Re:What happens to TLDs when their country stops existing?
by trotFunky on Monday May 16, 2022 @04:46AM
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The parent is correct, in theory .eu requires residency or citizenship in order to register a domain[1].
After Brexit holders of .eu domains that did not meet the criteria lost their domains[2].
And the .eu is not the most restrictive ! I am a French citizen but live outside the EU, so I can't get a .fr domain (at least, again, in theory - haven't tried in practice) but I could get a .eu one.
[1]: https://eurid.eu/en/register-a-eu-domain/rules-for-eu-domain...
[2]: https://eurid.eu/en/register-a-eu-domain/brexit-notice/
Re:What happens to TLDs when their country stops existing?
by intellirogue on Monday May 16, 2022 @04:48AM
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Your registrar isn't doing the necessary due diligence then - mine made me send them a scan of either passport/ID or residency permit.
Do you happen to have a source that supports that claim? I've registered .eu domains in the past and I never had to even offer any proof of citizenship or residency or anything of the sort. I searched for the domains, clicked on "buy", and that was that.