.us Selling .us domains, should I accept foreign bidders?

[dewood]

I have an auction going for a few .us domains and have some foreigners wanting to bid on the auction. I understand .us domains must be registered in the United States, but can I transfer the domains to someone living in a foreign country?

 

[Ted.T]

Yes.

 

[4pm]

The usTLD Nexus Requirements Policy

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].


..i'd assume it's a buyer's responsibility to comply with TLD requirements
as a seller you can release the name to anyone requesting a transfer with a correct EPP code
technically anyone can initiate a transfer of .us domain regardless of his/her jurisdiction - no checks made at this stage by registrars/Neustar


imho



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[Kate]

The registry does spot check from time to time (video.us even dropped twice for lack of nexus), but it's true that many people don't care about the rules and own .us that they could lose at any given moment...

 

[metropol]

Take the money and run