.VC

➤ TLD characteristics

➤ Contact requirements

➤ Create

➤ Transfer in

➤ Renew

➤ Restore

➤ Registrant change

➤ Transfer out

➤ Delete

🇻🇨 TLD characteristics

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👥 Contact requirements

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🆕 Create

1

Create a contact with the registrant’s contact data. For a detailed description on how to create a contact, See the ➤ Create a new contact KB-article.

ℹ️ If you already have an existing registrant contact that you want to use for the registration, you can skip this step and continue with step 2.

2

Request the create through our portal. For a detailed description on requesting a create, See the ➤ Create domain(s) KB-article.

3

Once requested, the create will complete real-time.

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🔁 Transfer in

1

Create a contact with the registrant’s contact data. For a detailed description on how to create a contact, See the ➤ Create a new contact KB-article.

ℹ️ If you already have an existing registrant contact that you want to use for the transfer, you can skip this step and continue with step 2.

2

Request the transfer through our portal. For a detailed description on requesting a transfer, See the ➤ Transfer domain(s) KB-article.

3

After the transfer is requested, an FOA (Form Of Authorisation) is sent to the registrant email address.

• FOA accepted
  ✅ Transfer completes instantly.
• FOA rejected
  ❌ Transfer fails instantly.
• FOA ignored
  ⏱️ Transfer auto-completes in 5 days.

4

Once the FOA has been accepted or ignored, the transfer will be completed according to the above mentioned schedule.

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♻️ Renew

• To request a renewal, follow the instructions in the ➤ Renew domains KB-article.

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🕒 Restore

• To request a restore, follow the instructions in the ➤ Restore domain KB-article.

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🔄 Registrant change

1

Create a contact with the new registrant’s contact data. For a detailed description on how to create a contact, See the ➤ Create a new contact KB-article.

ℹ️ If you already have an existing contact that you want to use as the new registrant, you can skip this step and continue with step 2.

2

Open the domain detail page of the .VC domain you wish to update and request an update to the new registrant contact. For a detailed description on how to start the domain update process, See the ➤ Update domain(s) KB-article.

3

Once contact validation is completed, a FOA (Form Of Authorization) is sent to the new and/or old registrant email address to confirm the material change. Approval requirements depend on the Designated Agent settings selected during the domain update:

• Designated agent: New
  ⚠️ Approval is required through the old registrant email address.
• Designated agent: Old
  ⚠️ Approval is required through the new registrant email address.
• Designated agent: Both
  ✅ No approval through email is required and the registrant change is completed instantly.
• No designated agent
  ⚠️ Approval is required through both the old and new registrant email addresses.

4

Once the FOA has been sent, the registrant change completes based on the FOA outcome:

• FOA accepted
  ✅ Registrant change completes instantly.
• FOA rejected
  ❌ Registrant change fails instantly.
• FOA ignored
  ❌ Registrant change auto-fails in 14 days.

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📤 Transfer out

1

Make sure no server or client transfer prohibited status is active for the domain to be transferred.

2

To start the outgoing transfer, contact the gaining registrar for information on their incoming transfer procedure.

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🚮 Delete

• To request a delete, follow the instructions in the ➤ Delete domain KB-article.

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