Country extension · Russia
.com.ru domain name
What you need to know about .com.ru: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .com.ru
- Country
- Russia
- Registry
- cctld.ru
- Registration period
- 1 year
- Renewal period
- 1 year
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 2 working 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
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 .com.ru?
- The registrant of a .com.ru domain name must prove their identity with documents. This also applies to existing registrations.
- If you don't provide the requested documents, the registry may delete your domain name.
- If you register in the name of an organisation, the organisation must be a legal entity.
- Abbreviated names aren't allowed. Always enter your full first name and surname.
- Provide a valid, working email address. The registry checks this, and if the address doesn't work, the registration or change won't go through.
Additional details for registration
- As an individual, you provide your date of birth and your passport number.
- If your name appears in Cyrillic in your identity document, you also provide your first name, surname and any middle name in Cyrillic script. Your regular contact details stay in Latin script.
- Organisations founded in Russia provide their Russian taxpayer identification number and the corresponding Russian tax office registration code.
- If the organisation name appears in Cyrillic in the documents, you also provide that name in Cyrillic script, with 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 redact the personal details of directors and shareholders.
- For individuals and sole traders: a copy of your passport.
- The documents must be clearly legible. Your personal details and the date of issue must be clearly visible.
- You may submit the documents in your own language. No translation is needed.
- Submit the documents only as a PDF via the registrar (WebOké), which forwards them to the registry.
- Once a registrant has been approved, they don't need to be verified again.
- For a change of registrant or to cancel the domain name, you need copies of the documents with nothing omitted or redacted.
Good to know when registering
- After registering, you must submit the identity documents within three working days at the latest.
- The domain name remains pending until the registry has approved the registrant's details. You'll be notified whether the verification was successful.
Transfer
Transferring a .com.ru
- To transfer a .com.ru domain name, you need a transfer code. No documents are needed for a transfer.
- When you transfer a domain to us, the registrant details must exactly match those of the current registrant. Otherwise the transfer will fail.
- You can't change the registrant at the same time as a transfer. So arrange a change of registrant separately.
- If you want to transfer the domain name to another registrar, the registrant must be verified. Without verification, you can't request a transfer code.
The transfer code
- As the registrant, you request the transfer code from the registry. You log in with the domain name's registrant ID and the associated password.
- If you've lost the password, you can request a new one. For security reasons, only the registrant receives it, by email or through official channels.
- When making the request, choose to receive the transfer code by email. Otherwise you may have to collect the code in person from the office in Moscow.
- You can only request the transfer code if the registrant of the domain name has been verified.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- A change of registrant can't be done via the registrar. You send the original letters by post to the registry. You can find more information at https://www.nic.ru/help/ownership-transfer-1001/
- A change of registrant requires copies of the identity documents with nothing omitted or redacted.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you want to cancel the domain name, request this via the registrar. You also send an original cancellation letter by post to the registry. You can find an explanation at https://www.nic.ru/help/cancellation-of-domain-registration-1041/
- You can download sample cancellation forms from https://www.nic.ru/help/letters-forms-1042/
- Cancellation requires copies of the identity documents with nothing omitted or redacted.
- 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 terms and conditions 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.