Buy .mx Domain Name

No. The classification annex of the rules says only two things on the .mx line: the extension is open to «any natural or legal person who applies», and the documents required are «none». Residence in Mexico, a company registration, a tax number, a local address and a trustee appear in no clause at all; a company based in Türkiye, a sole trader and a private individual register on identical terms. For contrast, look at the closed classes in the same annex: .net.mx demands proof of registration with the telecoms regulator, .edu.mx a school code, .gob.mx an official appointment letter. Registration always runs through an accredited registrar; the registry accepts no direct applications.

Three characters in practice. The registry's published list of reserved names closes every one- and two-character name to registration and defines the sole exception as «those registered before 1 May 2009». Direct .mx registration opened on precisely that day, so not a single .mx name falls under the exception. Measurement confirms it: every one- and two-character name tested came back as unavailable, yet none of them is registered to anybody — they sit idle and are not sold. At three characters the picture returns to normal, with both registered and free names. The upper limit is sixty-three characters.

On eligibility there is no difference at all: the rules describe both as open to «any natural or legal person who applies» with «none» in the requirements column. The two real differences are measurable. The first is scale: on 15 August 2026 the registry counter showed 964,666 names under .com.mx against 440,196 directly under .mx. The second is short names: one- and two-character names are entirely reserved on the .mx side but exist under .com.mx, because the 1 May 2009 exception took effect there. For brand protection, holding both is the most direct route in the Mexican market.

In whole-year steps. The rules define renewal as «the extension of use for one or more years of coverage», so the term is sold in full-year multiples: there are no intermediate values and no monthly registration. Measurement agrees: in the registry's records the overwhelming majority of expiry dates fall one year after the last operation, with some running two and even five years ahead. One side rule is worth knowing commercially: when a change of registrar completes, the name is automatically extended by a further year, and that automatic extension can never exceed one year.

The published rules define no grace period and no redemption window of the kind you know from generic extensions. The text splits deletion in two: when the paid coverage ends and the registrar has not paid the renewal, deletion is automatic and the name becomes available to third parties; when the registrar deletes a name manually while it is still within its term, the name enters a thirty-day pending window and can be recovered against a fee. The registry publishes the names it releases in a list every day. In practice: do not treat a missed expiry as a recoverable delay — renew before the date.

Yes, a significant part of them is. The registry's lookup returns four contact blocks for every name — registrant, administrative, technical and billing — and each block shows the full name, city, state and country in the clear. Individual registrations display the person's own name too. Street address, email and telephone, by contrast, are not published, and no purchasable privacy service is defined anywhere in the rules. The rules also state that a name whose data is incomplete or false may be suspended or deleted, so accurate data is a condition of keeping the name. You can view your own record on the whois search page.

No. The registry lists the permitted character set as letters, digits and the hyphen; local-script support, accents and bundle mechanics appear in none of its documents. Measurement settles it through a single syntax rule: the registry treats labels containing two consecutive hyphens as invalid. Internationalised names enter the zone file in punycode form beginning with «xn--», so that prohibition makes them impossible from the outset — querying the punycode form of an accented name returns an invalid-string response. If your name contains ñ or an accent, plan the unaccented spelling. Hyphens are allowed, but a name may not begin or end with one, nor carry two in a row.

Do not confuse the two separate operations. For a change of registrar you need the name's authorisation key, which the rules define as «the key required to carry out a transfer process» and which you request from your current registrar. When the operation completes, the name is automatically extended by a further year, so you lose no days and in fact gain term. A change of holder is technically a separate update and also runs through the registrar; the name itself can never be altered. No holder change is possible while a dispute procedure is pending. Start on the domain transfer page.