Prospective Registrants will need to certify that they have a "bona fide presence in the United States" on the basis of real and substantial lawful connections with, or lawful activities in, the United States of America. This requirement is intended to ensure that only those individuals or organizations that have a substantive lawful connection to the United States are permitted to register for .us domains.
Nexus Requirements for .us domains
To be in compliance with the U.S. Nexus Requirement, all registrants for the .US domain must be either:
A natural person
who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or any of its possessions or territories, or
whose primary place of domicile is in the United States of America or any of its possessions, or
An entity or organization that is
incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories or
organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or territories, or
An entity or organization (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof) that has a bona fide presence in the United States.
This U.S. Nexus Requirement is intended to ensure that only those individuals or organizations that have a substantive connection to the United States are permitted to register for .US domain names.
