Country extension · Gibraltar
.com.gi domain name
What you need to know about .com.gi: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .com.gi
- Country
- Gibraltar
- Registry
- nic.gi
- Registration period
- 2 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 2 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 3 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 5
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .com.gi?
- Names of one or two characters aren't allowed.
- You can't use generic names such as co, com or net as a name, unless the registry's committee decides to expand the .com.gi namespace.
- Registration directly under the country extension itself, without an intermediate level such as co or com, is only available to companies and organisations registered in Gibraltar, and only for their own local services or purposes.
- You can't use a .com.gi domain name for pornography or other activities that are illegal in Gibraltar. Anything that gives that impression isn't allowed either.
- Names that the registry's committee considers offensive or defamatory aren't allowed.
Good to know when registering
- If two applicants request the same name, the application that came in first takes priority.
- If there's a dispute over a domain name, Sapphire's dispute policy applies.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- You can have a .com.gi domain name put in the name of another registrant.
- A change of registrant doesn't change the domain name's expiry date.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .com.gi domain name must be renewed 6 weeks before the expiry date.
- You can't have a .com.gi domain name deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let it lapse on the expiry date.
- You can't get back an expired or deleted .com.gi domain name.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.gi
- Registry whois nic.gi
- Dispute resolution policy nic.gi
- Registry terms and conditions nic.gi
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.