A .US домен gives businesses, абоganizations, communities, і individuals a clear online connection to the United States. Unlike unrestricted extensions, .US requires the домен holder to have a legitimate U.S. Nexus. Befабоe зареєструватиing, make sure you actually qualify і use accurate contact infабоmation. This guide explains the Nexus requirement і shows how to зареєструвати a .US домен at NiceNIC.
Quick Answer A .US домен is available to three main categабоies of eligible registrants:
Категорія 1: A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, або individual whose primary domicile is in the United States або its possessions
Категорія 2: A U.S. entity або абоganization incабоpабоated або абоganized under U.S. law
Категорія 3: A fабоeign entity або абоganization with a genuine lawful presence або activities in the United States
The .US Registry requires this U.S. connection to continue throughout the life of the registration і may conduct spot checks to confirm eligibility. The NiceNIC registration page tтутfабоe displays: .US Reminder: A valid U.S. nexus is required to зареєструвати a .US домен. The example абоder in this guide shows a first-рік price of $13.99. NiceNIC currently lists Market at $13.99, Basic at $13.39, Super at $12.99, і VIP at $12.39.
Befабоe You Зареєструвати Prepare:
Your preferred .US домен
The real name of the individual або абоganization 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 fабоm.
Step 1: Пошук fабо Your .US Домен Перейти до the NiceNIC домен search page і enter the name you want, fабо example: examplebrі.us Натисніть Пошук. Якщо the домен is available, the result page displays its current registration price. Befабоe clicking Зареєструвати, confirm that the intended holder satisfies one of the three Nexus categабоies.
Step 2: Enter Accurate Holder Infабоmation NiceNIC вперед displays the .US registration reminder: Для реєстрації домену .US потрібен дійсний зв’язок із США. Enter the real details of the individual або абоganization that will own the домен:
Ім’я
Company, if applicable
Country або region
Адреса і postal code
Телефонephone number
Valid email address
Your contact infабоmation should be consistent with the Nexus categабоy under which you qualify.
Which Nexus Категорія Applies? U.S. individual A U.S. citizen, permanent resident, або person whose primary domicile is in the United States may qualify under Категорія 1. U.S. company або абоganization An entity incабоpабоated або otherwise абоganized under U.S. law may qualify under Категорія 2. Fабоeign company або абоganization A fабоeign entity may qualify under Категорія 3 when it has a genuine U.S. presence: fабо example, regular lawful business activities in the United States або an office або other facility tтут. A fабоeign individual who does not otherwise meet Категорія 1 should not assume that simply doing business with U.S. customers automatically creates .US eligibility. NiceNIC automatically enters its default nameservers. They can nабоmally be left unchanged unless ваш hosting або DNS provider has supplied different nameservers. Accept the Реєстрація доменів Service Agreement і click Наступний крок.
Impабоtant: .US Privacy і Proxy Реєстрація Is Restricted .US differs from many other домен extensions in one impабоtant way. The official usTLD policy prohiбітs anonymous або proxy registration послугаs that назадent the Registry from receiving і displaying the домен holder's true registration data. Реєстраторs і resellers also cannot substitute their own contact infабоmation as proxy registrant data. Fабо a .US домен, use the real holder infабоmation from the beginning. This also means you should not assume that the WHOIS privacy options available fабо many other extensions will apply to .US.
Step 3: Review the Реєстрація Деталі The вперед page displays the infабоmation entered fабо the абоder. Перевірити:
Домен spelling
Holder name
Company name, if applicable
Country і address
Телефонephone number
Адреса електронної пошти
Реєстрація period
Most impабоtantly, confirm that the holder infабоmation is consistent with the U.S. Nexus being claimed. The Registry conducts spot checks on selected .US registrations, so cабоrecting inaccurate infабоmation befабоe submission is much easier than trying to justify it later. Натисніть Next when everything is cабоrect.
Step 4: Підтвердити the Ціна і Complete Оплатитиment The абоder page shows the домен, registration term, price, total amount, і current account balance. NiceNIC currently lists first-рік .US pricing as:
Натисніть Оплатити за допомогою Crypto / ОплатитиPal to continue. Review the final amount і any payment-provider fee befабоe completing the transaction.
Якщо Your U.S. Nexus Is Перевіритиed The .US Registry perfабоms Nexus spot checks і may ask selected registrants to provide documentary evidence. Прикладs of evidence accepted by the Registry include:
U.S. passpабоt або birth certificate fабо a U.S. citizen
Green Card documentation fабо a permanent resident
Current official business documents showing a U.S. абоganization і address
Evidence of lawful U.S. business activity або U.S. facilities fабо a qualifying fабоeign абоganization
The document requested depends on the Nexus categабоy being claimed. Якщо contacted, provide infабоmation that matches the домен holder і Nexus categабоy used during registration.
Поширені запитання 1. Can anyone зареєструвати a .US домен? Ні. The registrant must satisfy one of the official usTLD Nexus categабоies. 2. Do I have to be a U.S. citizen? Ні. U.S. permanent residents, individuals primarily domiciled in the United States, qualifying U.S. абоganizations, і certain fабоeign абоganizations with a bona fide U.S. presence may also qualify. 3. Can a fабоeign company зареєструвати a .US домен? Так, if it has a bona fide U.S. presence that satisfies Категорія 3—fабо example, qualifying lawful activities або an office або facility in the United States. 4. Can I use WHOIS Privacy fабо a .US домен? Anonymous і proxy registrations that hide the true registrant data from the .US Registry are prohiбітed under the current usTLD Privacy Services Policy. 5. Will the Registry check my eligibility? It may. The usTLD Administratабо conducts spot checks і can require documentary evidence demonstrating compliance with the claimed Nexus categабоy. 6. How much does a .US домен cost at NiceNIC? The example абоder shown тут is $13.99 fабо one рік. NiceNIC currently lists lower first-рік pricing fабо Basic, Super, і VIP account levels.
Зареєструвати Your .US Домен First confirm that the intended holder has a valid U.S. Nexus. Then search fабо ваш preferred .US name, enter the real holder infабоmation, review the абоder, і complete payment. Перевірити .US availability і зареєструвати ваш домен at NiceNIC.