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What is the shortest registration duration permitted for this extension?
The minimum registration term for “.us” extensions is 1 year.
Do you offer Trustee/Proxy Service for this extension?
No, we don’t offer trustee service, please notice though that for this extension there is no residence requirement.
Does this extension support third level domains?
No, it does not support, you can register only domains with “.us” extension, it is not supported domains like “.com.us”.
How can one contact the registry managing this extension?
The contact information is:
Sponsoring Organisation
NeuStar, Inc.
Loudoun Tech Center
46000 Center Oak Plaza
Sterling Virginia 20166
United States
Administrative Contact
Sean Kaine
NeuStar, Inc.
Loudoun Tech Center
46000 Center Oak Plaza
Sterling Virginia 20166
United States
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 571 434 5168
Fax: +1 571 434 5401
Technical Contact
Neustar Operations
NeuStar, Inc.
Loudoun Tech Center
46000 Center Oak Plaza
Sterling Virginia 20166
United States
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 571 434 5487
Fax: +1 571 434 5401
Are there any specific criteria for registering a .US domain?
To secure a .US domain, the domain owner must meet one or more of the following requirements:
- The owner can be a natural person, United States citizenship, permanent resident of the United States of America (or any of its territories); or
- The owner can be a United States entity or organization that is incorporated within one of the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States territories; or
- The owner can be a foreign entity or organization that has a presence in the United States of America or any of its territories.
Is there an official whois server for .US domains?
Yes, it is whois.nic.us
Which organization oversees the administration of this domain extension?
The organization responsible of this domain extension is “NIC.US”
Does .US support internationalized domain names (IDNs) characters?
The .US Registry is not currently offering IDN characters
What is the least and greatest number of characters permissible?
The minimum is 3 and the maximum is 63
What is the range of characters that the .US extension can accommodate?
It is possible to register the letters a to z, the numbers 0 to 9 and the hyphen “-“. However, it is not possible to register domains that begin or end with a hyphen “-“ or have it located in the third and fourth positions.
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