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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 auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal on the day after its expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by the 20th day following expiration, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
  • Domain Protection: Not supported
  • CashParking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported

Nameserver requirements

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

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

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