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Overview of Domain Name Extensions

Registration

Extension Duration (Years) Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1 Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements Domain Name Length Name Servers required 2 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.NET 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.ORG 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.INFO 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BIZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.MOBI 1 - 10 4 Associated website should be WAP enabled 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.NAME 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.IN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_ADDGRACE_DAYS%> None 3 - 64 Characters 2 - 13
.MN 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.BZ 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.CC 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.TV 1 - 10 4 None 3 - 63 Characters 1 - 13
.EU 1 - 5 0 Registrant needs to be from EU 3 2 - 63 Characters 1 - 9
.UK Only 2 0 None 6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk extensions (including the extension) 4

7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk extension (including the extension) 5

 1 - 10
.US 1 - 10 4 Nexus Compliance 6 3 - 63 Characters 2 - 13
.WS 1 - 10 0 None 4 - 63 Characters 1 - 13

Renewal

Extension Duration (Years) 7 Auto Renewal 8 Renewal Grace Period (Days) Constraints
.COM 1 - 10 40 None
.NET 1 - 10 40 None
.ORG 1 - 10 40 None
.INFO 1 - 10 15 None
.BIZ 1 - 10 40 None
.MOBI 1 - 10 40 None
.NAME 1 - 10 40 None
.IN 1 - 10 15 None
.WEB.IN 1 - 10 <%SFNB_PREMIUMDOTIN_RENEWAL_DAYS%> None
.MN 1 - 10 40 None
.BZ 1 - 10 40 None
.CC 1 - 10 40 None
.TV 1 - 10 40 None
.EU 1 - 5

0 None
.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 None
.WS 1 - 10 0

Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.

Transfer

Extension Registration Term extended by (Years) Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 9 Constraints / Comments 60 Day Transfer Lock
.COM 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.NET 1 8 - 32 Characters None
.ORG 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.INFO 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BIZ 1 6 - 16 Characters 1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.MOBI 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.NAME 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.IN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WEB.IN None None None
.MN 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.BZ 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.CC 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.TV 1 1 - 32 Characters None
.EU 1 None Expiry date is extended by one year from the date of Transfer and not from the old Expiry date.
.UK 0 None Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US 1 6 - 16 Characters None
.WS 1 None None

Restoration

Extension Supported 10 Grace Period (Days)
.COM 30
.NET 30
.ORG 30
.INFO 30
.BIZ 30
.MOBI 30
.NAME None
.IN 30
.WEB.IN None
.MN 30
.BZ 30
.CC 30
.TV 30
.EU 40
.UK None
.US 30
.WS None

Other Operations

Extension Child Name Servers 11 Locking 12 Suspension 13 Contact details modification 14 Move Operation 15 Privacy Protection 16
.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.
.IN Unlimited No Restriction
.WEB.IN Not Supported 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 17 is a billable action.

Registration Term 18 is extended by one year from the date of Trade.
.UK 1 - 10 Registrant Name/Company modification 19 is a billable action.
.US Unlimited No Restriction
.WS Unlimited No Restriction
  1. 1. Deleting a Domain Name
  2. 2. How to change Name Servers of a Domain Name
  3. 3. Eligibility Criteria for Registering a .EU domain name
  4. 4. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  5. 5. UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  6. 6. .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
  7. 7. Renewing a Domain Name
  8. 8. What is Auto-Renewal?
  9. 9. Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
  10. 10. What is Redemption Grace Period and How to Restore a Deleted Domain Name?
  11. 11. Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
  12. 12. What is Domain Theft Protection and Domain Locks?
  13. 13. How to Suspend / Unsuspend a Domain Name?
  14. 14. Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
  15. 15. Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from One Customer Control Panel to Another
  16. 16. Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
  17. 17. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  18. 18. Modifying the Ownership Identity of a .EU Domain Name / Moving a .EU Domain Name to Another Customer
  19. 19. Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name