Country extension · Saudi Arabia
.sa domain name
What you need to know about .sa: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .sa
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Registry
- nic.net.sa
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 24 characters
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .sa?
- To register a .sa domain, you need a trademark that is valid in Saudi Arabia, or a local presence in Saudi Arabia.
- If you register on the basis of a trademark, the domain name must match the trademark name exactly.
Documents
- You submit one of these documents: a copy of a trademark registration valid in Saudi Arabia, or proof that your company was incorporated in Saudi Arabia.
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .sa domain can't be deleted straight away. If you want to get rid of it, let the domain expire at the end of its term.
- An expired or cancelled .sa domain can't be restored.
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.