The registration of a .do domain can take up to 5 till 8 workingdays to be processed at the registry.

To transfer a .do domain name please make sure to first get the authorisation code from the current registrar. After you request the transfer an e-mail will be sent to the domain holder to confirm the transfer of the domain. The transfer has to be confirmed within 10 days.

Additional notes on a .do transfer

 

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

Owner change (trade)

For the change of registrant special documents are required.

In case of a natural person
- Original letter requesting the holder's change, indicating the information to modify, signed by the domain name holder.
- Copy of official personal identification document with photography of the domain name holder

In case of a legal person
- Letter in original requesting the holder's change, indicating the information to modify, signed by the legal representative of the domain name holder.
- Copy of official personal identification document with photography of the legal representative of the domain name holder.
- Certification of the registration of the trade name

NIC.DO may request additional documentation if considering it to be necessary. The required documents have to be provided to our support team.

Other update

A contact or nameserver update can be performed by updating the domain in your panel. This change is processed manually by our support team and may take up to 24 hours.

Delete

 

Restore / reactivate

 This can not be done via the Control panel or API.
If the domain is expired less than 30 days ago, please contact Openprovider support to manually restore and renew the domain.

Registry	Registry: nic.DO Registry whois: whois.nic.do Registry web based whois: https://midominio.do/domain-registration/domain-whois-lookup.php Registry zonefile updates:
Technical information	Available second level domains: .com.do, .net.do, .org.do DNSSEC support: no Minimum length: 2 characters Maximum length: 63 characters Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 - IDN characters: no 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: 30 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? yes Nameservers must be configured and return an authoritative answer before the domain is requested.
Policies	All policies on the registry's website Premium policy: no premiums supported Domain Names Delegation Policies Dispute Resolution Policy
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