Country extension · South Korea
.kr domain name
What you need to know about .kr: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .kr
- Country
- South Korea
- Registry
- kisa.or.kr
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: no
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .kr?
- The registrant of a .kr domain name must be based or live in the Republic of Korea.
- If you don't have an address in Korea, a local address through a trustee service is possible.
Additional details for registration
- You indicate which Korean proof of registration you're registering with: a business registration, a business registration for a sole trader, a registration as a legal entity, a unique identification number, a registration as an educational foundation or other proof.
- You provide the number that goes with the proof of registration you've chosen.
Transfer
Transferring a .kr
- Once the transfer has been requested, the current registrar sends a confirmation email to the registrant of the domain name.
- The transfer only goes ahead if you confirm that email.
- Once a transfer has started, you can no longer cancel it.
The transfer code
- You can't set or change the transfer code of a .kr domain name yourself.
- WebOké can request the current transfer code for you if you want to transfer the domain.
Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can't renew a .kr domain name twice within five days.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website kisa.or.kr
- Registry whois whois.nic.or.kr
- Dispute resolution policy idrc.or.kr
- Registry terms and conditions nic.or.kr
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.