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Rules for Qatar:
| Extension: | .qa |
| Country: | Qatar |
| Region: | Middle East |
| [Local Presence] | |
| Local Presence required: | No for .qa, yes for .com.qa /.net.qa |
| [Registration] | |
| Registration term: | from 1 to 5 years for .qa, 1 year for .com.qa/.net.qa |
| Sub-domains: | .com.qa, .net.qa, .name.qa .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa, .xn--wgbl6a |
| IDN: | قطر .qatar (arabic IDN, .xn--wgbl6a) |
| Domain length: | 2- 63 characters |
| Registration processing time: | few hours for .qa, up to 5 days for .com.qa/.net.qa |
| Company registration or VAT number: | No |
| Registrant indivdual or legal: | Yes for .qa and قطر. , while .com.qa,.net.qa, .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa are reserved to companies and .name.qa reserved to individuals |
| Admin contact individual: | No |
| Prior rights required: | No for .qa, yes for .com.qa (Local company or local TM) |
| Application form/documents: | No for .qa. Yes for .com.qa/.net.qa: copy of local company registration certificate or copy of local TM certificate, letter signed by company representative (if his/her name is not displayed on company certificate). Evidence of eligibility must be provided also for قطر. , .org.qa, .sch.qa, .edu.qa, .mil.qa. Validity of documents is checked every year. |
| [Renewal] | |
| Renewal term: | from 1 to 5 years for .qa, 1 year for .com.qa/.net.qa |
| Late renewal: | 30 days (DNS are turned off immediately upon expiration date) |
| Restoration: | No |
| Early deletion: | No |
| [Transfer] | |
| Procedure: | Authcode |
| Expiration date changes: | No |
| Unlock domain | No |
| [Owner Change] | |
| Procedure: | Online for .qa, signed ownership change form and proof of prior right for .com.qa, .net.qa |
| Documents required: | No for .qa, yes for .com.qa/.net.qa |
| Registration date change: | No |
| [Other general considerations] |
All SLDs (.com.qa, .net.qa,..): domain must be hosted in Qatar. Any Qatar based company requesting .QA domain should buy .COM.QA also by giving Company Registration documents, whether they use it or not.
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| Whois | https://whois.registry.qa/whois/whois_local.jsp? |
| Terms and conditions | https://www.domains.qa/en/policies |
| Dispute resolution | http://www.domains.qa/en/policies/dispute-resolution-policy |