: Restrictions on transfer of .US domain to non-US citizen? Four years ago an American friend of mine purchased a .us domain for me as a wedding present. A year later, when the domain renewal
Four years ago an American friend of mine purchased a .us domain for me as a wedding present. A year later, when the domain renewal came up, she simply transferred the domain to me, and it has been registered, with my valid UK details, ever since.
On Wikipedia it lists the following under 'Restrictions on use of .us domains':
Under .US nexus requirements .US domains may be registered only by the following qualified entities:
- Any United States citizen or resident,
- Any United States entity, such as organizations or corporations,
- Any foreign entity or organization with a bona fide presence in the United States
The heading implies that there restrictions on the use of the domain, yet the section itself only refers to the registration of the domain, and says nothing about its use. Since it was originally registered by a U.S. citizen and then transferred to me (a UK citizen) later, is this still an issue? Am I breaking ICANN rules?
The main reason I ask is because the domain is set to become the basis of a new business venture, and I don't want to have the rug pulled out from under me.
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I would play it safe and assume that you are not able to own the domain. I've actually looked to purchase some foreign domains myself only to find that I needed to be a resident there so this stipulation isn't unusual.
But, considering "Any foreign entity or organization with a bona fide presence in the United States" is stated you may be able to get around the restriction by hiring a US based lawyer as a representative of your company or legal counsel for your company. Not that they would actually do much of anything other than be the "bona fide presence" you need to continue to hold your domain. All it may take is a yearly retainer since they wont really be doing much else other than live and work in the US. (so costs may not be that much but they are lawyers so hard to say)
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