasMate]

Anyone can reg a .co.uk | .in | .co.in

.eu - you must be a resident of europe
.us - you must be a resident.

- If you go to www.eurodns.com/search/index.php under the "info" heading it shows you various country extension restrictions - just hover over the icon to see what they are.


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Great thanks for that, can you point me to other sites that will tell me the restrictions of other extenstions also?

 

[gazzip]

Sorry, No - I don't really know any others. If I come across anymore I will post them.



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[rome2ng]

yes, there are of course restriction.

like for example, .us can be purchase by any other payment, except it must belong to a US citizen. etc ....

THIS ARE ALL guidelines

but if you have a good domain before your eyes, and you aren't a US citizen, will you really bother about this, or just crap out a identity to buy that domain ?
i would , cos nothing more important than money !

 

[gazzip]

There's a few more listed here - hostway.com/domain-name/tld_info.html


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[JasMate]

There's a few more listed here - hostway.com/domain-name/tld_info.html


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Good deal thanks, still looking for info on .in .co.in .uk and .org.uk

 

[gazzip]

No restrictions on .org.uk either - £2.59 a year minimum of 2 years -
at 123-reg.co.uk


.co.in and .in mentioned above - no restrictions


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[Kate]

Also .uk is restricted, only 3rd level registration is open to the public: .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk
.uk is only for 'official' websites like police.uk or nic.uk etc.

 

[Charley]

Anyone can reg a .co.uk | .in | .co.in

.eu - you must be a resident of europe
.us - you must be a resident.

What about cn, de, fn ?

 

[JasMate]

Also .uk is restricted, only 3rd level registration is open to the public: .co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk
.uk is only for 'official' websites like police.uk or nic.uk etc.

Ok, thanks for the info, is there any website you can point me to that backs up what your saying? Also does this also apply for .in?

 

[gazzip]

Ok, thanks for the info, is there any website you can point me to that backs up what your saying? Also does this also apply for .in?

Just Google the ext's - type in ".in domain restrictions" etc and you will see lots of registers terms.



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[JasMate]

Just Google the ext's - type in ".in domain restrictions" etc and you will see lots of registers terms.

Negative, take a look: http://www.google.com/search?client...estrictions"&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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[gazzip]

Sorry - not in that case but thats how I found info on the others.

Take a look here though for .in -

http://www.asianregistry.com/domains/domains_in.html?gclid=CLizm573k4cCFUF6MAodbBYGpQ

at the bottom of the page.

I have also previously reg'd .co.in with no problems.



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[abdussamad]

Wikipedia has an alphabetic list of cctlds. Just click on one to learn if it has any restrictions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain

 

[Gerrit]

Do the following extensions have any restrictions??

.eu
.uk
.co.uk
.org.uk
.us
.in
.co.in

I live in Australia and am looking to purchase the above extenstions but don't want to violate any laws by registering these domains as I don't have an address in any of those countries.


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Only .us and .eu have restrictions, but the US registry rarely stops foreigners from registering .us domains. I'm not sure about .EU as I live in a member state and have a property in a different member state, so no worries about the rights to own .EU

.UK and .IN and .CO.IN can be registered by anyone who wishes to do so.

Note: .US is restricted to people living in the USA, OR to American nationals living abroad. The latter is often forgotten, but people outside of the USA who hold an American passport can still own .US domains.

Alternative for the restricted .US and .EU : .EU.COM and .US.COM subdomains by CentralNIC. I find them overpriced for a subdomain, but the extentions have their potential.