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Domain name registration United Arab Emirates(.ae)

An .ae is the extension for the registration of domain names from United Arab Emirates. Here are our prices, requirements and more information about registration of a domain name in United Arab Emirates.

General information .ae

Country United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates (AE)
Purpose Country Code Top Level Domain
Price per 1 year € 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee € 0
Min. registration period 1 year
IDN Support IDN not available
Authcode (Transfer) No Authcode needed
ac.ae
PurposeAcademic Institutions
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
The domain name with the suffix "ac.ae" is for academic organisations only.

To obtain the domain name "ac.ae" it's necessary that the applicant is an employee of the relevant academic organistion.

Applicants will have to send an copy of their certificate of registration of an academic organistion, which confirm the commitment with the organisation.
co.ae
PurposeCompany
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Domain Names with the suffix "co.ae" are only for commercial entities, which are trading within the United Arabic Emirates.

The applicant must either have a valid trade licence that meets the commercial companies law within the United Arabic Emirates or the applicant must have a trade mark within the UAE, which is specific for providing IT services within the United Arabic Emirates. Besides that the applicant must have a trademark in the UAE for an IT service or product.

Commercial entities, who are only trading within the UAE Free Zones are not eligible for an "co.ae" domain name.
gov.ae
PurposeGovernment Agencies
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Domain names with the Suffix “gov.ae” are for Government Departments and Ministries only.

The applicant must be recognized by a public body and the domain name with the suffix "gov.ae" may only be used for official business, which are performed by the relevant organization of the applicant.

To request a domain name with the suffix "gov.ae" it's necessary that a competent minister recognizes the applicant. Therefore the applicant needs a form from the competent minister in which the minister recognizes the applicant.
mil.ae
PurposeMilitary Forces
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Domain names with the Suffix “mil.ae” are for military authorities only.

The applicant must be recognized by a military organisation and the domain name with the suffix "mil.ae" may only be used for official business, which are performed by the relevant organization of the applicant.

To request a domain name with the suffix "mil.ae" it's necessary that a competent minister recognizes the applicant. Therefore the applicant needs a form from the competent minister in which the minister recognizes the applicant.
net.ae
PurposeIT Service Providers
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Domain Names with the suffix "net.ae" are only for "Information Technology (IT) Service Providers within the United Arabic Emirates.

The applicant must have a valid trade licence, which is specific for providing IT services within the United Arabic Emirates. Besides that the applicant must have a trademark in the UAE for an IT service or product.

Commercial entities, who are "only" trading in the UAE Free Zones are not eligible for a "net.ae" domain name.

org.ae
PurposeNon-profit entities
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
The domain name with the suffix "org.ae" is for non-profit organisations only.

To obtain the domain name "org.ae" it's necessary that the applicant is an employee or a official of the relevant organisation.

Applicants will have to send an copy of their certificate of registration, which confirm the commitment with the organisation.
sch.ae
PurposeUniversiteits and Schools
Price a year per 1 year€ 69.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 69.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
The domain name with the suffix "sch.ae" is for schools only.

To obtain the domain name "sch.ae" it's necessary that the applicant is an employee of the relevant school.

Applicants will have to send an copy of their certificate of registration of a school, which confirm the commitment with the school.
Min Characters 2
Max Characters 63
Max registrations Unlimited
Only company's No
Local contact No
Domain is company name No
Reserved names Not listed
Redemption period 30 days
Nameservers preconfigured No requirements
Nameservers on different subnet No
Minimum nameservers 2
Working mailexchanges No
Due to the governing law of the UAE: Israeli entities and individuals are not eligible for .ae domain names.
- contain only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these

- start and end with an alphanumeric character, not a dash.

- do not contain a dash on the 3rd and 4th position (tagged domains).
Due to the governing law of the UAE: Israeli entities and individuals are not eligible for .ae domain names.

De AEregistry reserves the right to revoke the Domain Name Licence of any Domain Name, which is against the following terms:
- the domain name violates public morality or is contrary to public order or is against a religion or a religious character.
- the domain name is likely to deceive the public.
- the domain name is or might be prejudicial to the interest or security of the nation.
- the domain name is a name of an intergovernmental organization (unless permission has been obtained in advance from the intergovernmental organization concerned).
- the domain name is a name of well-known person (or persons) (unless permission has been obtained in advance from the well known person concerned).
- the domain name correspond to trademarks or service marks of a third party (unless permission has been obtained in advance from the third party).
- the domain name contains full names or abbreviations of local regions or districts.
- the domain name corresponds to any other word or name that the AEregistery adds or is directed to add to the Reserved Names List from time to time.

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