Användning

A .US Domain can be registered by anyone or any corporations who comply with the registration guidelines (see [[US#Restrictions|Restrictions]]).

Tecken i domännamn

Tillåtna tecken: a-z, 0-9, -

* Minimum: '''3'''
* Maximum: '''63'''
* Letters and numbers
* Hyphens ("-"), however not at the beginning or directly in front of the TLD

Registry Villkor

Registrants in the usTLD must be either:

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 [Nexus Category 1],

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 territories (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 2], or

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 [Nexus Category 3].

Policy Tvistelösning

Domain name Disputes are resolved through the usTLD Dispute Resolution Policy and Rules (usDRP):

=>http://www.neustar.us/ustld-dispute-resolution-policy/

Nexus Dispute Policy and Rules:

=> http://www.neustar.us/nexus-dispute-policy/

Domänregistrering

Domänen registreras i realtid.

Domänen kräver att man har lokal närvaro i landet för att registrera denna.

Begränsningar

## Domain Restrictions

A .US Domain can only be registered by 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.
One of the following eligibility requirements must be met:



- A natural person
- who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories or
- 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
- 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. See Section B.3.1 of the NeuStar proposal to the Department of Commerce for details concerning what constitutes a "bona fide presence".


For further information check the [.US Nexus Requirements Policy](http://www.about.us/policies/ustld-nexus-requirements). An additionally requirement is, that the name servers need to be physically in the United States.

Innan domänen registreras måste namnservrarna som domänen kommer att peka mot att skapas. SOA record måste finnas.

Namnservrar

Toppdomänen kräver att minst 1 namnservrar används samt max 13 stycken.

Konfiguration av DNS

Must physically exist in the USA.

Förnyelse

Domänen kan förnyas för följande perioder

I vissa fall går det att förnya domänen efter det att den förfallit.

Har domänen löpt ut kan den återställas för en extra kostnad. Det kan ske under en period av 30 dagar efter att domänen löpt ut, alternativt efter att grace period löpt ut. Denna kostnad är i regel ganska hög, kring 5000SEK.