.eg

Country-code domain · Africa

.EG Domain Registration – Egypt

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Annual Fee
€280.00
Renewal Fee
€280.00
Transfer Fee
€280.00
If not free, the expiration date is extended
Payment Methods Visa Mastercard PayPal CB Maestro American Express

Key facts about ⁦.EG⁩

Registry: Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities Dispute resolution

  • Local presence required

    Registrants must have a presence in the country. What a local presence is, and how Domgate provides it

  • Registration takes 4 to 7 working days.

  • The registration term is 1 to 5 years and the renewal term is 1 year.

  • Transfers are made with an authorisation code.

About .eg

.EG is the country-code domain extension of Egypt, managed by Egyptian Universities Network (EUN), Supreme Council of Universities. The holder needs a local presence: a local company is required to benefit from the regular "local" price, otherwise the premium price applies.

Domgate does not provide a local presence for .EG. The application needs: one POA and one DNS template. Domgate also offers 9 second-level extensions, such as .COM.EG, .NET.EG and .ORG.EG.

With Domgate, a .EG domain costs €280 a year, at registration and at each renewal. Domains are registered for 1 to 5 years and renewed for 1 year. For the transfer, the rules shown on this page say: DNS Template, Authorization Letter, Proof of prior rights used during registration. A name can have 2 to 63 characters (2 characters domain are preium). Internationalised names (IDN): شركتي.مصر such as لينك-داتاسنتر.مصر. Registration takes 4 to 7 working days. After the expiry date, a domain can still be renewed late: 30 days.

⁦.eg⁩ rules in detail

General

Extension
.eg
Country
Egypt
Region
Africa

Renewal

Renewal term
1 year
Late renewal
30 days
Restoration
No

Transfer

Procedure
DNS Template, Authorization Letter, Proof of prior rights used during registration
Expiration date changes
Adds one year
Unlock domain
No

Step-by-step transfer guide

Owner Change

Procedure
Deletion and re-registration
Documents required
DNS Template, Authorization Letter, Proof of prior rights used during registration
Registration date change
Adds one year

Other general considerations

Local Presence

Local Presence required
Yes, a local company is required to benefit from the regular "local" price, otherwise the premium price applies

Registration

Registration term
from 1 to 5 years
Sub-domains
.com.eg, .gov.eg, .sci.eg, mil.eg, .net.eg, .info.eg, .org.eg, .tv.eg, .sport.eg, .ac.eg, .name.eg, .edu.eg
+ 1 more.sports.eg
IDN
شركتي.مصر such as لينك-داتاسنتر.مصر
Domain length
2- 63 characters (2 characters domain are preium)
Registration processing time
4 to 7 Working days
Company registration or VAT number
Yes
Registrant individual or legal
No, except for .name.eg and .me.eg reserved to local individuals with either an Egyptian National ID or an Egyptian Passport.
Whois privacy
Yes (by registry)
Prior rights required
Local Trademark or WIPO or Company name: an identical local TM or WIPO entitles to both .eg and .com.eg (so a TM "Best Ever Soution" entitles to besteversolution.eg and besteversolution.com.eg), while a local company name entitles only to .com.eg (and not .eg), but enables also registration of domains derived from company name. So in our example, it woud entitle to besteversolution.com.eg, but also to BES.com.eg, BestEverS.com.eg, BestES.com.eg)
Application form
Yes, one POA and one DNS template

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Frequently asked questions about .eg

A local presence is required to hold a .EG domain: a local company is required to benefit from the regular "local" price, otherwise the premium price applies. On who can be the holder, the rules shown on this page say: No, except for .name.eg and .me.eg reserved to local individuals with either an Egyptian National ID or an Egyptian Passport.

Page updated on · Source: egregistry.eg registration information · Editor: Philippe Boos

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