Can anyone register .us domains ?

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  1. #1
    Hi ..

    can anyone register .us domains ?

    Thanks
     
    Emma13th, Sep 12, 2011 IP
  2. Wulkanen

    Wulkanen Well-Known Member

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    "Registrants of .us domains must be United States citizens, residents, or organizations, or a foreign entity with a presence in the United States."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us
     
    Wulkanen, Sep 12, 2011 IP
  3. htmlindex

    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    Yes they can, but it doesn't mean legally they should. As per the info quoted above from Wikipedia by the previous poster.
     
    htmlindex, Sep 12, 2011 IP
  4. SiberForum

    SiberForum Banned

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    Can agree.. If you are planning to register .US domain, you should be citizen or resident of the country.
     
    SiberForum, Sep 13, 2011 IP
  5. SiteCollector

    SiteCollector Peon

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    You should be a citizen of the USA but seriously why would you want to register a .us? Go with a .com or even .net, .us is almost like .info not worth much.
     
    SiteCollector, Sep 13, 2011 IP
  6. linc

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    If you don't have to use .us domain I would highly recommend .com because it's most popular.
     
    linc, Sep 14, 2011 IP
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    Card Well-Known Member

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    If you are citizen of United States,then only you can register .us Domain and if you are not living in USA and if you register .us domain then its illegal :)
     
    Card, Sep 14, 2011 IP
  8. thomaskupracz

    thomaskupracz Peon

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    You can use a brokerage service to register on your behalf. GoDaddy does this for you, from memory. The same applies if you want to buy a .FR for say, France. You buy it, but the contact is a proxy registrar in FR.

    The only thing is that you CANNOT private register a .US >> Your contact info is open to all.
     
    thomaskupracz, Sep 15, 2011 IP
  9. rosegun

    rosegun Greenhorn

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    yes,look like anyone can reg a .us domain.
    it is short and popular.
     
    nnonnon, Oct 31, 2011 IP