Country extension · Hong Kong SAR China
.idv.hk domain name
What you need to know about .idv.hk: who can register it, which details are required and how transferring works.
Specifications
The key details of .idv.hk
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Registry
- hkirc.hk
- Registration period
- 1 to 3 years, 5 years or 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 3 years or 5 years
- Domain name length
- 2 to 63 characters
- Time to registration
- up to 3 working days
- Transfer time
- 10 days
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer code length
- 6 to 16 characters
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- 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 .idv.hk?
- You must live or be based in Hong Kong. The registrant must have a local presence.
- You register as an individual. This means all contacts for the domain name must also be individuals.
- The domain name you choose must be your legal name.
- If the name contains the words government, bank, assurance or insurance, or a derivative of them, you must provide additional documents showing why you're entitled to use that name.
Additional details for registration
- You state which identity document you're registering with: a Hong Kong identity card, a passport, an identity document from another country, a birth certificate or another personal document.
- You provide the number of that document and the country that issued it.
- You state whether you're 18 or older.
Documents
- You include a copy of your Hong Kong identity card, or another document proving that you live in Hong Kong.
- You can send the documents by fax or email, as a single PDF file of no more than 10 MB.
- If the name contains a word such as government, bank, assurance or insurance, you'll need additional documents to support its use.
Good to know when registering
- During registration, your identity details are checked against the documents you send in.
- You can find more information in the FAQ of HKDNR, the Hong Kong registry.
Transfer
Transferring a .idv.hk
- To transfer a domain to another registrar, you need a special transfer code.
- As the registrant, you request this code from your current registrar or directly via the HKDNR website. You then pass it on to your new registrar.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is required to transfer a .idv.hk domain to another registrar.
- Only the registrant of the domain name can request the code, via the current registrar or directly via the HKDNR website.
Owner
Change of registrant
Change of registrant
- The new registrant must also live or be based in Hong Kong.
- You can't simply change your name as the registrant. A different name requires an official change of registrant.
- For a change of registrant, you fill in a transfer form. You send this form together with all supporting documents as a single PDF.
- If the current registrant is an individual in Hong Kong, they include a copy of their Hong Kong identity card or passport.
- If the current registrant is between 11 and 18 years old, copies of the identity cards or passports of the parents or guardian are required, plus a birth certificate or a statement of guardianship.
- A registrant living outside Hong Kong fills in the signed declaration form DCTNR2 and adds a copy of a passport or identity document.
- If the current registrant is a company, a recent extract from the business register is required that is no more than 30 working days old, counted from the date of the transfer request.
- A company from outside Hong Kong includes the signed form DCTNR1, along with a recent document showing that the signatory is authorised.
- The new registrant proves their identity. If you live in Hong Kong, you send a copy of your Hong Kong identity card or passport. If you live outside Hong Kong, you send form DCTNR2 with a copy of your identity document.
- HKDNR may ask for additional documents, which you must provide within the set deadline. If documents are missing or insufficient, HKDNR may refuse the transfer.
Renewal, cancellation and quarantine
- If you cancel the domain name, it will be permanently deleted within 7 days.
- Restoring a domain name is done manually. WebOké handles the request for you and you'll receive an email letting you know the outcome.
More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website hkirc.hk
- Registry whois registrar.hkirc.hk
- Dispute resolution policy hkirc.hk
- Registry terms and conditions hkirc.hk
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.