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B. Nexus Requirements
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Prospective registrants
in the usTLD must fall in one of three U.S.
Nexus categories and must certify that they
have a "bona fide presence in the United
States." Prospective registrants must indicate
their use of the domain by selecting one
of the following categories. The registry
Neulevel conducts weekly random checks for
US nexus requirements. They select a small
sample (approximately 0.5% of new registrations)
and send the selected registrants a Nexus
confirmation email.
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What is .US?
.US is "America's Internet Address."
It is the official country code top-level
domain (ccTLD) for the United States within
the global domain name system (DNS).
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What makes .US unique
and why do I need it?
.US is the only means of establishing
an American address on the Internet. Now,
all U.S. residents, government entities,
public service organizations, and businesses
can establish an American identity on the
Internet with a short memorable domain name.
(e.g., johnsmith.us, publicservice.us, mycompany.us).
Businesses use .US domain names to promote
themselves as American companies to inspire
consumer confidence.
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Who can register a .US
domain name?
Any U.S. citizen or 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.
One of the following eligibility requirements
must be met:
- 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
- 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, or
- 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
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Where can I register
a second level .US domain name?
You may register .US now via Quick Start
or Private Label.
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How do I transfer my
.US domain name?
.US Registry rules require that a
domain name be registered for a minimum
of 60 days, and be in PAID status with the
current sponsoring Registrar before it can
be transferred to another Registrar. If
your domain name meets these requirements,
contact your current sponsoring Registrar
and request for the <AUTHINFO> code,
which the gaining Registrar needs in order
to initiate the transfer process for your
domain. After obtain the <AUTHINFO>,
submit the domain transfer request via Quickstart
or Private Label transfer function.
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How do I change my Registrant
information?
Change of Registrant information can be
performed online via Web Address Manager
in Private Label. Currently Registrant information
is unable to change at Partner Central.
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What is an <AUTHINFO>
code?
An <AUTHINFO> code is a six- to 16-character
"password" assigned by a current Registrar.
It identifies your domain name in the Registry.
No domain name transfer request can be successfully
executed without this password. Registrants
are advised to protect their <AUTHINFO>
codes to avoid unauthorized transfers of
domain names.
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What is a reserved name?
A reserved name is a name that is not available
for general public registration, but rather
is subject to additional rules, restrictions
or processes.
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Where can I see a list
of reserved .US names?
You may find the list at here. In addition
to the specific names contained in this
reserved name file, the following categories
of names are also reserved:
- All numbers five digits and higher
- All numbers in the format five digits-four
digits (zip codes)
- All telephone numbers including toll-free
numbers
- Tagged domain names-all labels with
hyphens in the third and fourth character
positions (e.g. "bq--kn2n4h4b")
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Why are .US names reserved?
Names are reserved to protect important
local and national naming resources to reserve
spaces within .US for future enhancement
of the domain and to protect technical Internet
interoperability. Policy changes relative
to the reserved list are subject to Department
of Commerce review and approval prior to
implementation.
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How do I update/change
the domain name information that is reflected
in the WHOIS database?
If the Registrar of domain name is WebNIC.cc,
you may use Web Address Manager feature
that available to update domain name information.
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How long will it take
to process my contact or nameserver change
request?
Changes at Web Address Manager feature provided
by WebNIC.cc will be updated immediately.
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Why did NeuStar send
me an email?
As registry operator for the ccTLD ,us,
NeuStar has an agreement with the United
States Department of Commerce that requires
them to perform random "spot checks" on
registrations in the usTLD to ensure that
they comply with the US Nexus Requirements.
A copy of these requirements can be found
at here.
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What does the Nexus
Confirmation email mean?
If you received a Nexus Confirmation email
from NeuStar, you need to prove that you
comply with the Nexus requirements. This
means that you need to prove that you comply
with one of the following:
Category 1 - You are a US citizen or permanent
resident
Category 2 - You are a US business or organization.
Category 3 - You are a "foreign entity organization
that has a bona fide presence in the United
States of America or any of its possessions
or territories."
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What do I have to do?
You must reply to the email you received
from NeuStar, giving a written response
describing how you qualify under one or
some of the Nexus categories.
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What happens if I do
not reply to the Nexus Confirmation email?
If you do not respond to the email or are
unable to explain or demonstrate that you
meet any of the Nexus Requirements, you
will risk loosing the domain name in question.
You will be given 30 days to demonstrate
to the registry operator that you do comply
with the Nexus. If you do not demonstrate
compliance within this timeframe the registry
will delete the domain from the registry
database. You will not receive a refund
for the registration fee. Once your registration
of the domain has been deleted, someone
else may register the domain name for their
use.
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Will I get a refund?
If your registration is deleted because
you failed to demonstrate that you meet
the US Nexus Requirements, there will be
no refund of registration fees made to you
or your customers.
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How often can I expect
to get this?
You may receive a maximum of one Nexus Confirmation
email per domain registration in the usTLD.
However, not all registrants will receive
a Nexus confirmation email. NeuStar will
only perform spot-checks so it is possible
that you may not receive a Nexus Confirmation
email.
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How will Neustar select
registrations for the Nexus Confirmation
email?
Each week Neustar will select a random sample
of registrations.
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Do you have a sample
of the Nexus confirmation email?
To review the sample of Nexus confirmation
email, please click here.
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Where can I get more
information?
You can get more information by contacting
NeuStar directly in reply to the Nexus Confirmation
email.
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