.asia Domain Information
Here you will find all the information related to .asia domains.
On December 06, 2006, ICANN approved the registration of .asia domains, promoted by the DotAsia Organisation.
.asia domain registrations are absolutely essential for opening markets in the Asian continent. In addition, many domain names are still available compared to .net and .com domains.
Motivation to register a .asia domain
Any person or entity can register a .asia domain, as long as at least the administrative contact of the domain has a postal address in the Asian community. With more than 60% of the world’s population (and more than 90 languages), Asia is a region experiencing major economic, cultural, and technological growth.
Registering a .asia domain
To register a .asia domain you can go to our website. You have a tutorial that explains the steps to register a domain.
Restrictions for registering .asia domains:
- .asia domains can have a maximum of 63 characters and a minimum of 3.
- At least the administrative contact must have an address in the Asian community. More information on ICANN.
- Accepted characters for domain registration are: a–z, 0–9 and hyphen " - ". The "-" cannot be placed at the beginning or end of the name.
- Domains can be registered for a period from 1 to 10 years.
Restrictions for renewing .asia domains:
- A .asia domain can be renewed for a maximum period of up to 10 years.
Restrictions for transferring .asia domains:
- .asia domains cannot be transferred if they are expired.
- .asia domains cannot be transferred if they are in the cleintTransferProhibited status.
- The AUTHCODE is essential to start the transfer of .asia domains.
- To accept the transfer of a .asia domain, you must have access to the email of the domain's administrative contact.
Since domains have an expiration date, they go through a lifecycle composed of different phases or periods. This lifecycle is established by ICANN, the entity responsible for domain-related regulations. In the following chart we show you the lifecycle of a .asia domain and its states.
- Available domain: the domain has not yet been registered, so it is free for registration. When a registration request is sent, it will be assigned to the first request received.
- Registered domain: when a request is sent for an available domain, it is assigned to the requester. When submitting a registration request, it can be requested for 1 to 10 years.
- Active domain: the domain will be active during the registered years. During this period you can extend the registration to avoid expiration.
- Grace period: the domain has expired and stops working. This period lasts 30 days during which you can renew the domain without penalty.
- Redemption period: this period lasts 30 days, during which the domain has been deleted but can be restored and renewed at a higher price than the usual renewal.
- Pending delete period: the domain cannot be restored and will be released.
Registration of domains with special characters (IDN)
For now, cdmon does not support .asia domains with special characters (IDN). We are working to implement this functionality.
Transfer of domains with special characters (IDN)
For now, cdmon does not support the transfer of .asia domains with special characters (IDN). We are working to incorporate this functionality.
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