Country extension · Gibraltar
.org.gi domain name
What you need to know about .org.gi: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .org.gi
- Country
- Gibraltar
- Registry
- nic.gi
- Registration period
- 2 years or 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 3 days
- 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 .org.gi?
- Names of one or two characters are not allowed.
- You can't use generic extension names, such as co, com or net, as a name.
- You may not use a .org.gi domain name, or make it appear that you are using one, for pornography or for any other activity that is illegal in Gibraltar.
- Names that the review committee considers offensive or defamatory are not allowed.
- If two parties apply for the same name, the application that arrives first takes priority.
- If there is a dispute over a domain name, the dispute policy of the registry Sapphire applies.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- You can have the domain name put in the name of another owner.
- When you change the registrant, the domain name's expiry date stays the same.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .org.gi domain name must be renewed six weeks before the expiry date.
- You can't have a .org.gi domain name deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, the registrar will let it lapse on the expiry date.
- Once the domain name has been deleted, you can no longer get it back.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.gi
- Registry whois 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.