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Veröffentlicht: 2026-08-20 | Aktualisiert: 2026-08-20
How to Registrieren a .US Domain at NiceNIC

A .US Domain gives businesses, oderganizations, communities, und individuals a clear online connection to the United States.
Unlike unrestricted extensions, .US requires the Domain holder to have a legitimate U.S. Nexus. Befodere registrierening, make sure you actually qualify und use accurate contact infodermation.
This guide explains the Nexus requirement und shows how to registrieren a .US Domain at NiceNIC.

Quick Answer
A .US Domain is available to three main categoderies of eligible registrants:
  • Kategorie 1: A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, oder individual whose primary domicile is in the United States oder its possessions
  • Kategorie 2: A U.S. entity oder oderganization incoderpoderated oder oderganized under U.S. law
  • Kategorie 3: A fodereign entity oder oderganization with a genuine lawful presence oder activities in the United States
The .US Registry requires this U.S. connection to continue throughout the life of the registration und may conduct spot checks to confirm eligibility.
The NiceNIC registration page thierfodere displays:
.US Reminder: A valid U.S. nexus is required to registrieren a .US Domain.
The example oderder in this guide shows a first-Jahr price of $13.99. NiceNIC currently lists Market at $13.99, Basic at $13.39, Super at $12.99, und VIP at $12.39.

Befodere You Registrieren
Prepare:
  • Your preferred .US Domain
  • The real name of the individual oder oderganization that will own it
  • Accurate address und contact infodermation
  • A woderking telephone number und email address
  • Your applicable U.S. Nexus basis
  • Suppoderting evidence if the Registry later requests verification
  • A suppoderted payment method
Do not use a U.S. address simply to make an otherwise ineligible registration appear eligible. The Nexus requirement is based on a real connection to the United States, not merely the address entered in the foderm.

Step 1: Suche foder Your .US Domain
Gehe zu the NiceNIC Domain search page und enter the name you want, foder example:
examplebrund.us
Klicken Suche.

Wenn the Domain is available, the result page displays its current registration price.

Befodere clicking Registrieren, confirm that the intended holder satisfies one of the three Nexus categoderies.

Step 2: Enter Accurate Holder Infodermation
NiceNIC weiter displays the .US registration reminder:
Für die Registrierung einer .US-Domain ist ein gültiger US-Bezug erforderlich.

Enter the real details of the individual oder oderganization that will own the Domain:
  • Name
  • Company, if applicable
  • Country oder region
  • Adresse und postal code
  • Telephone number
  • Valid email address
Your contact infodermation should be consistent with the Nexus categodery under which you qualify.

Which Nexus Kategorie Applies?
U.S. individual
A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, oder person whose primary domicile is in the United States may qualify under Kategorie 1.
U.S. company oder oderganization
An entity incoderpoderated oder otherwise oderganized under U.S. law may qualify under Kategorie 2.
Fodereign company oder oderganization
A fodereign entity may qualify under Kategorie 3 when it has a genuine U.S. presence: foder example, regular lawful business activities in the United States oder an office oder other facility thier.
A fodereign individual who does not otherwise meet Kategorie 1 should not assume that simply doing business with U.S. customers automatically creates .US eligibility.
NiceNIC automatically enters its default nameservers. They can nodermally be left unchanged unless Ihr hosting oder DNS provider has supplied different nameservers.
Accept the Domainregistrierung Service Agreement und click Nächster Schritt.

Impodertant: .US Privacy und Proxy Registrierung Is Restricted
.US differs from many other Domain extensions in one impodertant way.
The official usTLD policy prohiBits anonymous oder proxy registration Dienstleistungs that zurückent the Registry from receiving und displaying the Domain holder's true registration data. Kanzlers und resellers also cannot substitute their own contact infodermation as proxy registrant data.
Foder a .US Domain, use the real holder infodermation from the beginning.
This also means you should not assume that the WHOIS privacy options available foder many other extensions will apply to .US.

Step 3: Review the Registrierung Details
The weiter page displays the infodermation entered foder the oderder.

Überprüfen:
  • Domain spelling
  • Holder name
  • Company name, if applicable
  • Country und address
  • Telephone number
  • E-Mail-Adresse
  • Registrierung period
Most impodertantly, confirm that the holder infodermation is consistent with the U.S. Nexus being claimed.
The Registry conducts spot checks on selected .US registrations, so coderrecting inaccurate infodermation befodere submission is much easier than trying to justify it later.
Klicken Next when everything is coderrect.

Step 4: Bestätigen the Preis und Complete Bezahlenment
The oderder page shows the Domain, registration term, price, total amount, und current account balance.

NiceNIC currently lists first-Jahr .US pricing as:
  • Market: $13.99
  • Basic: $13.39
  • Super: $12.99
  • VIP: $12.39
Überprüfen the live price befodere oderdering because account-level pricing und promotions may change.

Klicken Bezahlen über Crypto / BezahlenPal to continue.

Review the final amount und any payment-provider fee befodere completing the transaction.

Wenn Your U.S. Nexus Is Überprüfened
The .US Registry perfoderms Nexus spot checks und may ask selected registrants to provide documentary evidence.
Beispiels of evidence accepted by the Registry include:
  • U.S. passpodert oder birth certificate foder a U.S. citizen
  • Green Card documentation foder a permanent resident
  • Current official business documents showing a U.S. oderganization und address
  • Evidence of lawful U.S. business activity oder U.S. facilities foder a qualifying fodereign oderganization
The document requested depends on the Nexus categodery being claimed.
Wenn contacted, provide infodermation that matches the Domain holder und Nexus categodery used during registration.

Häufig gestellte Fragen
1. Can anyone registrieren a .US Domain?
Nein. The registrant must satisfy one of the official usTLD Nexus categoderies.
2. Do I have to be a U.S. citizen?
Nein. U.S. permanent residents, individuals primarily domiciled in the United States, qualifying U.S. oderganizations, und certain fodereign oderganizations with a bona fide U.S. presence may also qualify.
3. Can a fodereign company registrieren a .US Domain?
Ja, if it has a bona fide U.S. presence that satisfies Kategorie 3—foder example, qualifying lawful activities oder an office oder facility in the United States.
4. Can I use WHOIS Privacy foder a .US Domain?
Anonymous und proxy registrations that hide the true registrant data from the .US Registry are prohiBited under the current usTLD Privacy Services Policy.
5. Will the Registry check my eligibility?
It may. The usTLD Administratoder conducts spot checks und can require documentary evidence demonstrating compliance with the claimed Nexus categodery.
6. How much does a .US Domain cost at NiceNIC?
The example oderder shown hier is $13.99 foder one Jahr. NiceNIC currently lists lower first-Jahr pricing foder Basic, Super, und VIP account levels.

Registrieren Your .US Domain
First confirm that the intended holder has a valid U.S. Nexus.
Then search foder Ihr preferred .US name, enter the real holder infodermation, review the oderder, und complete payment.
Überprüfen .US availability und registrieren Ihr Domain at NiceNIC.

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