.mz Registration

The .mz extension is the Internet country code top level domain (ccTLD) for Mozambique, a country located on the lower south-eastern side of the African continent. CIEUM (The Centre for Informatics at the University Eduardo Mondlane) started to govern and manage the name space for the .mz top level domain from 1993 onwards.

In Mozambique, a private individual cannot register a personal domain name but organizations and institutions (constituted inside or out of the country) have the permission to register under a registered trademark. While creating a domain name, it is best to use shorter and user-friendly domain names. Companies can create multiple domain names.

Sub domains can be created for .mz domain names. Some of the subdomains used by entities are:

• .org.mz for organizations
• .co.mz for commercial organizations
• .gov.mz for government departments in Mozambique
• .edu.mz for educational institutions

At the time of registration, a domain name needs at least two DNS servers. You can select the servers of your own, if not CIUEM will set up your network connection to the Internet.

It is important to keep the rules and principles of domain name registration in mind. For fresh registration, first assign the domain name and then download the template from the website at http://www.gobin.info. The completed and signed form must be sent to mabila@uem.mz. Along with the application form include a registration fee of US$100 for two years and proofs regarding the ownership of names. On completion of the registration period, you can opt for renewal of the service for a payment of US$50. On request, updating of the domain name/information can be done for a fee of US$50 upon thirty days posting on the Internet. Deletion of domain names is done free of cost as per recommendation.

If the registrant does not make regular use of the new domain name with .mz registration sanctioned by CIUEM within a period of ninety days, then the applicant must hand over the domain name to CIEUM.