Country extension · Kazakhstan
.kz domain name
What you need to know about .kz: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .kz
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Registry
- nic.kz
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 4
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 .kz?
- Anyone can register a .kz domain name, both individuals and companies.
- Names with propaganda, drug-related, ethnic or violent content aren't allowed, nor are names or activities that break the law in Kazakhstan.
- Your website must be hosted in Kazakhstan, and this also applies to a server that only redirects.
- If KazNIC discovers that your website isn't hosted in Kazakhstan, they'll contact you and block your domain name first. If you don't resolve it, the domain will be deleted within 10 days.
Additional details for registration
- If you're a local company, you must provide a VAT number or tax number when registering.
Transfer
Transferring a .kz
- For a transfer, you need a transfer code, as well as the domain's current contact details and nameservers.
- Make sure the domain's transfer lock has been removed before you request the transfer.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to transfer a .kz domain. You request it from your current registrar.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- You can transfer a .kz domain to a new owner. This doesn't change the domain's expiry date.
- Once the change has been requested with the registry, both the current and the new owner must confirm the transfer.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can't have a .kz domain deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let the domain expire at the end of the registration period.
- Once a .kz domain has been deleted, you can no longer restore it.
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.