.qa

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.QA Domain Registration – Qatar

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Annual Fee
€15.00
Renewal Fee
€15.00
Transfer Fee
€15.00
If not free, the expiration date is extended
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Key facts about ⁦.QA⁩

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  • Open to everyone

    No local presence is required: companies from any country can register a ⁦.QA⁩ domain. Which country domains require one

  • Registration takes few hours for .qa, up to 5 days for .com.qa/.net.qa.

  • Registration and renewal terms are 1 to 5 years for .qa, 1 year for .com.qa/.net.qa.

  • Transfers are made with an authorisation code.

  • The holder can be changed online.

  • No prior rights, such as a trademark, are needed.

About .qa

.QA is the country-code domain extension of Qatar. No local presence is required (for .qa, yes for .com.qa /.net.qa).

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⁦.qa⁩ rules in detail

General

Extension
.qa
Country
Qatar
Region
Middle-East

Local Presence

Local Presence required
No for .qa, yes for .com.qa /.net.qa

Registration

Registration term
from 1 to 5 years for .qa, 1 year for .com.qa/.net.qa
Sub-domains
.com.qa, .net.qa, .name.qa .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa, .xn--wgbl6a
IDN
قطر .qatar (arabic IDN, .xn--wgbl6a)
Domain length
2- 63 characters
Registration processing time
few hours for .qa, up to 5 days for .com.qa/.net.qa
Company registration or VAT number
No
Registrant individual or legal
Yes for .qa and قطر. , while .com.qa,.net.qa, .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa are reserved to companies and .name.qa reserved to individuals
Admin contact individual
No
Prior rights required
No for .qa, yes for .com.qa (Local company or local TM)
Application form/documents
No for .qa. Yes for .com.qa/.net.qa: copy of local company registration certificate or copy of local TM certificate, letter signed by company representative (if his/her name is not displayed on company certificate). It is also possible to register a domain based on an unregistered Trademark such as a slogan or label. Evidence of eligibility must be provided also for قطر. , .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa. Validity of documents is checked every year.

Renewal

Renewal term
from 1 to 5 years for .qa, 1 year for .com.qa/.net.qa
Late renewal
30 days (DNS are turned off immediately upon expiration date)
Restoration
No
Early deletion
No

Owner Change

Procedure
Online for .qa, signed ownership change form and proof of prior right for .com.qa, .net.qa
Documents required
No for .qa, yes for .com.qa/.net.qa
Registration date change
No

Other general considerations

Other considerations
Any Qatar based company requesting .QA domain should buy .COM.QA also by giving Company Registration documents, whether they use it or not. All SLDs (.com.qa, .net.qa,..): domain must be hosted in Qatar. Local companies that wish to register .qa should register first .com.qa or .net.qa and redirect .qa to their .com.qa or .net.qa website What are second levels available? 1- .com.qa: for local companies, 2- .net.qa: for local companies that provide IT services, 3- .name.qa: for local individuals, 4- .org.qa: for local Not for Profit organizations, 5- .sch.qa, .edu.qa: for local educational organizations, 6- .gov.qa: for local governmental entities, 7-.mil.qa: for local military entities, 8- . قطر. .qatar (arabic IDN, .xn--wgbl6a): for local individuals or companies.

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