Country extension · United Arab Emirates
.ae domain name
Register or transfer your .ae with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .ae and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .ae
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Registry
- nic.ae
- Registration period
- 1 to 5 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 2 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
Features
- DNSSEC: no
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: no
- Whois privacy: no
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .ae?
- There are no special conditions for .ae: anyone can register a domain name.
Transfer
Transferring a .ae
- After requesting the transfer, you as the registrant will receive an email asking you to confirm the transfer. Without confirmation, the transfer won't go ahead and the request will lapse.
- Once you've confirmed, the current registrar receives a request to approve the transfer and can object to it.
- If the current registrar doesn't object, the transfer is automatically approved after 48 hours.
The transfer code
- The transfer code must be between 6 and 32 characters long.
- The code must contain at least one letter and at least one number.
- The code must not be a word that appears in a dictionary.
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Owner
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you cancel your domain name, the registry won't delete it until the expiry date.
- If you want the domain name deleted straight away, WebOké can request that for you. You will need to prove that you're the registrant of the domain name, though.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.ae
- Dispute resolution policy tra.gov.ae
- Registry terms and conditions nic.ae
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.