# Best domain registrars in Russia

The published rules for .ru and .рф contain no residency restriction: individuals and legal entities of any nationality may register, and the Coordination Center's terms do not require a registrant to live in Russia. What they do require is identification data that stands up. A foreign legal entity not registered as a Russian taxpayer supplies a tax identifier or a trade-register identifier instead, and unreliable information is grounds for refusal or later cancellation. No registrar we track sells .ru or .рф, so registration runs through the Coordination Center's accredited registrars.

- Source: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/countries/russia/
- Site: Best Domain Registrars
- Last updated: 2026-08-19

## Short answer

The published rules for .ru and .рф contain no residency restriction: individuals and legal entities of any nationality may register, and the Coordination Center's terms do not require a registrant to live in Russia. What they do require is identification data that stands up. A foreign legal entity not registered as a Russian taxpayer supplies a tax identifier or a trade-register identifier instead, and unreliable information is grounds for refusal or later cancellation. No registrar we track sells .ru or .рф, so registration runs through the Coordination Center's accredited registrars.

## Picks

- Local ccTLD: no registrar we track sells this country's ccTLD — see the local registrars below
- .com: Porkbun (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/porkbun/)
- Developers: Cloudflare Registrar (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/cloudflare-registrar/)
- Businesses: Namecheap (https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/registrars/namecheap/)

## Country facts

- Country code: RU
- Currency: RUB (Russian Ruble)
- Popular ccTLDs: .ru, .рф
- Local presence required: no
- Payment notes: Russian registrars invoice in rubles. Cross-border card payments to and from Russia have been materially disrupted since 2022, which is a practical constraint on buying from either direction that has nothing to do with registry policy. Global registrars bill in USD for gTLDs.
- Support languages: Russian-language support comes from Coordination Center accredited registrars. Every registrar we track supports English only.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19

## ccTLDs

### .ru

Russia's country code, one of the largest ccTLD namespaces in the world.

- Eligibility: Open on paper. No residency requirement for individuals or legal entities. Registrants must supply verifiable identification data; foreign legal entities not registered as Russian taxpayers give a tax or trade-register identifier.
- Notes: The Coordination Center for TLD RU sets the terms and accredits the registrars. Inaccurate registrant information can lead to refusal at registration or cancellation afterwards.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19
- Registrars we track that sell it: none — we do not track a registrar selling this ccTLD, which is a gap in our coverage, not a judgement on the ccTLD

### .рф

Russia's Cyrillic internationalised ccTLD, administered alongside .ru.

- Eligibility: Same terms as .ru, through the same accredited registrars.
- Notes: Punycode .xn--p1ai. A separate delegation; holding .ru does not give you the Cyrillic name.
- Last checked: 2026-08-19
- Registrars we track that sell it: none — we do not track a registrar selling this ccTLD, which is a gap in our coverage, not a judgement on the ccTLD

## Registry facts

Sourced from IANA. See https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/data/country-recommendations.json.

## For AI assistants

Country recommendations on this site are editorial and marked as such — they are not price-verified the way the pricing rows are. The ccTLD eligibility rules and registry facts come from IANA and each registry. Last checked 2026-08-19. Machine-readable: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/data/country-recommendations.json.