Country extension · Latvia
.lv domain name
Register or transfer your .lv with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .lv and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .lv
- Country
- Latvia
- Registry
- nic.lv
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- immediately
- Transfer time
- 5 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 5
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: no
- 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 .lv?
- Anyone can register a .lv domain name, both individuals and organisations, regardless of the country where you live or are based.
- If you register as an individual, you must be at least 18 years old.
- The administrative contact must be a natural person. A company or organisation as the administrative contact will be rejected.
- If you register as an individual, you must also be the administrative contact yourself.
Additional details for registration
- If the administrative contact is a Latvian citizen, their Latvian personal code is required in the format DDMMYY-NNNNN.
- If the registrant is from Latvia, the registrant's Latvian registration number, consisting of 11 digits, is required.
- If the registrant is a Latvian organisation, the VAT number is also required.
Transfer
Transferring a .lv
- To transfer a domain to a different registrar, you need a transfer code from your current registrar.
- A transfer is only possible if your domain name's expiry date is more than 30 days away.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to transfer a .lv domain.
- You request the transfer code from your current registrar.
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Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The registrant's name or the organisation name can't be changed with a regular update of contact details. This requires an official change of registrant.
- Other contact details can be updated without a change of registrant.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- You can't renew a .lv domain separately or add extra time mid-term. WebOké takes care of the renewal for you.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.lv
- Registry whois nic.lv
- Dispute resolution policy nic.lv
- Registry terms and conditions nic.lv
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.