Country extension · Greece
.ελ domain name
What you need to know about .ελ: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .ελ
- Country
- Greece
- Registry
- grweb.ics.forth.gr
- Registration period
- 2 years
- Renewal period
- 2 years, 4 years, 6 years, 8 years or 10 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 1 working day
- Transfer time
- 1 day
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 15 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .ελ?
Good to know when registering
- The registry first checks your application automatically. If the name isn't restricted, the domain will work within 3 hours at most.
- This temporary activation doesn't yet give you any rights to the domain name. The registration only becomes final once it has been approved by the official registry EETT.
- EETT reviews your application within 4 to 8 weeks of the registrar submitting it, and then approves or rejects it.
Transfer
Transferring a .ελ
- To transfer your domain to another registrar, you need a transfer code.
The transfer code
- Only the registry can generate a transfer code. You can't choose it yourself either.
- The registry sends the transfer code by email to the domain's registrant only.
- If you need a new transfer code, the registrar can request one for you. The registry then emails it directly to you as the registrant.
Owner
Change of registrant
- A transfer to a new owner is reviewed by the official registry EETT.
- EETT reviews the application within 4 to 8 weeks of the registrar submitting it, and then approves or rejects it.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website grweb.ics.forth.gr
- Registry whois grweb.ics.forth.gr
- Dispute resolution policy grweb.ics.forth.gr
- Registry terms and conditions grweb.ics.forth.gr
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.