Country extension · Russia
.bir.ru domain name
What you need to know about .bir.ru: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .bir.ru
- Country
- Russia
- Registry
- cctld.ru
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 2 working days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .bir.ru?
- The registrant of a .bir.ru domain must prove their identity with documents. This also applies to existing registrations.
- If you don't provide the requested documents, the registry may delete the domain.
- If you register in the name of an organisation, the organisation name must include a legal form.
- Abbreviated names aren't allowed. You must enter your full first name and surname.
- You must enter a valid, working email address, because the registry checks it.
Additional details for registration
- As a private individual, you enter your date of birth and your passport number.
- If the names on your ID are in Cyrillic, you also enter your first name, surname and any middle name in Cyrillic characters. You fill in your regular contact details in Latin letters.
- If your organisation is based in the Russian Federation, you enter the Russian taxpayer identification number and the Russian tax registration code.
- If the organisation name appears in Cyrillic in the documents, you also enter that name in Cyrillic characters, using at least two words.
Documents
- Companies and organisations send a copy of official proof of registration, such as a certificate of incorporation or an extract from the trade register.
- On a company's documents, you may black out the personal details of directors, shareholders and other individuals.
- Private individuals and sole traders send a copy of their passport.
- The documents must be clearly legible. The personal details and the date of issue must be clearly visible.
- You may provide the documents in your own language. A translation isn't needed.
- You only provide the documents to WebOké as a PDF. We forward them to the registry.
- Once the registrant has been successfully verified, this doesn't need to be done again.
Good to know when registering
- After registration, you must provide your identity documents within three working days at the latest.
- The domain remains pending until the registry has approved you as the registrant.
- WebOké will let you know by email whether the registry has approved or rejected the check.
Transfer
Transferring a .bir.ru
- To transfer a .bir.ru domain, you need a transfer code. Documents are no longer required for this.
- Your registrant details must exactly match the details of the current registrant. Otherwise, the transfer will fail.
- You can't change the registrant during a transfer.
- If you want to transfer your domain to another registrar, the registrant must have verified status with the registry. If the registrant isn't verified, you can't request a transfer code.
The transfer code
- You request the transfer code in the online portal for domain registrants. You log in there with the domain's registrant ID and the associated password.
- Only the registrant can request the password. If you've forgotten it, you can request it again via the website.
- In the online portal, you fill in the request for a transfer to another registrar.
- Choose to receive the transfer code by email. Otherwise, you may have to collect the code in person from an office in Moscow.
- The transfer code will then be sent to the email address in your contact details.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- WebOké can't arrange a change of registrant for you. You send the original letters by post to the registry.
- A change of registrant requires unaltered copies of the identity documents.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you want to cancel a .bir.ru domain, a cancellation request to WebOké isn't enough. You must also send an original cancellation letter by post to the registry.
- The registry provides sample forms for the cancellation letter.
- Cancelling a domain also requires unaltered copies of the identity documents.
- A request to restore a domain is handled manually. You'll be notified about this by email.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cctld.ru
- Registry terms and conditions nic.ru
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.