Country extension · Russia
.рф domain name
What you need to know about .рф: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .рф
- Country
- Russia
- Registry
- cctld.ru
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- 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
- 2 to 13
- Punycode
- xn--p1ai
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 .рф?
- The registrant of a .рф domain name must prove their identity with documents. This also applies to existing registrations.
- If you don't provide the requested documents to the registry, your domain name may be deleted.
- If you register in the name of an organisation, it must be a legal entity.
- You must give your full first name and surname. Abbreviations aren't allowed.
- Give a valid, working email address. The registry checks this, and the registration or change won't succeed with an address that doesn't work.
Additional details for registration
- As a private individual, you give your date of birth and your passport number.
- If your details appear in Cyrillic script in your documents, you also give your first name, surname and any middle name in Cyrillic. Your regular contact details stay in Latin script.
- If your organisation is based in Russia, you give the Russian tax number and the corresponding Russian tax office registration code.
- If your organisation's name appears in Cyrillic script in the documents, you also give that name in Cyrillic, in at least two words.
Documents
- For companies and other legal entities: a copy of official proof of registration, such as a certificate of registration or an extract from the trade register. You may black out the personal details of directors or shareholders.
- For private individuals and sole traders: a copy of your passport.
- The documents must be clearly legible, with the personal details and date of issue clearly visible. They can be in your own language and don't need to be translated.
- You provide the documents as a PDF file. WebOké forwards them to the registry for you.
- Once the registrant has been approved, you don't need to send in the documents again.
- For a change of registrant or cancelling the domain name, you need copies without any blacked-out details.
Good to know when registering
- After registering, you must provide the identity documents within three working days.
- The registration stays pending until the registry has approved the registrant. You'll be notified whether the check was successful.
Transfer
Transferring a .рф
- A transfer to this registrar happens automatically with a transfer code. No documents are needed for this.
- The registrant details must exactly match the current registrant details, otherwise the transfer will fail. That's why you can't change the registrant at the same time as the transfer.
- If you're transferring to another registrar, you as the registrant request the transfer code yourself from the registry. You can read how this works under transfer code.
- You can only transfer a domain name if the registrant has been approved by the registry. Without approval, you can't request a transfer code.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code to transfer a domain.
- You request the code by logging in to the registry's website as the registrant. You use the domain name's registrant ID and the matching password to do this.
- If you haven't changed the password, it's the same as the domain name's current transfer code. If you've lost it, you as the registrant can request it again through the registry's website.
- After logging in, choose a transfer to another registrar and fill in the requested details.
- Choose to receive the transfer code by email. It'll then be sent to the email address in your contact details. Otherwise, you may have to collect the code from the office in Moscow.
- You can only request a transfer code if the registrant has been approved by the registry.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- WebOké can't carry out a change of registrant for you. You send the original, signed letters to the registry by post.
- You can find more information about changing the registrant at https://www.nic.ru/help/ownership-transfer-1001/
- You can't change the name of the registrant or the organisation through a regular change of details. This requires a change of registrant.
- For a change of registrant, you need copies of the identity documents without any blacked-out details.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you want to cancel the domain name, in addition to cancelling through WebOké, you also send an original cancellation letter to the registry by post.
- You can find information about cancelling at https://www.nic.ru/help/cancellation-of-domain-registration-1041/ and sample forms at https://www.nic.ru/help/letters-forms-1042/
- For cancelling, you need copies of the identity documents without any blacked-out details.
- A request to restore a domain name is handled manually. You'll be notified of the outcome by email.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website cctld.ru
- Registry whois nic.ru
- Dispute resolution policy 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.