.FO

Faroe Islands

FO Council · cctld · Updated 2026-09-10

Specs only

Specifications

Zone: .fo
Registration: Manual
Registration period: 1 year
Character length: 1-63
Nameservers: 2-10 nameservers
Transfer time: Manual
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS server: whois.nic.fo
Data set: ccTLD
Auth code: Yes
Connection: Manual

Eligibility & Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Required contact fields: Tech contact email, Owner contact email, Admin contact email.

Registration

Registration period: 1 year. Processing is manual. Character length: 1-63. Requires 2-10 nameservers.

Transfer Procedure

Auth code is required for transfer. Transfer processing is manual.

Registrant Change

No registry-level owner change task. Updates handled via contact data updates.

Renewal & Deletion

No explicit renewal task. Domain auto-renews or follows registry-defined lifecycle. Cancellation period: 1 month.

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Restore is not available as a registry task. Domain cannot be recovered after deletion.

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS server: whois.nic.fo. WHOIS privacy not supported. Contact data publicly visible.

Data controllers

FO Council (org) Tinghúsvegur 59, Tórshavn 110, Faroe Islands (the)
CEO — Guðrun Poulsen (admin) Tinghúsvegur 59, Tórshavn 110, Faroe Islands (the)
FO Council (org) Tinghúsvegur 59, Tórshavn 110, Faroe Islands (the)
CEO — Guðrun Poulsen (admin) Tinghúsvegur 59, Tórshavn 110, Faroe Islands (the)

Error codes

EF00804
EF01017
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF01002
EF03007
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF03010
EF01074
EF0103118

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Domains can be registered without restrictions.

Root nameservers

B.NIC.FO
C.NIC.FO
A.NIC.FO
D.NIC.FO

Tasks (API)

create · available · chargeable · manual
delete · available · manual
preack · available · manual
transfer · available · chargeable · manual · AuthInfo required
update · available · manual