TLD Information


Zone Info
.TK is the official country code Top-Level-Domain (ccTLD) of Tokelau
Zone Use
A .TK Domain is normally used by companies or private entities who are located in Tokelau. In Germany is has become quite favourable as a domain for the Telecommunication (Telekommunikation), or Trekking business.
Characters (Min.3, Max.63)
Letter and numbers, hyphens "-", however not at the beginning or directly infront of the TLD.
Registration period
2 to 5 Years
Add Grace Period
2 Days (Add grace period is the period in which you can delete a domain and receive the refund of costs involved.)
Autorenew Grace Period
0 Days (The autorenew grace period is the period in which your domains will get autorenewed without an immediate debit of the respective costs. During the autorenew grace period you still have the possibility of deleting the domain.)
Deletion process
Is the process necessary for you to complete a domain deletion:

Via Email to support@rrpproxy.net

Deletion timeframe
This refers to the deletion period in which your domain deletion command must be received by, in order not to have the domain renewed and charged accordingly:

2 Days prior to the expiration date

IDN capable
Not offered at this point in time
Restrictions
None
Registry
Taloha Inc.
Dispute Policy
http://www.rrpproxy.net/forms/dottk.pdf
WHOIS-Update
Real-Time
WHOIS-Server
whois.dot.tk
Registration System
Real-Time
Transfers
.TK Domain-Transfers are possible. Upon successfully transfering a domain, it is automatically renewed for one year. The registration period is extended by one year.
Transfer procedure
- .TK Domain-Transfers can either be done through the us WebInterface or API.

- A .TK Domain Transfer must be initiated with a so-called "“Authorisation Code", which can be obtained from the current registrar through the owner or Admin-C of the domain.

- Please note that you need a signed request from the registrant before you initiate the transfer.
Transfer notes
a.) Please ensure, that you have a correct "Authorisation Code" associated with the domain, before initiating the transfer, otherwise it will fail.

b.) Ensure that your respective domain does not have a lock-status (REGISTRAR-LOCK or HOLD). This can be seen in the WHOIS. If the domain is locked, then the owner can demand that this be unlocked.

c.) Initiate the transfer on time and not just shortly before the domain expires.

d.) Please ensure that the domain is older than 60 days otherwise the transfer will be denied.
Transfer time
5-10 days