TLD Information


Zone Info
.AG is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Antigua and Barbuda
Zone Use
An .AG is very popular by PLC companies located in Germany, Austria or Switzerland.
Characters (Min.3, Max.63)


Registration period
1 to 10 Years
Add Grace Period
4 Days (Add grace period is the period in which you can delete a domain and receive the refund of costs involved.)
Autorenew Grace Period
44 Days (The autorenew grace period is the period in which your domains will get autorenewed without an immediate debit of the respective costs. During the autorenew grace period you still have the possibility of deleting the domain.)
Deletion process
Is the process necessary for you to complete a domain deletion:

.AG Domains can be deleted online through the Delete Command.

Deletion timeframe
This refers to the deletion period in which your domain deletion command must be received by, in order not to have the domain renewed and charged accordingly:

Within the autorenew grace period

IDN capable
Not offered at this point in time
Restrictions
None
Registry
NIC AG Ltd.
Dispute Policy
http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm
WHOIS-Update
15 min.
WHOIS-Server
whois2.afilias-grs.net
Registration System
Real-Time
Transfers
.AG Domain transfers are possible with an authorization code which must be requested by the domain owner from the current registrar / provider.
Transfer procedure
- .AG Domain-Transfers can either be done through the RRPProxy WebInterface or API.

- A .AG Domain Transfer must be initiated with an authorization code, which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.
Transfer notes
a.) Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.

b.) Initiate the transfer on time and not just shortly before the domain expires.

c.) Please ensure that the domain is older than 60 days otherwise the transfer will be denied.
Transfer time
1-2 weeks