Prospective Registrants in the usTLD must fall in one of three U.S. Nexus categories and must certify that they have a “bona fide presence in the United States.”
Prospective Registrants must indicate their use of the domain by selecting one of the following categories: Note: By agreeing to the policies of the registry, Registrants agree to having one of the requirements below. Nothing further is required from the provider to prove the Registrant has a legitimate registration.
Nexus Category 1
A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) 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 2
An United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or organized, or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and unincorporated organizations based in the United States).
Nexus Category 3
An entity or organization (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.
- If foreign entity, Applicant must state country of citizenship.
- Check from category list, basis for compliance with Nexus requirement – regularly sells goods in the United States; regularly provides services in the United States; regularly engages in business activities, trade or other business (commercial or non-commercial including not-for-profit) relations in the United States;
- Maintains an office or other property within the United States.
The Registry Operator conducts weekly random checks for US nexus requirements. They select a small sample (approximately 0.5% of new registrations) and send the selected Registrants a Nexus confirmation email.
Each selected Registrant will have 30 days to respond to the Registry Operator. If the Registrant fails to respond, the Registry Operator will attempt a second contact with the Registrant. If there is no response to the second contact, the Registry Operator will delete the domain name. The Registry Operator is not refunding registration fees for deleted names.
Related Questions
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Related Topics: .CA, Registration Considerations
Detailed answer
Yes there are. CIRA has determined that the .CA name space should be developed as a key public resource for the social and economic development of all Canadians. Accordingly, persons who wish to register a .CA domain name or sub-domain name on and after November 8, 2000 must meet certain Canadian Presence Requirements For Registrants.
You can view these requirements in this PDF document, and for additional information and examples, please see this document. (both require the Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Related Topics: .TV, Registration Considerations
Detailed answer
.TV domains can be registered for a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 10 years.
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Related Topics: .US, Registration Length
Detailed answer
Registrants are required to register a .US domain for a minimum one year registration period and a maximum 10 year registration period.
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Related Topics: .US
Detailed answer
As Registry Operator for the ccTLD .US, NeuStar has an agreement with the United States Department of Commerce that requires them to perform random “spot checks” on registrations in the usTLD to ensure that they comply with the US Nexus Requirements. A copy of these requirements can be found at http://www.neustar.us/policies/docs/ustld_nexus_requirements.pdf
Each week Neustar will select a random sample of registrations. You may receive a maximum of one Nexus Confirmation email per domain registration in the .US TLD. However, not all Registrants will receive a Nexus confirmation email. NeuStar will only perform spot-checks so it is possible that you may not receive a Nexus Confirmation email.
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Related Topics: .US
Detailed answer
If you received a Nexus Confirmation email from NeuStar, you need to prove that you comply with the Nexus requirements.
You must reply to the email you received from NeuStar, giving a written response describing how you qualify under one or some of the Nexus categories.
- Category 1 – You are a US citizen or permanent resident
- Category 2 – You are a US business or organization
- Category 3 – You are a “foreign entity organization that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.”
If you do not respond to the email or are unable to explain or demonstrate that you meet any of the Nexus Requirements, you will risk loosing the domain name in question.
You will be given 30 days to demonstrate to the Registry Operator that you do comply with the Nexus. If you do not demonstrate compliance within this timeframe the Registry Operator will delete the domain from the registry database. You will not receive a refund for the registration fee. Once your registration of the domain has been deleted, someone else may register the domain name for their use.
If your registration is deleted because you failed to demonstrate that you meet the US Nexus Requirements, there will be no refund of registration fees made to Registrants or Registrars.
