.vi is the
Internet
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country code
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top-level domain
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(
ccTLD
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) for the
U.S. Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located ...
.
Registration
Registration is available in .vi or one of its second-level TLDs. Current prices are $75 for registration for residents of the
U.S. Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located ...
and $300 for foreign registrants. The second-level TLDs cost $75 or $200 respectively. There are premium domain names with different prices. Renewal fees are significantly lower and there is also a price for most contact or nameserver updates.
The only restriction for registration is that the domain has at least 2 active nameservers.
Third level registrations are available in .co.vi, .org.vi, .com.vi and .net.vi.
There are no further restrictions in these zones.
Registrars
Domains can be bought directly from the
registry or from official
registrars. The registry does not publish a list of official registrars.
A domain transfer between registrars is possible via
Auth-Code.
History
Second level domains (of more than 2 characters) were only allowed for Virgin Island companies or residents until 2014, when COBEX allowed foreign entities to register .vi domains.
See also
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Internet in the United States Virgin Islands
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Internet in the United States
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.vg – ccTLD for neighboring
British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and north-west ...
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.us – ccTLD for the
United States
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References
External links
IANA .vi whois informationOfficial .vi domain registration website
Country code top-level domains
Communications in the United States Virgin Islands
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