Enter the Iraq market with a .COM.IQ Domain

A licence or a trademark — one of the two is required. Article 13.1 of the Terms and Conditions asks the applicant to hold a valid commercial licence issued in Iraq by the Ministry of Trade or the competent Iraqi authorities, or to be the registered owner of a trademark registered in Iraq, and requires that proof to be given to the accredited registrar. A trade registry record issued abroad, or a trademark registered in another country, does not satisfy the article.

In practice no, because two limits work together: the documents must be Iraqi (article 13.1) and the application may be filed only through accredited registrars whose principal place of business is in Iraq (article 13.2). The zone that is reachable from abroad in the Iraqi namespace is second-level .iq, where article 12.1 requires no documents and states that the name is available through all accredited registrars.

For registrants outside Iraq, yes. Article 15 of the Non-Governmental Registration Procedure is a single sentence: registrants outside Iraq are given six months to have documents that require legalisation certified at embassies and consulates of the Republic of Iraq abroad; otherwise the domain name is deleted and no legal or financial claim arises against the Commission. The name is issued at once, and the clock runs behind it.

No. Article 13.1 of the Terms and Conditions reserves com.iq for commercial entities. Individuals have a separate zone: article 15 opens name.iq to natural persons who are citizens or residents of Iraq and asks for a valid passport or Iraqi ID. An applicant who fits neither still has second-level .iq, because article 12.1 defines that zone for individuals and businesses together.

You get a recovery window, but the Commission's three documents give different lengths. The Lifecycle Policy describes a 48-hour suspension on day one, then redemption at the normal price, then redemption with a late fine of half the domain fee, and deletion at 60 days. The Non-Governmental Procedure speaks of a 50-day freeze; the Terms and Conditions describe a 30-day period at unchanged price. Confirm the exact figure before you order.

Yes. Article 13 of the Non-Governmental Registration Procedure settles it in one sentence: the domain belongs to its owner, not to the registrar that manages it, and the owner may move it to another accredited registrar at any time. The gaining registrar submits the request through the registry system, and an incomplete request lapses after three days. A transfer counts as a new registration and extends the name by a year. Start on the domain transfer page.

No. None of the Commission's documents imposes a hosting location, so your servers can sit in any country. Article 4 of the Non-Governmental Registration Procedure sets only a technical minimum: you must give your registrar at least two name servers, full contact details and a working email address. The procedure calls that email «the only way to reach you», so if the address stops working, notices will not arrive.