.si domain registration

The new rules will until further notice keep the same spectrum of entities eligible to register a .si domain; the domains can be registered by Slovene entities only and other international organisations as it is currently done. However there are no more domain name restrictions, domains only have to comply with the syntax rules which have remained the same. After 4th April 2005 all eligible entities are able to register any domain (that is not yet taken) according to the "first come first served" principle, the only limitation being the maximum number of 20 domain holdings. Arnes doesn't check the legitimacy of domain applicants to specific domains. That responsibility is entirely up to the rightful claimant..

Who is entitled to a .si domain name?
A .si TLD domain name can be registered by Slovene business entities, diplomatic and consular missions of foreign countries in Slovenia and international organisation of which the Republic of Slovenia is a member.

What are business entities? How do we know our organisation is a business entity?
A business entity is any entity registered in the Business Register of the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Law Records and Services - AJPES. That includes all enterprises, institutions, associations and other organisations including independent cultural workers, researchers and sole traders,... in short every organisation that is in some way registered at AJPES and has its own registration number.

Why can't an individual register a .si domain name?
At Arnes (main organization) are currently getting ready to pass further changes in .si domain name registration rules. One of them is the expansion of the entity entitled to register .si domain names onto Slovene individuals. We are also removing the restriction of maximum 20 domain names per entity.
What kind of domain name can be registered under .si TLD?

What are the technical requirements for .si domain name registration?
Rightful claimants can register any domain name that fulfils the following requirements:
* minimum of 3 characters among the letters "A-Z" with no difference between capital and lower case letters, numbers from "0-9" and the hyphen "-"
* first an last character can not be a hyphen and the domain name must include at least one letter from "A-Z"
* hyphen can not be positioned on the 3rd and 4th position simultaneously
* domain name can include from a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 63 characters
* domain name must not be identical to a previously registered .si domain name (that is still in domain name database)
* domain name must not be identical to any of the existing top level domains (com, int, org, net, edu, museum, info, biz, name, coop, mil,.)
* certain domain names are reserved for the requirements of the register: dns.si, nic.si, internic.si, whois.si, register.si, registry.si, domain.si, das.si, ards.si
* registry for ENUM has reserved enum.si

We already have a .com domain name (or other top level domain) registered. Is it possible to register an identical .si domain name?
You can register any domain name that meets the requirements of The General Domain Name Registration Terms for .si TLD regardless of what you have registered under other top level domain names. If, for example, you have registered a domain name xyz.com, you can easily register xyz.si domain name as long as it is not yet taken.

How many domain names can we register per business entity?
Every rightful claimant can register up to 20 domain names under .si TLD.
 

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