Latvian .LV domain registration requirements define who is eligible to register a .LV domain and what conditions must be met according to the official registry rules. These requirements ensure that domain registrations comply with Latvia’s policies and are properly validated before activation.
Policy for acquisition of the right to use domain names under the top level domain .lv can be found here
Who can register LV domain?
- a commercial entity registered in Latvia
- a state or local government authority
- a foundation, an agency, a union or other entity established in accordance to the normative acts of the Republic of Latvia
- a natural person, who has reached 18 years of agе
- a commercial entity or organisation registered outside the Republic of Latvia
Latvian .LV domain registration requirements stipulate that company, organization, etc. must be entered in the relevant register before registration.
LV domain name requirements:
- lv domain name length should not be shorter than 2 and longer than 63 characters
- domain name shall be expressed in Latin characters (case insensitive), numbers and hyphen “-“
- hyphen “-“ may not be used at the beginning and at the end of the domain name
- non-Latin letters may be substituted with the respective Latin character. Special characters, spaces, and punctuations shall be eliminated or replaced with the hyphen
- IDN domain must contain at least one letter with a diacritical mark (ā,ē,ī,ū,ō,ķ,ļ,ņ,ŗ,ģ,š,č,ž)
A LV domain name must not:
- infringe the legitimate rights of other parties and not to violate the existing legislation of the Republic of Latvia
- contain vulgarism, offensive names, expressions, or character strings in conflict with social or moral norms
The full name of an individual as a lv domain name may be registered only by the person with the respective full name. Between the persons with identical full names the preference shall be given to the person who submitted the application first.
LV domain Registration Prices
.LV domains can be registered for 1 year, with fees applying to both new registrations and domain transfers. Prices are available in our price list.
