.AC

1 yr

Registrant must have obtained a professional or academic qualification or hold a valid membership of an Institute or Trade Assocation.

.COM

Auto or Fax

1-10 yrs

Short for .commercial. Domain names with the .com extension are by far the most popular, and can be purchased by any individual or business.

.NET

Auto or Fax

1-10 yrs

Short for .network, this domain extension was originally designed to be used by technical Web sites. However, domains using this extension can be registered by anyone.

.ORG

EPP

1-10 yrs

Short for .organization. Originally designated for non-profit firms and any other organizations that did not fit under the .com or .net extension, any individual or business may now register a .org domain name.

.BIZ

EPP

1-10 yrs

gTLD dedicated exclusively to the business community. The .BIZ domain can only be used for a "bona fide business or commercial use".

.BZ

1-10 yrs

The country-coded Top Level Domain (ccTLD) for the country of Belize. Anyone in the world can register a .bz name.

.CC

Auto or Fax

1-10 yrs

Top level domain for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Anyone in the world can register a .cc domain for any purpose.

.CA

1-10 yrs

Canada's ccTLD. There are additional contact attributes required for the Canadian ccTLD.

.CN

EPP

1-5 yrs

China's ccTLD. More info

.COM.CN

.NET.CN

.ORG.CN

.BR.COM

2yrs

2nd Level Domain for Brazil. More info

.CN.COM

2nd Level Domain for China. More info

.DE.COM

2nd Level Domain for Germany. More info

.EU.COM

2nd Level Domain for Europe. More info

.HU.COM

2nd Level Domain for Hungary. More info

.NO.COM

2nd Level Domain for Norway. More info

.QC.COM

2nd Level Domain for Quebec. More info

.RU.COM

2nd Level Domain for the Russian Federation. More info

.SA.COM

2nd Level Domain for Saudi Arabia. More info

.SE.COM

2nd Level Domain for Sweden. More info

.UK.COM

2nd Level Domain for the United Kingdom. More info

.US.COM

2nd Level Domain for the United States. More info

.UY.COM

2nd Level Domain for Uruguay. More info

.ZA.COM

2nd Level Domain for South Africa. More info

.DE

1-10 yrs

Germany's ccTLD The administrative contact must have a street address or P.O. box within Germany. .DE names require a minimum of 2 name servers. Please review our Registration Agreement for .DE specific legal information.

.GS

1-10 yrs

WHOIS changes must be made at the Registry.

.IN

EPP

1-5 yrs

Top level domain for India. Anyone in the world can register a .in name.

.INFO

EPP

1-10 yrs

The first unrestricted top-level domain since .com, .info domains are available to the general public.

.IO

1 yr

.JP

1-10 yrs

Japanese address requirements. Multilingual names will not be supported.

.MS

1-10 yrs

WHOIS changes must be made at the Registry.

.NAME

1-10 yrs

Available to the general public, .name email addresses are listed as firstname@lastname.name or lastname@firstname.name, while Web sites are listed as www.firstname.lastname.name.
Get a .NAME | More info on .NAME.

.UK.NET

2 yrs

2nd Level Domain for the United Kingdom. More info

.SE.NET

2nd Level Domain for Sweden. More info

.NU

2-10 yrs

The ccTLD for the country of Niue. There are no residency restrictions, these domains can be registered by anyone.

.SH

1 yr

Registrant must have obtained a professional or academic qualification or hold a valid membership of an Institute or Trade Assocation.

.TC

1-10 yrs

WHOIS changes must be made at the Registry.

.TM

10 yrs

.TV

1-10 yrs

.COM.TW

1-10 yrs

Taiwan's ccTLD More info

.ORG.TW

.IDV.TW

.US

EPP

1-10 yrs

Download the list of ".US restricted Names" version 2 (225KB zip file). Note: You must meet all the .US Nexus registration requirements to register a name in the .US TLD.

.CO.UK

Auto

2, 4, 6, 8
or 10 yrs

Currently, contact information modifications are not immediate. .UK names require a minimum of 2 name servers. Name servers changes/updates may take up to half an hour. A renewal cannot be issued until at least five (5) months prior to the domain's expiration date and effects of a renewal do not occur instantly. Please review our Registration Agreement for .UK specific legal information.

.ORG.UK

.KIDS.US

1-5 yrs

More info on .KIDS.US.

.VG

1-10 yrs

WHOIS changes must be made at the Registry.

.WS

1-10 yrs

The typical life cycle of a domain name can be unpredictable and difficult process to follow. Here we've tried to simplify what generally happens with COM, NET and ORG names to make it easier to understand.

This graphic gives you an idea of the steps involved and will help you understand what you need to do to acquire and protect domain names of value. Note that the times indicated are not always followed by all parties. For example, some names expire, but are not deleted from the registry for days or months afterward. Others are removed right away. This is one of the reasons it is so important to protect your name with an auto-renewal.

available

Five days after the end of the redemption period the domain name will be deleted from the registry and will be made available for anyone to register. Search for a domain.

registration

A domain name may be registered for up to a ten year period. Even upon renewal the domain name registration period can not extend past a ten year period. .uk domain names can only be registered for two years at a time.

active
1 - 10 yrs

Original registrant recieves renewal notices as expiration date approaches. Renew a domain that is about to expire, or set up a domain to auto renew.

expired
29 days

No response from registrant. Registrar may send delete command to the registry at its discretion. Shortly after the domain name goes past its expiration date the domain name will be deactivated. All domain services including the web page and email will no longer work. The domain may be renewed during this period. Renew an expired domain.

redemption
up to 90 days

After the 29 day "Expired" period, the name may go to the redemption tab for up to 90 days. The domain may be renewed by it's original owner by paying a service fee plus the normal renewal fees. Renew a domain in redemption.