A .US domän gives businesses, ellerganizations, communities, och individuals a clear online connection to the United States. Unlike unrestricted extensions, .US requires the domän holder to have a legitimate U.S. Nexus. Befellere registreraing, make sure you actually qualify och use accurate contact infellermation. This guide explains the Nexus requirement och shows how to registrera a .US domän at NiceNIC.
Quick Answer A .US domän is available to three main categelleries of eligible registrants:
Kategori 1: A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, eller individual whose primary domicile is in the United States eller its possessions
Kategori 2: A U.S. entity eller ellerganization incellerpellerated eller ellerganized under U.S. law
Kategori 3: A fellereign entity eller ellerganization with a genuine lawful presence eller activities in the United States
The .US Registry requires this U.S. connection to continue throughout the life of the registration och may conduct spot checks to confirm eligibility. The NiceNIC registration page thärfellere displays: .US Reminder: A valid U.S. nexus is required to registrera a .US domän. The example ellerder in this guide shows a first-år price of $13.99. NiceNIC currently lists Market at $13.99, Basic at $13.39, Super at $12.99, och VIP at $12.39.
Befellere You Registrera Prepare:
Your preferred .US domän
The real name of the individual eller ellerganization that will own it
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 fellerm.
Step 1: Sök feller Your .US Domän Gå till the NiceNIC domän search page och enter the name you want, feller example: examplebroch.us Klicka Sök. Om the domän is available, the result page displays its current registration price. Befellere clicking Registrera, confirm that the intended holder satisfies one of the three Nexus categelleries.
Step 2: Enter Accurate Holder Infellermation NiceNIC nästa displays the .US registration reminder: En giltig amerikansk nexus krävs för att registrera en .US-domän. Enter the real details of the individual eller ellerganization that will own the domän:
Namn
Company, if applicable
Country eller region
Adress och postal code
Telephone number
Valid email address
Your contact infellermation should be consistent with the Nexus categellery under which you qualify.
Which Nexus Kategori Applies? U.S. individual A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, eller person whose primary domicile is in the United States may qualify under Kategori 1. U.S. company eller ellerganization An entity incellerpellerated eller otherwise ellerganized under U.S. law may qualify under Kategori 2. Fellereign company eller ellerganization A fellereign entity may qualify under Kategori 3 when it has a genuine U.S. presence: feller example, regular lawful business activities in the United States eller an office eller other facility thär. A fellereign individual who does not otherwise meet Kategori 1 should not assume that simply doing business with U.S. customers automatically creates .US eligibility. NiceNIC automatically enters its default nameservers. They can nellermally be left unchanged unless din hosting eller DNS provider has supplied different nameservers. Accept the Domänregistrering Service Agreement och click Nästa steg.
Impellertant: .US Privacy och Proxy Registrering Is Restricted .US differs from many other domän extensions in one impellertant way. The official usTLD policy prohibits anonymous eller proxy registration tjänsts that föregåendeent the Registry from receiving och displaying the domän holder's true registration data. Registrars och resellers also cannot substitute their own contact infellermation as proxy registrant data. Feller a .US domän, use the real holder infellermation from the beginning. This also means you should not assume that the WHOIS privacy options available feller many other extensions will apply to .US.
Step 3: Review the Registrering Detaljer The nästa page displays the infellermation entered feller the ellerder. Kontrollera:
Domän spelling
Holder name
Company name, if applicable
Country och address
Telephone number
E-postadress
Registrering period
Most impellertantly, confirm that the holder infellermation is consistent with the U.S. Nexus being claimed. The Registry conducts spot checks on selected .US registrations, so cellerrecting inaccurate infellermation befellere submission is much easier than trying to justify it later. Klicka Next when everything is cellerrect.
Step 4: Bekräfta the Pris och Complete Betalament The ellerder page shows the domän, registration term, price, total amount, och current account balance. NiceNIC currently lists first-år .US pricing as:
Klicka Betala med Crypto / BetalaPal to continue. Review the final amount och any payment-provider fee befellere completing the transaction.
Om Your U.S. Nexus Is Kontrolleraed The .US Registry perfellerms Nexus spot checks och may ask selected registrants to provide documentary evidence. Exempels of evidence accepted by the Registry include:
U.S. passpellert eller birth certificate feller a U.S. citizen
Green Card documentation feller a permanent resident
Current official business documents showing a U.S. ellerganization och address
Evidence of lawful U.S. business activity eller U.S. facilities feller a qualifying fellereign ellerganization
The document requested depends on the Nexus categellery being claimed. Om contacted, provide infellermation that matches the domän holder och Nexus categellery used during registration.
Vanliga frågor 1. Can anyone registrera a .US domän? Nej. The registrant must satisfy one of the official usTLD Nexus categelleries. 2. Do I have to be a U.S. citizen? Nej. U.S. permanent residents, individuals primarily domiciled in the United States, qualifying U.S. ellerganizations, och certain fellereign ellerganizations with a bona fide U.S. presence may also qualify. 3. Can a fellereign company registrera a .US domän? Ja, if it has a bona fide U.S. presence that satisfies Kategori 3—feller example, qualifying lawful activities eller an office eller facility in the United States. 4. Can I use WHOIS Privacy feller a .US domän? Anonymous och 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 Administrateller conducts spot checks och can require documentary evidence demonstrating compliance with the claimed Nexus categellery. 6. How much does a .US domän cost at NiceNIC? The example ellerder shown här is $13.99 feller one år. NiceNIC currently lists lower first-år pricing feller Basic, Super, och VIP account levels.
Registrera Your .US Domän First confirm that the intended holder has a valid U.S. Nexus. Then search feller din preferred .US name, enter the real holder infellermation, review the ellerder, och complete payment. Kontrollera .US availability och registrera din domän at NiceNIC.