.CN - Making News Again with Restricted Registry Requirements

Update – March 2010

Webnames.ca is once again accepting .CN registrations, however the following pieces of documentation must also be submitted before the registrations can be completed:

1. Domain Name Registration Application Form – completed with the seal of the business OR signature of a representative from the business:

\http://www.webnames.ca/downloads/registries/cn/CNNIC_app.doc

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Admin contact ID, Technical contact ID, Payment contact ID and Representative (Registrant ID on the hard copy application form) MUST match the information provided in the fields during the online application for the domain name.

2. A photocopy of the business license. Business license means the official document of the business, company or organization.

3. A photocopy of the applicant’s personal ID. Acceptable personal ID may include copies of a driver’s license, passport, or resident card/ID.

4. A completed copy of the MIIT ICP registration verification form.

The above pieces of documentation must be received within 5 calendar days of your .CN purchase. Webnames.ca will submit the documentation to the registry on your behalf. Your domain registrations will be “pending approval” until CNNIC reviews and approves/denies your registration request.

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In an attempt to curb the use of .CN domain names as havens for spam, porn and fraud, CNNIC has restricted registry requirements on .CN.

As of January 4, 2010, CNNIC is no longer accepting new registrations from overseas. At this stage there is no information as to when this suspension will end. And in addition to barring overseas registrations, CNNIC has introduced two more changes in its registration policies:

Since January 1st, 2010, China domestic registrants are no longer allowed to register a .CN domain via an oversea registrar.

If any registrant’s business license or personal ID are not in Chinese or English, he has to file in a notarized English translation of these documents for domain name application starting with January 15th, 2010, 9:00 AM (Beijing Time).

In summary, for the foreseeable future new .CN domains are no longer available unless you are a Chinese citizen registering with a Chinese .CN registry.

We have been assured that .CN domain renewals and transfers will be unaffected.