.us Domain Registration India

.us Domain Registration — What You Get

.us is the Internet country-code top-level domain for the United States, established in February 1985. IANA currently lists Registry Services, LLC of Tempe, Arizona as the registry operator behind the about.us registry site; in October 2026 the NTIA announced Identity Digital as the new administrator of the usTLD, a transition that is under way.

Terms run 1 to 10 years, DNSSEC is supported at the registry, and names use the standard DNS character rules: letters, digits and hyphens, with a hyphen neither first nor last, up to the 63-character label limit. The registry does not currently offer internationalised domain names (IDN) under .us, according to its own FAQ.

• Registry: operated under the usTLD programme; IANA lists Registry Services, LLC, with Identity Digital announced as incoming administrator in October 2026.
• Created: February 1985, one of the earliest country codes.
• Terms: 1 to 10 years per order.
• DNSSEC: supported. IDN: not offered, per the .us registry FAQ.
• Labels: letters, digits and hyphens only; hyphen not first or last; up to 63 characters.

Who Can Register a .us Domain Name

.us is not open to the world. Every registrant must satisfy at least one of the usTLD Nexus requirements: a US citizen, a permanent resident, or a foreign national resident in the United States; a US company or organisation; or a foreign entity with a bona fide presence in the United States that regularly engages in lawful activity there. Foreign applicants must state their country of citizenship and their basis for eligibility.

In plain terms: an Indian individual or an Indian company with no US presence cannot register or keep a .us domain. A genuinely eligible path exists only where there is a real US connection — for example, an Indian company with a bona fide US establishment. Eligibility is audited, and a name can be suspended if the Nexus answer does not hold. The registry also does not allow WHOIS privacy or proxy services, so registrant contact data is published.

If you want a US-facing name without a US Nexus, .com, .co or .us.com are the practical alternatives, and Indian registrars commonly steer buyers there.

• Nexus category C11/C12: US citizen, permanent resident, or US-resident foreign national.
• Nexus category C21: a company or organisation incorporated or otherwise present in the US.
• Nexus category C31/C32: a foreign entity with a bona fide US presence — declared with country of citizenship.
• An Indian individual or company with no US presence does not qualify, and false declarations lead to suspension.
• WHOIS privacy and proxy services are prohibited by usTLD policy, so registrant details stay public.

What a .us Domain Is Used For

.us is used by US-focused businesses, civic projects, schools and local government bodies — the k12 and state second levels such as k12.mi.us have long been part of the namespace. National brands rarely lead with .us because .com is the US default.

For an Indian business, .us only makes sense when there is a genuine US establishment and the name should read as American. If the audience is global or Indian, .com or .in does the same job without the eligibility test or the public WHOIS.

• US-focused storefronts and local businesses.
• Schools, libraries and local government under second levels like k12.mi.us.
• Names where 'us' reads as part of a phrase, used by eligible holders.
• Not usable as a US market shortcut by registrants with no US Nexus.

.us Domain Registration Plans & Pricing (INR)

WebJi lists .us at ₹925 a year for registration and ₹1,155 for renewal, read on 4 November 2026, before 18% GST. Transfers are billed at ₹925. Premium names cost more and are quoted before payment, and the order will ask for your Nexus declaration.

WebJi billing prices, read on 4 November 2026 — the renewal column is what the second and later years cost, before 18% GST.

.us Renewal, Transfer and Expiry Rules

A .us term runs 1 to 10 years and renews in the same blocks at the renewal rate — ₹1,155 against a ₹925 first year on this page. Renewal notices go to the registrant email, so keep that address reachable and use auto-renew.

After expiry the lifecycle follows the familiar pattern: an auto-renew grace period that registrars commonly run up to about 45 days, then a 30-day redemption window in which recovery needs a restore fee (the registry-level redemption fee is reported at about $105 before the registrar adds renewal and margin), then a short pending-delete phase before the name returns to the open market.

Transfers use an authorisation code from the current registrar, and WebJi bills a .us transfer at ₹925. Transfers are normally blocked for 60 days after a registration or a previous transfer, and a name in redemption must be restored first. Nexus compliance carries over: the gaining registrar re-collects the eligibility declaration.

.us vs .com and .in for an Indian Business

The extension is not a ranking factor; content and links decide placement. For an Indian business the practical choice is usually between .com at ₹1,380 a year and .in at ₹1,000 a year at WebJi — .us at ₹925 is cheaper than .com but carries an eligibility test most Indian buyers cannot pass, plus a public WHOIS with no privacy option.

Choose .us only if you have a genuine US presence and want the name to read as American. Otherwise .com does the same job with no restrictions, and .in signals home-market identity.

• .com — global default, ₹1,380/year, renewal ₹1,480, open to anyone.
• .in — NIXI's country domain, ₹1,000/year, reads as Indian.
• .us — ₹925/year, renewal ₹1,155, restricted to US Nexus holders, no WHOIS privacy.
• Eligibility risk beats the price saving: a Nexus failure suspends the name.

How to Register a .us Domain with WebJi

Registration is one order, but for .us it includes the Nexus declaration — the eligibility answer that the registry can audit later. Check the name, declare your US connection honestly, pay in INR, and the entry is created with the contacts you supply.

• Search the name with the domain search box on this page; a .us result shows free, taken or premium.
• Enter registrant details exactly as they should appear in WHOIS — remember .us does not allow privacy services.
• Complete the Nexus declaration: your category and, for foreign applicants, your country of citizenship.
• Choose a term from 1 to 10 years and pay in INR. The GST invoice is issued at once.
• Point the nameservers at your host, allow for DNS propagation, and turn on auto-renew so the renewal notices are not missed.

Why WebJi for .us Domain Registration

• Selling domains since 2005, with the same team handling registry rules and renewals today.
• 12,000+ clients across India and overseas keep their domains at WebJi®.
• 24/7 email support in Hindi and English at support@webji.services, average first reply under 60 minutes.
• INR pricing with a GST invoice on every order, payable by UPI, card or net-banking.
• Free migration of an existing site or DNS, subject to terms and approval. Our registered office is in Jaipur; there is no walk-in branch elsewhere.