.ua – Openprovider

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .ua domain names.
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Registration

Successful domain registration requires:

Trademark number
Trademark creation date
Trademark certificate issued according to Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks acting in Ukraine (abbreviation "UA" must be in the field 831 DESIGNATIONS)
Certificate of Ukraine for the trademark or service mark issued by the central executive authority dealing with issues of legal protection of intellectual property
Up to 24 hours of processing time

TIP .com.ua domains can be registered without a trademark certificate

Transfer

Successful domain transfer requires:

authorisation code

Procedure

Transfer will be auto-approved after 5 days unless the current registrar explicitly approves or rejects the outgoing transfer.

In case of explicit approval, the transfer is finished immediately.

Authorization code required	yes
Method of confirmation	authcode
Registration period after transfer	extends
Average transfer time	5 days
Advanced and simple transfers available	Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .ua domains is available.

Outgoing transfer

If the new registrar demands an authorization code, please contact our support department. They will "PREACK" the domain for outgoing transfer, retrieve the code and send it to you. The domain should be transferred within 2 weeks after getting the code.

Update

Owner change (trade)

trade - processed by updating the handle of the domain

Other update

domain update - by updating associated handles
processed in realtime

Deletion / Restore

Delete

explicit deletion - not supported

To delete a .ua domain set its auto renew setting to Off.

Restore / reactivate

reactivation -not supported

Detailed extension information

Registry	Registry: Hostmaster Ltd. Registry whois: whois.net.ua Registry web based whois: http://hostmaster.ua/?domadv Registry zonefile updates: 72 hours after an update
Technical information	Available second level domains: .com.ua, .edu.ua, .gov.ua, .net.ua, .in.ua, .at.ua, .pp.ua, .org.ua DNSSEC support: no Min: 1 Max: 63 Alphanumeric and a hyphen except in the first or last position Special characters as listed on http://hostmaster.ua/idn/ Registration period: 1-10 years Renewal date offset: 35 days The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info. Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here. Soft quarantine period: n/a days During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info. Quarantine period: 0 days During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions	Local presence required? no Does Openprovider provide local presence services? n/a Local activity required? no Correct nameserver configuration required? no Domains directly under the top level domain .ua may only be registered by holders of a trademark that is valid in Ukraine. The domain name should be an exact match of the trademark name. A copy of the commercial licence (companies) or a copy of an Identity Card (individuals) is required. A copy of trademark documentation is required. Domains under a second level, like .com.ua, are not restricted.
Policies	The .ua domain policy: https://hostmaster.ua/policy/2ld.ua/
Registration agreement	The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following: General registration agreement

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