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About .bz Domains

Dot bz is the sponsor and Identity Digital is the backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .bz extension that represents Belize.

Who can register .bz domains?

Anyone can register .bz, .com.bz, and .net.bz domain names.

  • .bz: Intended for Belize businesses or individuals.
  • .com.bz: Intended for commercial entities.
  • .net.bz: Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .bz domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 1-63 characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g.,& and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1-10 years
  • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your .bz domain name renews on the day after its expiration date. If the renewal attempt fails, we re-attempt renewal 10 days after expiration and 40 days after expiration before the domain name is cancelled.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it before the 20th day following expiration, you must recover it, and there might be a fee to do so. See Renew my expired domain for instructions.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to Alabye.com: Supported
  • Transfers away from Alabye.com: Supported
  • Transfers to another Alabye.com account: Supported
  • Basic privacy protection: Not supported
  • Protection plan upgrades: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-13 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4
  • Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, see our refund policy . Most domains will follow the Standard Refund Terms, but certain domains may have exceptions or may not be refundable at all. Review the information under Products with Special Refund Terms > Domain Name Registrations/Renewals and Products Not Eligible for Refunds.

More info

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