.WS ccTLD

.WS is the ccTLD of Samoa.

Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and, until 4 July 1997, known as Western Samoa, is a country consisting of two main islands, Savai'i and Upolu, and four smaller islands. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago.

These domains with the .ws extension are very popular in Samoa and around its geographical area. The .ws domain has been around since 1995.

Mandatory Requirements for .WS Domain Names

• The Domain Name may only contain numbers (0-9), dashes and Latin letters, and its combination,
• The Domain Name with capital and lowercase letters are not differentiated between;
• The Domain Name shall not start and end with a dash;
• The minimum number of symbols for Domain Name is 4 (four) and maximum- 63 (sixty-three).
• Other special characters, spaces or stressed vowels (such as à, é, ò, í) are not permitted.

.WS Domain activation

The domain name can be activated when the payment is complete and we have all the requested documents (including the payment confirmation). The domain registration time frame for .ws during general availability is Instant. The .ws domain names are available for 1-10 years.

The .ws domain can be registered by companies and individuals.

Certain domains are reserved by the registry 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 a 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, the Registry is authorized to suspend functioning of the Domain Name.

Private Whois Registration

At present, the .ws 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

The transfer process performs based on EPP code. The registrant should request the code from the losing registrar and provide the gaining one.

The transfer of the domain may take 7-10 working days.

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.

.WS Registry

The main purpose of domain name Registries is to keep all information about registered domains together with the registrant names and other data. SamoaNIC (Computer Services Ltd. Samoa) manages the .ws ccTLD.

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

Our team is always here to guide you through .ws domain registration and provide you with the top level service and support.