Register a .us domain

$11.95 for the first year at Serverlys, and $11.95 a year to renew. Transferring an existing .us domain in costs $11.95, which adds a year to its registration.

Every registrant must meet the usTLD nexus requirements: a US citizen or permanent resident, or someone whose main home is in the US or its territories; an organisation incorporated or organised in the US; or a foreign organisation with a bona fide presence in the US, such as regular lawful business activity or an office there. You confirm this at registration, and it must stay true for as long as you hold the name.

None at checkout: you choose the nexus category that applies to you and confirm it. The registry runs nexus checks, and if your registration is checked it can ask for evidence, such as a US passport or green card for an individual, or a lease, tax ID or other official document showing a US address for an organisation.

No. The renewal rate is the same $11.95 as the first year, so there is no introductory discount to lose.

Letters a–z, digits 0–9 and hyphens, up to 63 characters before the dot, not starting or ending with a hyphen. Capitals make no difference, so YourName.us and yourname.us are the same domain. Registries can reserve particular names or set a longer minimum; the search tells you if a name cannot be registered.

The minimum term at Serverlys is one year. Longer terms, where the .us registry allows them, are shown at checkout, and you can renew every year after that for as long as you want the name.

Privacy service is not permitted for .us: the registry requires registrant details to be published.

Google treats .us as a country-code extension and associates it with the United States. That helps when your customers are there and works against you when they are not.

Yes. Email at a .us address works through the domain’s MX records, which you set in DNS. Serverlys business email sets them for you, or you can point them at any other email provider; the domain and the inbox do not have to be with the same company.

No. You can register .us on its own and point it at Serverlys hosting, at your own nameservers, or at another provider entirely. The DNS records stay editable either way.

Renew before the expiry date and nothing changes. After expiry, most registries hold the name for a grace period, and many add a redemption period with a restore fee, before releasing it for anyone to register; the length of each is set by the .us registry. Turning on auto-renewal avoids the question.

Unlock the domain at your current registrar and get its authorisation code. .us is a country-code extension, so the transfer rules of the registry for the United States apply; we confirm them before you pay.