.US Domain name Transfer

[DotCom9]

Hi Guys,

I cannot buy a .us domain name since am not a citizen of USA. Can I ask my friend who's a US citizen buy the domain name and later transfer it to my name? would that be ok?

Thx. :wave:

 

[htmlindex]

Officailly you're not allowed to own a .us name if you're not a US citizen, but I have heard many people owning them, but not being a US citizen or having US based business dealings. Godaddy doesn't actually ask for any proof when you're registering .us names.

 

[DotCom9]

So.. should I go ahead and register at godaddy? would there be any problems later on?? Well I live in US now actually and can register using a US address.. But I am not a US citizen. :wave:

 

[mis_chiff]

I believe Godaddy acts as the required presence
for you, it should be on their site somewhere...

 

[DotCom9]

I Think I will go buy it guys.. I Found a verry good .us domain name and I can't loose it to someone else..:wave:

 

[fonzie_007]

There's an easy solution, just incorporate a business here in the USA and you can register as many domains as you like.

 

[DotCom9]

How do I do that?? Am Just a Student here doing my Masters.

 

[choisey]

The official eligibility is :

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]

You don't need to be a citizen. If you are a green card holder, or if you can show that the US is your "primary place of domicile", then it will be enough.

In practice, the .us registry operator cannot know whether you are a permanent resident or a temporary resident. They will never try to investigate the domain holders' immigration status, they will never have resources to verify the status of all US domain holders, and the US law will never allow them to examine the status of domain holders. As long as you can provide a valid US address, you will not have any trouble.

 

[Kate]

So.. should I go ahead and register at godaddy? would there be any problems later on?? Well I live in US now actually and can register using a US address.. But I am not a US citizen. :wave:

If you are US resident this is enough. Neustar will conduct spot checks on domains for compliance so you've been warned. But as a resident you are OK :gl: