Country extension · Dominican Republic
.do domain name
What you need to know about .do: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .do
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Registry
- midominio.do
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 5 years or 10 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 5 working days
- Transfer time
- 10 days
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 4
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: yesYour details can be hidden in the public Whois.
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .do?
- There are no restrictions for .do: anyone can register a domain name.
Additional details for registration
- If you register as an individual, you must provide the number of your official ID card or passport.
Documents
- For a change of registrant, you send in an original, signed request. You also need a copy of an official photo ID, and for an organisation, proof of registration of the trade name as well.
- The registry NIC DO may ask for additional documents if it considers this necessary.
Transfer
Transferring a .do
- When you transfer a domain, the registrant receives an email asking them to confirm the transfer.
- You must confirm the transfer within 10 days.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- If you want to change the registrant's name or organisation, an official change of registrant is required. Simply updating the contact details isn't enough in that case.
- If the registrant is an individual, you send in an original request signed by the registrant, stating which details need to change. Include a copy of the registrant's photo ID.
- If the registrant is an organisation, the legal representative signs the original request. Include a copy of their photo ID and proof of registration of the trade name.
- The registry NIC DO may ask for additional documents.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .do domain name must be renewed no later than 60 days before the expiry date.
- You can't have a .do domain name deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let it expire by not renewing it.
- An expired or deleted .do domain name can no longer be restored.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website midominio.do
- Registry whois nic.do
- Dispute resolution policy nic.do
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.