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About .PRO Domains

Afilias is the sponsor and the backend provider for the .pro extension.

Registration periods

Phase Dates
General availability Begins February 23, 2016 at 17:00 UTC

These domain names can have up to 63 characters, with a minimum of 1 character, and can contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 3rd or 4th characters of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.

Features Availability
Registration length 1 - 10 years
Renewal length 1 - 10 years
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Private Registration
Protected Registration
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Bulk Registration
Account change
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Who can register .pro domains?

Anyone can register .pro domain names on a first-come, first-served basis.

Renewals

We'll attempt to auto-renew your .pro domain on its expiration date. We'll park .pro domain names after the first failed billing attempt. If the domain isn't renewed within 40 days following expiration, we cancel it and remove it from your account.

Refund details

For details on refunds, please visit GoWebsite's Refund Policy page and look under BOTH of the following categories:

  • Products with Special Refund Terms (look under Domain Name Registrations/Renewals)
  • Products Not Eligible for Refunds

Nameserver requirements

Two nameservers are required for .pro domains to resolve, and a maximum of 13 nameservers is allowed. DNSSEC, IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.

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