Buy .mv Domain Name

The policy handles this in two layers. The .mv row of the eligibility table treats the zone as «open to all applicants» and asks that applications by foreign nationals be supported by a Maldivian national or entity duly appointed by the applicant «if required» — those two words make the requirement discretionary rather than absolute. The second layer is absolute: clause 2.2 requires all domain name requests to be associated with a valid Maldivian address. Plan the address side from the outset when applying from abroad.

Clause 1.4 of the policy requires the requested name to contain a minimum of three characters, comprising only letters from a to z or the digits 0 to 9. The same clause adds an unusual limit: one hyphen character may be used, provided it is not the first or last character — so names containing two or more hyphens are rejected. No distinction is made between upper and lower case. The text sets no upper limit, so the general DNS limit of 63 characters applies.

No. Clause 1.4 of the policy lists the permitted characters one by one, and that list contains only the Latin letters a to z and the digits 0 to 9; the single exception is one hyphen. The document contains no provision at all on domain names in Dhivehi (Thaana) script, on punycode conversion or on an IDN programme, and the authority that publishes the policy carries no such announcement either. There is therefore no published route to a locally scripted domain name in the Maldives.

The Maldives has no public WHOIS service on port 43. The IANA record for .mv contains no whois line, and the obvious candidate server names do not resolve in DNS. A standard WHOIS client therefore cannot tell you whether a name is taken; the lookup runs through the registrar appointed by the Communications Authority. For the registrant and date fields you are used to seeing in other extensions, you can use our WHOIS search page.

Clause 1.6 of the policy sets out the list: names that are obscene, indecent, contrary to morality or contradictory with Maldivian law; names considered defamatory or hateful towards Islam or Islamic principles; names conveying hate or derogatory material against a religion, a person, a sovereign entity or the government; names that represent the name of a country; and names that could potentially be used as a future second-level domain name. The name «Maldives» is the exception and may be registered at any level with government approval.

The policy published by the Communications Authority contains no provision at all on registration term, renewal or what happens after expiry, and the authority's policy page publishes no other document covering the subject. For that reason this page makes no claim about a term or a renewal chain — stating the gap is more useful than quoting an unsourced number. Confirm the term, renewal and transfer conditions in writing before you place an order.