.IS ccTLD

.IS is the ccTLD of Iceland.

Iceland is located in North Atlantic. Iceland is most famous for its glaciers and active volcanoes and is also referred to as “The Land of Fire and Ice”.

 

These days .is is one of the most likable ccTLD used in Europe. There are more than 65,000 such domain names. The .is has been introduced in 1986 and gaining popularity since then. The .is extension is a good way to represent a business in Iceland. Using the .is extension will help reach the Icelandic market better and will bring to the trust of local customers.

.is can stand for Information System, Internet Service, Island, International System, Internet Society...

 

Mandatory Requirements for .IS Domain Names

• The Domain Name may only contain numbers (0-9), dashes and Latin letters, and its combination,
• The Domain Name should be 3-63 characters long;
• The Domain Name shall not start and end with a dash;
• The minimum number of symbols for Domain Name is 3 (three) and maximum- 63 (sixty-three).
• The Domain Name must use the Latin character set and may contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphen (-) or a combination of these;
• Other special characters, spaces or stressed vowels (such as à, é, ò, í) are not permitted.

 

.IS Domain activation

The domain name can be activated when the payment is complete and we have all the requested documents (including the payment confirmation). .is domain names are available for 1 year(s). The domain registration time frame for .is during general availability is 2 Days.

 

The .is domain name can be registered by legal entities and individuals.

Certain domains are reserved and can only be registered as Domain Names under special conditions. 

Required Information in the Domain name registration Application

• Organization name (in the case of the company)
• First Name
• Last Name
• Legal Address
• Country
• City
• Zip code
• Phone Number
• Email address
• Name servers (can be used the default servers as well)

Notice: If the Registrar or Registrant submits incomplete information, Registry reserves its right to request from the Registrar to submit respective data. If the requested data is not provided within 7 (seven) working days, the Registry is authorized to suspend functioning of the Domain Name.

 

Private Whois Registration

At present, the .is domain zone does not provide means to hide the information of the domain owner. All information (name, address, email, etc.) will be displayed in WHOIS.

Domain Transfer from registrar to registrar

To transfer the .is domains to us, please contact the support team via info@globalr.com email address.

Domain Renewal

If the Registrant via the intermediation does not renew the domain name, it will be Suspended during the 30 (thirty) days period from the expiry date of the domain name registration. After the lapse of the 30 (thirty) days period, the Registry is obliged to cancel domain name registration and delete data related to the domain name from the Domain Name Register. The domain will become available for everyone.

 

.IS REGISTRY

The main purpose of domain name Registries, including .is domain registry, is to keep all information about registered domains together with the registrant names and other data. ISnic manages .is ccTLD.

Using GlobalR.com .is domain registry service will give your company a competitive advantage straight away. 

Our team is always here to guide you and provide you with .is ccTLD registration service and support.