Enter Guernsey market with a .ORG.GG Domain

No. The rules set no separate eligibility test for this zone: no constitution, registration certificate or proof of non-profit status is requested, and names are granted first come, first served. The zone's real character is nonetheless clear — in measurement, most names in it belonged to genuine associations, charities and community groups. So "org" is a signal that visitors read, not a gate you have to pass.

The registry runs a dedicated programme for community bodies in this zone. Three conditions apply together: you represent a not-for-profit or a good cause, you serve the community on at least one of the Channel Islands, and you make active use of the name. The application asks you to enter the organisation's name in the relevant field and to confirm your position in a short email. The programme is optional; applicants outside it can register in the same zone anyway.

It is the busiest third-level space in this family. On 14 August 2026, certificate transparency logs held 207 distinct names under .org.gg with valid certificates; the same measurement returned 120 for .co.gg and 153 for .org.je in Jersey. Even so, those figures are small by country-code standards: some short, meaningful names remain free, though common single words are mostly taken.

Usually yes. The registry publishes only the domain name, its status, the creation date, the name servers, the registrar and — where supplied — the organisation name; personal names are never published. If you are registering for a club or charity, filling that field makes the body's name visible in the record, which gives donors, members and corporate counterparties something to verify. You can inspect a record on the whois search page.

The fee falls due each year before the registration anniversary. If payment slips, name resolution can be suspended first, which stops the website and email. Where the registry intends to suspend every name held by the same registrant, it normally gives 30 days' notice. An amount outstanding beyond thirty days can end the agreement and remove the name from the register. Because committees change, pointing billing at the organisation's shared mailbox is a sensible precaution.

Yes. The gaining registrar runs the transfer and will ask you for an authorisation code; for names held directly with the registry, that code sits in the advanced section of your account. Registrars are obliged to help registrants move to the provider they choose, and if the change cannot be completed within a reasonable time, the registry can step in for an administrative charge. Start on the domain transfer page.