General info about .uk Domains

• .uk domain names can only contain letters A-Z (case insensitive), digits 0-9 and hyphens (-);
• Hyphens cannot be the first or last character; you cannot put 2 consecutives hiphens (--);
• .uk domain must have minimum 3 and maximum 64 characters (extension excluded);
• .uk domain must not include spaces;

Required Documentation for .uk domains

Domains registered to Companies:
1. If the applicant is established in Ireland: provide the registration number for the local chamber of commerce.
2. If the applicant is established in the United Kingdom: the UK Chamber of Commerce registration number or show that the company has a connection with Ireland by sending a copy of one or more; invoices showing a connection of economic exchanges with Ireland.
3. If the applicant is not established in Ireland or the United Kingdom: copy of the Certificate of company; or the certificate of the registered trademark, copy of the identity document; of the legal representative (passport, identity card & tax code), Copy of one or more; invoices showing a connection of economic exchanges with Ireland.
There are no limits on the quantity & agrave; domains that can be registered, but the domain name must be strictly linked to the registered trademark or to the company name, the choice of the domain name must be explained in a convincing way to the Registry through a detailed letter.
The request for domain names with immoral significance or referring to Irish geographic locations will be rejected by the competent Authority.
The applicant must provide the necessary information and documentation requested within 30 days from the order to refine & eacute; registration is completed.
Domains headed to natural persons:
It is necessary to demonstrate a strong connection with Ireland. In any case it is advisable to consult the official reference:here

Registration times for .uk domains

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Free DNS management for .uk domains

Full control to manage the DNS records of the associated domains. DNS servers are globally distributed with a highly redundant structure. you can edit SOA, A, AAAA, MX, CNAME, and NS records.

Free Url Redirect for .uk domains

Visitors who will type the domain name will be redirected to another web space / URL. URL redirects are of two types:

1. Forwarding URLs : Redirects the domain name to another web address; in the address bar the destination address will be shown;
2. Alias: Makes the domain name point to a hosting plan already purchased on ormag.com; the address bar will continue to show the domain name

Maximum period of registration for .uk domains

.uk domains can be registered for minimum 1 year and maximum 10 years and, of course, always be renewed by the owner.

Maximum number of .uk domains registered per owner

No limits.

NS check for .uk domains

It is not needed to set Nameservers before registering the domain.
Nameservers must be between 2 and 13; it's not necessary for Nameservers to reside in different subnets. If you don't insert the Nameservers in the Profile, during the Registration Process, the Ormag ones will be used. You will be able to change them anytime.

Local Presence for .uk domains

Back to Documentation required for new registrations of .uk domains

Restrictions about .uk domains

It is possible to register the .UK domains from 10-06-2014 provided that the corresponding III level domains are free. In fact, those who registered a .co.uk domain before 29.10.2013 have the exclusive right to register the corresponding domain .uk until 06-10-2019. The header data of the .uk domain must coincide exactly with the header data of the corresponding .co.uk domain already registered.
Since the entry into force of the new European Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection and processing of personal data of natural persons 'GDPR', from 25 May 2018 for the registration of .UK domains it is no longer necessary to have a valid address in the UK.
Therefore, anyone can request the registration of .UK domains

.uk domain transfer

For info about .uk domain transfer, please contact us.

Restore .uk domains

For information about .uk restore, please contact us.