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Not enforced at all. Also if worried just set up a simple US biz address.
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I believe you can also meet the local presence criteria by being a US citizen... to my knowledge they are not asking for evidence.
If you are serious about investing in .us I would suggest that you establish a US company. Cheap and easy, and can be done remotely. Thus you can register .us names legally :wink:
If you are serious about investing in .us I would suggest that you establish a US company. Cheap and easy, and can be done remotely. Thus you can register .us names legally :wink:
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Of course you are kidding but I have heard of a bill which would make it a crime (felony perhaps) to provide false whois information. I am not sure about that but incorrect whois info can land you into trouble or provide grounds for the registrar to withhold/cancel your names.
If the names are really valuable to you I would advise not to take any chances and do it legally. Setting up a dormant company for that purpose should not really cost much and makes sense for a serious investor.
Some ccTLD are more regulated than others. I remember just a few weeks ago the .fr registry for France (Afnic) cancelled hundreds of names registered by proxy (for .FR you basically need a local company).
The case also involved alleged typos/TM violations.
Thousands of people have seen their names vanish overnight. And of course I doubt the reg fees were refunded :cheeky:
If the names are really valuable to you I would advise not to take any chances and do it legally. Setting up a dormant company for that purpose should not really cost much and makes sense for a serious investor.
Some ccTLD are more regulated than others. I remember just a few weeks ago the .fr registry for France (Afnic) cancelled hundreds of names registered by proxy (for .FR you basically need a local company).
The case also involved alleged typos/TM violations.
Thousands of people have seen their names vanish overnight. And of course I doubt the reg fees were refunded :cheeky:
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Well I think I can elaborate a little bit, hopefully this may be helpful to the thread starter...
To meet the local presence requirements for .us (or other ccTLDs as well) one way would be to set up a local company, actually this might be a dormant company established for the sole purpose of holding domains, with no turnover and therefore no or minimal taxation.
There are plenty of company formation services available, and the paperwork can be done by E-mail. You don't even have to set foot on US soil.
A Google search with keywords like "usa incorporation" should provide some hints for service providers (often these companies also register offshore companies). Thus many US corporations are actually owned and controled by foreign entities or persons.
Some states like Nevada, Delaware seem to be favored.
To meet the local presence requirements for .us (or other ccTLDs as well) one way would be to set up a local company, actually this might be a dormant company established for the sole purpose of holding domains, with no turnover and therefore no or minimal taxation.
There are plenty of company formation services available, and the paperwork can be done by E-mail. You don't even have to set foot on US soil.
A Google search with keywords like "usa incorporation" should provide some hints for service providers (often these companies also register offshore companies). Thus many US corporations are actually owned and controled by foreign entities or persons.
Some states like Nevada, Delaware seem to be favored.
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