.BIZ.VN

Name: .BIZ.VN — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: VNNIC

Vietnam

VNNIC · SubTLD · Updated 2026-09-10

Conditional

Specifications

Zone: biz.vn
Registration: Real-time
Registration period: 1-10 years
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Transfer time: Standard
Auth code format: Standard EPP
Redemption period: Standard
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS update: Standard
WHOIS server: whois.vnnic.vn
Connection: Direct
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes

Eligibility & Restrictions

Vietnamese citizens/residents must use local registrars only (cannot register through international registrars). Foreign organisations: can register via international registrars. Individual registrants: name must begin with Mr./Mrs./Ms./Ong/Ba. Organisations: name must NOT begin with these prefixes. Foreign individuals: passport required. Foreign organisations: business registration certificate required.

Vietnamese registrants must use local VNNIC-accredited registrar. International registrars can only serve foreign entities.

Registration

1-10 years.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code required. Standard EPP for international registrations.

📘 ICANN Transfer Policy (IRTP) — See ICANN Transfer Policy for the full IRTP framework, auth code rules, 60-day lock periods, and TEAC.

Registrant Change

📘 ICANN OwnerChange (COR) — See ICANN OwnerChange for COR triggers, FOA/DA modes, 60-day lock, and opt-out.

Renewal & Deletion

Grace period after expiry; then redemption with extra fees; then released.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for the standard gTLD expiry lifecycle (Auto-Renew Grace → RGP → Pending Delete → Released).

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Standard grace/redemption.

📘 ICANN ERRP — See ICANN ERRP for RGP details and standard restore fees.

WHOIS / Privacy

VNNIC requires accurate data.

📘 ICANN Registration Data Policy — See Registration Data Policy for RDP 2025, RDAP, redaction defaults, and privacy/proxy rules.

NIS2 Compliance

N/A. Vietnam not subject to EU NIS2.

📘 NIS2 Compliance — See NIS2 Compliance for Article 28 requirements, registry implementation status, and operational impact.

Known Error Codes & Notes

Name prefix rules: Individuals: name must begin with Mr./Mrs./Ms./Ong/Ba. Organisations: must NOT begin with these.
Vietnamese residents: Must use local VNNIC-accredited registrar. Cannot use international registrars.
First come first served: Trademark law does NOT apply to .vn domains.

Data controllers

Viet Nam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) (org) Ministry of Information and Communications of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 18 Nguyen Du, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam
Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC) — Nguyen Hong Thang (admin) Ministry of Information and Communications of Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, 18 Nguyen Du, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam

Error codes

EF00803
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF02066
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03041
EF03040
EF02072
EF03010
EF03053
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
zonec/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

If a VN domain is deleted at expire, it will be removed from your account 21 days before the due date.
Restore is only possible after domain has expired, not after the explicit deletion of the domain.
The owner of a .vn domain must not be from Vietnam.
Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

F.DNS-SERVERS.VN
E.DNS-SERVERS.VN
G.DNS-SERVERS.VN
H.DNS-SERVERS.VN
C.DNS-SERVERS.VN
B.DNS-SERVERS.VN
D.DNS-SERVERS.VN
A.DNS-SERVERS.VN

Tasks (API)

renew · available · chargeable · automatic
create · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
update · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic · AuthInfo required
preack · available · automatic
updateStatus · available · automatic

API

Domain Create

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain

{
  "name": "example.biz.vn",
  "ownerc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "adminc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "techc": {
    "id": 23142212
  },
  "nameServers": [
    {
      "name": "ns1.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "ns2.example.com"
    }
  ],
  "confirmOrder": false
}

Domain Transfer

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/_transfer

{
  "name": "example.biz.vn",
  "auth": "(AUTH_CODE)"
}

Create AuthInfo1

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.biz.vn/_authinfo1

Standard EPP auth code.

Domain Restore

POST https://api.autodns.com/v1/domain/example.biz.vn/_restore