FAQ

What is the advantage of domain registration?
Registration of a domain name is a vital step for all businesses and organizations. You do need advertising campaigns and search engine visibility so your site will be visible to visitors. By taking a domain registration service, web promotion is included in one of their services. Web promotion is a very important tool in online marketing.
Domain registration would also give you technical support in case you experience technical problems. With a domain registration service, you have a choice to create and design your own website or you can ask for the technical support team to build your website for you.

Few advantage of domain registration are as listed below:

• Promote the different products and services you offer.
• Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet.
• Create distinct advertising strategies that reach different target markets.
• Keep your competition from registering a domain name that draws customers to them instead of you.

Why .QA domain registration?
There are many benefits to become a .QA Registrar, including the following:

• Identifying yourself with a Qatari presence..
• Earning revenue from registering and managing .QA domain names on behalf of your customers.
• Building your brand and brand awareness.
• Your organization's name will be displayed in .QA-specific WHOIS searches.
• Your organization will be entitled to use the .QA logo on your promotional materials.

How we can register Arabic domains Arabic character domain?

• Qatar is the first country to provide Arabic domain registration.
• W3infotech is the authorized to provide the Arabic .قطر domain name registration.

1. How do you assign domain names? Is there a priority?
Domain Names are allocated on a 'first come, first served basis' which means that transactions are processed by the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain Name Registry System in the order in which they are received, without any bias or preference. Thus, where two or more Applicants are seeking the same Domain Name Licence, and they all meet the requirements of the Qatar Domains Registry Policy, that Applicant whose Application is received by the Domain Name Registry System first will be granted the domain name license.

2. Why can't I register directly through Qatar Domains Registry?Why Accredited Registrar?
1.1. Applicants for a Domain Name must select a Registrar that is accredited by the Qatar Domains Registry who will interact with the Domain Name Registry System on behalf of the Applicant.
1.2. Applications for Domain Names cannot be made directly to the Qatar Domains Registry.

3. How do I choose a Domain Name?
The Applicant's selection of a Domain Name must meet the requirements of the Qatar Domains Registry Policy as described in this document, or any other Qatar Domains Registry Policy or decision.

4. What is the Domain Name Licence Period?
Applicants may elect to Register the selected Domain Name for a Domain Name Licence Period of one, two, three, four or five years.

5. As an applicant, what is my Responsibility for the Domain Name?
The granting of a Domain Name Licence does not of itself give rise to any intellectual property or other rights in the name that is the subject of the Domain Name Licence, or any part of the Domain Name. It is the Applicant's responsibility to ensure that it has the right to use the Domain Name and that the Registration or use of the Domain Name does not violate any third party intellectual property rights or other rights, does not defame any person and does not contravene any applicable laws of the State of Qatar.
8. No limitation on Domain Names
There is no limit on the number of Domain Names that may be licensed to a Registrant; however each Application for a Domain Name must meet the requirements of this Policy and any other Qatar Domains Registry Policies.

6. What is required for Domain Name registration application?
1.1. Requirements for Domain Name Applications are detailed in the Qatar Domains Registry Policies. Registrars are required to ensure that each Application for a Domain Name meets the Qatar Domains Registry Policy.
1.2. Requests for Domain Names that do not meet the requirements of the Qatar Domains Registry Policy will be rejected by the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain Name Registry System regardless of any representations made by a Registrar or any other party.
1.3. The Qatar Domains Registry reserves its right not to accept the Application for a Domain Name selected by the Applicant.
1.4. The Qatar Domains Registry is not obliged to provide any reasons for its refusal to accept the Application for a Domain Name, and upon its sole discretion the Qatar Domains Registry may inform the Applicant of its reasons or grounds for not accepting the Application.

7. What is Registrant Agreement?
1.1. Prior to the Registrar's submission of the Applicant's request to Register a Domain Name to the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain Name Registry System, the Applicant must enter into a Registrant Agreement with the Registrar.
1.2. The Qatar Domains Registry Policy stipulates the mandatory terms and conditions that a Registrar must include in a Registrant Agreement.

8. What are the reserved Words?
1.1. The Qatar Domains Registry will maintain a list of words which may not be Registered in the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain Name Registry System. The reservation of words applies to both the English and Arabic language sets used in the Domain Name Registry System.
1.2. What is reserved word limitation?
1.2.1. due to laws which exist, or may come into existence, in the State of Qatar;
1.2.2. to preserve the religious, moral and cultural values of the State of Qatar; 1.2.3. to preserve the integrity and stability of the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain

9.How can I choose a name?
1.2.6. to comply with generally accepted technical standards; or
1.2.7. for any other reasons that are to protect the State of Qatar.
1.3. The list of words which are reserved is maintained in the Qatar Domains Registry's

10.What is included in Domain Name Registry System?
1.3.1. Names of Qatari Constitutional and governmental Authorities;
1.3.2. Full names or abbreviations of local regions or districts in the state of Qatar: and
1.3.3. Names of Countries.
1.4. Each Application for a Domain Name is verified against this list.
1.5. The Qatar Domains Registry at its sole discretion reserves the right to:
1.5.1. Add to, delete from and generally amend or modify the list of words which are reserved from time to time as the result of a recommendation received from agencies of the Government of the State of Qatar;
1.5.2. Place any word at any time on the list of reserved words;
1.5.3. Cause to be registered any Domain Name containing a word which is reserved.
1.5.4. allow a Domain Name containing a reserved word to remain Registered;
1.5.5. Cancel a Domain Name containing a word which is reserved.

11. My company name includes a "Reserved Word", how can I register it?
Requests by Applicants that are able to provide sufficient evidence to the Qatar Domains Registry that they are authorized to register a Domain Name which includes a reserved word, under appropriate legislation or authority may be considered by the Qatar Domains Registry.

12. What is Prohibited Domain Name Registration?
1.1. The Qatar Domains Registry reserves the right to reject or refuse any Application for a Domain Name, or cancel or suspend any Domain Name which has been registered that in the Qatar Domains Registry's opinion intentionally or unintentionally, is, or may be considered to:
1.1.1. violate public morality or is contrary to public order or is against a religion or a religious character;
1.1.2. deceive the public;
1.1.3. Be involved with illegal or fraudulent activities;
1.1.4. are prejudicial to the interest or security of the State of Qatar;
1.1.5. Be names of governmental organizations;
1.1.6. Be names of well-known persons (unless permission has been obtained in advance from the well known person concerned);
1.1.7. Correspond to trademarks or service marks of a third party (unless permission has been obtained in advance from the third party);
1.1.8. Correspond to any other word or name that the Qatar Domains Registry adds or is directed to add to the list of reserved words from time to time.

13. What is the maximum and minimum length of domain name?
1.1 have a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 63 characters in each Label;
1.2 use the English ASCII character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z), digits (i.e. 0-9) and hyphens (-) or a combination of these;
1.2 begins with a letter or a digit and end with a letter or a digit;
1.3 neither begin with, nor end with a hyphen;
1.4 not contain hyphens in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.qa); and
1.5 not includes a space (e.g. www.ab cd.qa).

14. What is the condition for choosing Composition Requirements for Domain Names in the Arabic Script?
1.1. Arabic Script Domain Names in the under the IDN ccTLD Suffix قطر . will consist of an User Form ("U-label Form") AND a corresponding DNS Form ("A-Label Form").
1.2. The User Form of the Domain Name must:
1.2.1. be in Unicode Normalisation Form C (NFC);
1.2.2. consist only of Arabic Script Unicode Code Points present in the Tables of Allowed Letters, Numbers and Special Characters defined in Appendix A;
1.2.3. have a minimum of 2 characters in each Label;
1.2.4. not begin with a digit (English ASCII character set digits OR Arabic digits);
1.2.5. not contain BOTH English ASCII AND Arabic digits;
1.2.6. neither begin with nor end with a hyphen(-);
1.2.7. not contain hyphens in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.qa); and
1.2.8. not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.qa).
1.3. The DNS Form of the Domain Name must:
1.3.1. have no more than a maximum of 63 characters in each Label;
1.3.2. be the ASCII Compatible Equivalent of a valid User Form as described in Section 1.2., the label will:
1.3.2.1. use the English ASCII character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z), digits (i.e. 0-9) and hyphen(-) or a combination of these;
1.3.2.3. neither begin with, nor end with a hyphen; and
1.3.2.4. not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.qa).
1.4. In the case where only one of the User Form or DNS Form is requested, then its corresponding form will be determined automatically by the Qatar Domains Registry's Domain Name Registry System and both forms must pass the composition requirements of this Section 16.

15. What is Arabic Script Domain Name Variants?
1.1. The purpose of Arabic Script Domain Name Variants is to alleviate confusion that may be caused by Arabic Characters that are similar to one another.
1.2. The form of the Arabic Script Domain Name selected by the Registrant at the time of Registration is known as the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name.
1.3. The intent of Arabic Script Domain Name Variants is that if the Variant is substituted for the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name by a user, the same end result would be achieved.
1.4. The Arabic Script Domain Name Variants (if any) will be associated with the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name for the term of the Domain Name Licence Period.
1.5. Arabic Script Domain Name Variants (if any) associated with the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name will have the same Domain Name information as the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name.
1.6. By default all Arabic Script Domain Name Variants are NOT activated at the time of Registration of the Primary Arabic Script Domain Name, subject to Section 17.7 and Section 17.8.
1.7. Automatic activation of Arabic Script Domain Name Variants:
1.7.1. The Qatar Domains Registry will automatically activate Arabic Script Domain Name Variants based on the equivalent Characters listed in the Active Variants Table of Appendix A.
1.8. Manual activation of Arabic Script Domain Name Variants:
1.8.1. Variants may be activated at the request of a Registrant at any time during the Domain Name Licence Period.
1.8.2. Variants may only be activated by the Registrant's Sponsoring Registrar.
1.8.3. Only Arabic Script Domain Name Variants that conform to the composition requirements described in Section 16. may be activated.
1.8.4. The maximum number of Active Arabic Script Domain Names Variants must not exceed five (5) in total.