.org.im Domain: the Isle of Man's Namespace for Organisations
.org.im is one of the third-level namespaces the Isle of Man registry offers under .im, and it appears among the publicly registrable suffixes both in the older 2010 FAQ and on today's order page. The rules are shared with .im: the Rules of Registration of 5 July 2023, the Terms and Conditions of 26 July 2018 and the IM DRP of 2006. Since rule 3.2 places no restriction on who may apply, there is no non-profit requirement in this namespace either.
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Technically, org.im has no separate zone record and its names are served from inside the .im zone. Terms run 1, 2, 5 and 10 years with no intermediate option. Check your candidate on the domain search page.
.ORG.IM Domain at a Glance
- Registry Isle of Man Government; the registry is operated by Domicilium (IOM) Limited
- Eligibility No non-profit status or legal-entity requirement (rule 3.2)
- Status of sample names 13 August 2026: shop.org.im and mail.org.im registered, test.org.im free
- Technical structure No separate zone record; names are served from inside the .im zone
- Registration terms 1, 2, 5 and 10 years — no intermediate periods
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .org.im domain
- Country Isle of Man
- Character Length 1 - 57 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 13 servers
.org.im Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$49.00 /year -
Transfer
$0.00 /year -
Renewal
$53.90 /year -
Restore
$38.25 -
Late Renewal
$9.80
Included With Every .org.im Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.org.im Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: for .org.im the post-expiry timeline is set by the registry, so it differs from one extension to the next. The diagram below shows the windows that actually apply to .org.im, day by day. One thing never changes, whichever extension you hold: renewing before the expiry date is always the cheapest and safest route.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .org.im address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.org.im Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.org.im Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .org.im domain
- Country Isle of Man
- Character Length 1 - 57 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 1 - 13 servers
.org.im Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .org.im Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No. The namespace follows the same rulebook as .im, and rule 3.2 states explicitly that the registry does not restrict who may apply, which names may be held or how many; applications are accepted first come, first served. There is no non-profit, legal-entity or Isle of Man residence requirement, and no document is requested.
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Names may be 1 - 57 characters long and are issued first come, first served. Among the names queried on 13 August 2026, shop.org.im (expiring 28 June 2027) and mail.org.im (28 December 2026) were registered while test.org.im was free. For the current state, check your candidate on the domain search page.
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Rule 6 sets out the appeal route: within 10 days of the refusal notice you may use the appeal process on the website to state why the name should be approved. The appeal is considered by the government's Designated Official and that decision is final; the outcome is sent to the email address given in the appeal. The registration fee paid for a refused name is refunded within 30 days.
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Expiry notices go to all contacts 60, 30, 5 and 1 day in advance. On the expiry date the name is de-listed from the .im name servers, so the site and email stop resolving; one month later it becomes available to any party, and renewal is still possible within that window. Terms are fixed at 1, 2, 5 and 10 years, and if an individual holder dies the estate must transfer the name within a year.
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Neither is. Rule 4.3 states that internationalised domain names are not offered and that names beginning with "xn--" may not be registered; a name may contain only a-z, 0-9 and the hyphen. On DNSSEC, the root zone holds no DS record for .im, the parent zone is unsigned, and since org.im has no separate zone record no separate chain can be built either.
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