General
- Extension
- .lk
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Indian-Ocean

Geographic domain · Indian-Ocean
Open to everyone
No local presence is required: companies from any country can register a .LK(CAT1) domain. Which country domains require one
Registration takes 48 hours.
Registration and renewal terms are 1 year.
.LK(CAT1) is a top-level domain extension tied to Sri Lanka. No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register. Individuals and organisations can both be holders.
With Domgate, a .LK(CAT1) domain costs €76 a year, at registration and at each renewal. Domains are registered and renewed for 1 year. For the transfer, the rules shown on this page say: document. After the expiry date, a domain can still be renewed late: 30 days. A deleted domain can be restored. Registration takes 48 hours. A domain can be deleted before its expiry date. Only Latin letters, digits and hyphens are accepted: no internationalised names (IDN).
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Resellers: offer .LK(CAT1) to your clients through our reseller program, from the client area, the API, the WHMCS module or EPP.
No local presence is required: holders based in any country can register a .LK(CAT1) domain. For the company or VAT number, the rules shown on this page say: Yes: the organisation's business registration number and the registrant's NIC, passport or driving licence number.
To register a .LK(CAT1) domain, the application needs: Online application with a reason for choosing the name (required); documents only for some kinds of names: schools, religious places, banking, insurance, sports, gambling, political parties, associations, universities. A name can have 3 to 63 characters.
A .LK(CAT1) domain is registered and renewed for 1 year. Registration takes 48 hours. After the expiry date, a domain can still be renewed late: 30 days. A deleted domain can be restored. A domain can be deleted before its expiry date. Other considerations shown on this page: The registrations are packages in 3 categories, namely: CAT1 Full Domain Package (.lk + org.lk + hotel.lk + com.lk + edu.lk + web.lk).
To transfer a .LK(CAT1) domain, the rules shown on this page say: document. The domain does not need to be unlocked first. The transfer does not change the expiry date. Supporting documents are required for the change of holder.
Page updated on · Source: domains.lk terms and conditions · Editor: Philippe Boos
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