.us FAQ

The Registrant represents and certifies that, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge and belief, (i) neither the registration of the Registered Name nor the manner in which it is directly or indirectly used infringes the legal rights of any third party (ii) theRegistrant has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform theobligations hereunder (iii) Registrant has and shall continue to have a lawful bona fide U.S. Nexusas defined in Section 8 of this Agreement and qualifies to register to use a Registered Name (iv)Registrant is of legal age to enter into this Agreement; and (v) Registrant agrees to comply with allapplicable laws, regulations and policies of the usTLD Administrator as updated from time to timeon the usTLD website.

Registrant hereby certifies that all data provided by Registrant in the domain name registration application is true, correct, up to date and complete. Registrant will maintain and update, by providing notice to usTLD Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, the information contained in the domain name registration application as needed to keep such data true, correct, up to date and complete at all times.

Today any U.S. Citizen or permanent resident, as well as any business or organization, including federal, state and local government with a ‘bona fide' presence in the United States can register a .us domain name.

The .us applicant undertakes that the selected domain name does not violate another individual's or organization's rights. The individual or organization who applies for a domain name undertakes to obey the laws of the United States for the tasks performed within the domain name applied for.

In order to register a .us domain name one of the following eligibility requirements needs to be met:

• "Any entity or organization that is incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or (ii) 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 territories."
• "An entity or organization (including federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States. See Section B.3.1 of the NeuStar proposal to the Department of Commerce for details concerning what constitutes a 'bona fide presence'."
• "A natural person (i) who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories or (ii) whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or"

In order to register a ".us" domain the following information will have to be provided. (Please note that this is the minimum required information and additional information might have to be added in certain cases):

• The preferred domain name;
• The name and postal address of the domain name Registrant;
• The name, postal address, e-mail address, voice telephone number, and (where available) fax number of the name holder and technical contact for the name registered;
• The IP address and corresponding names of the name servers for the registered name (both primary and secondary);
• The Registrar name and URL or, where appropriate, the identity of the delegated manager under whom the name is registered;
• The creation date and cpr144449003101 term of the registration;

Nexus Category 1
A natural person (i) who is a United States citizen, (ii) who is 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.

• Statement of citizenship or legal permanent residency required. If not completed, registration will be rejected.

Nexus Category 2
A 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 (ii) 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 non-commercial organizations based in the United States).

Nexus Category 3
A foreign entity or organization that has a bona fide presence in the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories.

• Applicant must state country of citizenship.
• Applicant must also (1) regularly engage in lawful activities (sales of goods or services or other business, commercial or non-commercial including not-for-profit activities) in the United States; or (2) maintain an office or other property within the United States.

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