.lv Domain

.lv is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Latvia. It was introduced on 29 April 1993, two years after the country's independence. Registration is permitted at the second level, and this is the form of registration currently encouraged by the registry; however, registrations are also accepted at the third level beneath a number of subdomains:

  • .com.lv - commercial entities * .edu.lv - educational institutions * .gov.lv - government and semi-government entities. * .org.lv - various forms of affiliation groups * .mil.lv - defense/military entities of Latvia * .id.lv - individuals * .net.lv - network infrastructure providers * .asn.lv - associations * .conf.lv - conferences and exhibitions requiring short duration Internet connectivity Registration is open to foreigners, though the dispute policy says that precedence is generally given to domestic users. There does not appear to be much non-Latvian use of this TLD; exceptions include a few sites apparently using it to suggest Las Vegas—much as .la is used for Los Angeles—or “love”—as in “my.lv,” “we.lv,” or “true.lv”—and “live”—as in “xbx.lv” used by Microsoft for shortening links to their Xbox Live service—but these types of uses are not widespread. The gambling site Bovada, formerly known as Bodog, moved to an .lv domain after the United States Department of Homeland Security confiscated its former domain, bodog.com, in 2012. Internationalized domain names may also be registered.

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Available Extensions

Available registrations (e.g. domain.lv): Yes

Existing SLDs

  • com.lv can be registered: Yes
  • net.lv can be registered: Yes

Useful Information

  • Cancellation period 43 Days
  • Whois Server whois.nic.lv

Contact Prerequisites

Available types:

  • Owner must be Person or Organization

Owner must always fill in the following fields (additional):

  • CompanyNumber if Type org is
  • IdentificationCardNumber if Type person is

Transfer

The transfer must be initiated by our system.

To successfully initiate a transfer, you must provide a valid authorization code. You can obtain the authorization code from the old registrar.

If the old registrar does not respond to the transfer within 5 Days, the transfer is automatically confirmed.

Usually, a transfer completes in 5 Days.

Owner Change

An owner change is free and can be easily performed in our system.

Name Server

  • Check: No
  • IP Types: IPv4/IPv6
  • DNSSEC: No
  • min. Name servers: 2
  • max. Name servers: 13

Restoration

Restoration is not supported by the registry.