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Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days)? Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers required? 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 0 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
CentralNic 1 - 10 0 Not Applicable 3 - 64 Characters 1 - 13
.ASIA 1 - 10 0 CED Contact? to be based in DotAsia community 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.IN 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 Not Applicable 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 5 0 Registrant needs to be from EU? 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.UK Only 2 0 Not Applicable 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk extensions (including the extension)?

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk extension (including the extension)?

 1 - 10
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance? 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 Not Applicable 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13

 

Renewal

Extension Duration (Years)? Auto Renewal? Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.NET 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.ORG 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.INFO 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.NAME 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
CentralNic 1 - 10 5 Not Applicable
.ASIA 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.IN 1 - 10 15 Not Applicable
.MN 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.BZ 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.CC 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.TV 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.EU 1 - 5

0 Not Applicable
.UK Only 2 97

Domain name can be Renewed anytime from 6 months before its Expiry, upto 97 days after its Expiry.
.US 1 - 10 40 Not Applicable
.WS 1 - 10 0

Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.

 

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code? Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters Not Applicable
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters Not Applicable
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters Not Applicable
CentralNic 1 6 - 48 Characters Not Applicable
.ASIA 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.MN 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.CC 1 1 - 32 Characters Not Applicable
.TV 1 1 - 32 Characters Not Applicable
.EU 1 Not Applicable Expiry date is extended by one year from the date of Transfer and not from the old Expiry date.
.UK 0 Not Applicable Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters Not Applicable
.WS 1 Not Applicable Not Applicable

 

Restoration

Extension Supported? Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME NA
CentralNic 45
.ASIA 30
.IN 30
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.UK NA
.US 30
.WS NA

 

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers? Locking? Suspension? Contact details modification? Move Operation? Private Registration?
.COM Unlimited No Restriction
.NET Unlimited No Restriction
.ORG Unlimited No Restriction
.INFO Unlimited No Restriction
.BIZ Unlimited No Restriction
.MOBI Unlimited No Restriction
.NAME Unlimited Registrant details cannot be modified during the Add Grace Period.
CentralNic Unlimited No Restriction
.ASIA Unlimited No Restriction
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.MN Unlimited No Restriction
.BZ Unlimited No Restriction
.CC Unlimited No Restriction
.TV Unlimited No Restriction
.EU 1 - 9 Registrant Name/Company modification? is a billable action.

Registration Term? is extended by one year from the date of Trade.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification? is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
 

Created on:   Jun 18, 2008 9:16 AM  GMT
Last Updated on:   Feb 5, 2010 5:24 PM  GMT
 
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