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Everything you need to know about registering a .np domain
.np is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nepal. It is used by individuals, businesses and organisations in Nepal or connected to Nepal.
You can register directly under .np or under a second-level zone: .com.np (commercial), .net.np (networks), .org.np (organisations), .edu.np (educational institutions), .gov.np (government), .mil.np (military), .ac.np (academic) and .ind.np (individuals).
Registration and renewal are charged per year in Nepali rupees (NPR). Prices are set per zone by the registry — see the domain search for current prices. You can pay with eSewa, Khalti or a card (processed by Stripe); registrars pay from their prepaid registry credit.
Domains are allocated first come, first served, subject to the registration policy. The name must relate to your organisation, product, service, brand or personal name.
Nepali citizens, companies registered in Nepal, foreign companies with local operations (branch or liaison office, joint venture or partnership) and multinational companies operating legally in Nepal.
A company, firm or partnership registration certificate; a PAN registration certificate (for non-incorporated entities); and a request letter on official letterhead with stamp and authorised signature. Foreign entities also need a branch or liaison office registration certificate, or a Social Welfare Council affiliation certificate.
One valid identity document: Nepali citizenship certificate, passport, driving licence, voter ID card, Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) ID card, or a Nepali resident visa for foreign nationals.
.edu.np is reserved for educational institutions such as schools, colleges and universities. Documents proving educational status are required.
.gov.np is reserved for government bodies and agencies of Nepal. Registration is administered through the National Information Technology Centre (NITC).
.mil.np is reserved for the Nepali Army.
Yes, if they have verifiable local operations in Nepal — for example a joint venture, partnership, agency or licensing arrangement — and submit official documents proving it.
1) Search for the name you want, 2) create an account, 3) verify your email, 4) submit the application with the required documents, 5) wait for approval. Documents must be JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF or SVG files of up to 800 KB each.
Usually 3–4 working days, sometimes longer, depending on the application queue and document verification.
Names must be at least 3 characters long, use only letters, numbers and hyphens, and must not start or end with a hyphen. The name must correspond to your company, brand, product or personal name.
Yes. Common reasons are missing or unreadable documents, a name that does not match the applicant, the wrong zone for your type of entity, invalid DNS settings, or other breaches of the registration policy.
A nameserver answers DNS queries for a domain. It translates names such as example.com.np into the IP addresses computers use to connect.
Nameservers must be given as fully qualified domain names (FQDNs), not IP addresses. At least two nameservers are required for redundancy.
DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, protecting against spoofing and cache poisoning. NPDNS automatically signs zones hosted on its nameservers with ECDSA P-256 (algorithm 13).
The Domain Name System (DNS) is the hierarchical, distributed naming system of the Internet. It translates domain names into IP addresses and back.
The Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) is the standard protocol registrars use to talk to a domain registry. NPDNS implements EPP per RFC 5730–5734 for domains, contacts and hosts.
Sign in, open the domain and update its nameservers, DNS records, contacts or other settings. Changes are published straight away; resolvers may keep a cached answer until its TTL expires.
Yes. To change registrar, get the domain's auth code and give it to the new registrar; the transfer completes within 5 days unless the current registrar rejects it. Changing the registrant (owner) requires documents from both the current and the new registrant.
It first enters a 45-day auto-renew grace period in which it can still be renewed at the normal price. Then it enters a 30-day redemption period in which it can only be restored for a restore fee, followed by 5 days pending deletion, after which the name becomes available again.
A domain may be suspended when a formal complaint about illegal activity is received, or when the registrant fails to keep valid documents or comply with the registration policy.