Who can register for a .sg domain name and what are the special registration requirements/restrictions for .sg domain name? Print

Applicable for all as long as the administrative contact has a valid Singapore postal address. A foreign applicant may apply for a .sg domain name with it appoints a local agent having a valid Singapore postal address as the Administrative Contact. WebNIC can provide partners the local contact service in Singapore.

Applicable for companies and businesses, applicants must be a commercial entities in which either registered or are about to be registered with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), IE Singapore or any professional body. A foreign company may apply for a .com.sg domain name if it has a representative in Singapore as the Administrative contact, which shall be a legal entity that is similarly registered by any of the afore-mentioned organizations, and is duly authorized by the foreign company to apply for the registration of the domain name. WebNIC can provide partners the local contact service in Singapore.

Applicable for network providers and info-com operators in
Singapore, applicants must be (1) operating info-comm networks or providing info-comm services; and/or (2) providing data storage facilities or hosting services. Examples of such eligible registrants include holders of Info-Communications Development Authority (IDA) licenses, operators of data centres, web hosting service providers, providers of dedicated connectivity services and operators of value added networks.

Applicable for societies, charitable bodies and other
organizations not classified in which either
registered or are about to be registered with the Registry of
Societies (ROS) or other miscellaneous organizations (eg. Town Councils, Community Centres, People�s Association and Embassies and any other organizations not classified elsewhere.)

Applicable for educational institutions, applicants must be educational institutions registered with the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore.

Applicable for registration of a personal domain names, an applicant for a .per.sg domain name must be a Singapore citizen or permanent resident who aged 18 years and above. Parents, guardians or an immediate family member shall apply on behalf of an applicant who is below 18 years of age, provided that the parent or guardian or the immediate family member concerned is above 18 years. A .per.sg domain name website may be used to carry out commercial activities for so long as it complies with any guidelines that SGNIC may from time to time issue in relation to the activities of .per.sg domain name name website.