Country extension · Switzerland
.ch domain name
Register or transfer your .ch with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .ch and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .ch
- Country
- Switzerland
- Registry
- switch.ch
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- 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 .ch?
- For .ch, you don't need to live or be based in Switzerland.
- In some cases, the registry SWITCH asks for a valid correspondence address in Switzerland so that post can be delivered to you directly.
- If you receive such a request, you must provide a real and correct Swiss address within 30 days of SWITCH receiving it. If you can't, your domain name may be deleted.
Additional details for registration
- If the registry asks for it, you must provide a valid correspondence address in Switzerland.
Good to know when registering
- A .ch domain name is always registered for one year at a time.
Transfer
Transferring a .ch
- To transfer a domain to another registrar, you need a transfer code.
- You can always transfer your domain name. This right is set out in Swiss regulations (Article 20(2) of the Ordinance on Internet Domains).
- After a successful transfer, you can't transfer the domain name again for 60 days.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code to transfer your .ch domain name.
- Your registrar may not withhold the transfer code, not even if there are still unpaid invoices.
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Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- A .ch domain name is always renewed for one year at a time. You can't choose a longer period yourself.
- A .ch domain name may only be cancelled with the permission of the domain's registrant.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website switch.ch
- Dispute resolution policy switch.ch
- Registry terms and conditions nic.ch
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