Ask HN: How to purchase a .hu domain name without Hungarian citizenship?

by Axsuul on 3/26/2013, 8:25 AM with 3 comments

The owner of a .hu (Hungary) domain name has agreed to sell and transfer. The registrar of that domain sent me some forms I need to complete and one of them requires me to prove my Hungarian citizenship. Unfortunately, I am only a United States citizen. Is there any way around this without obtaining citizenship? I really want this domain, please advise!

  • by jcr on 3/26/2013, 8:43 AM

    I would suggest contacting support at iwantmyname.com I'm not sure if they handle .hu domains, but they do handle most ccTLD's, so if there's a way to do it, they'd know.

    https://iwantmyname.com/

    BIAS: I'm a just a customer of iwantmyname.com for the last two+ years.

  • by letney on 3/26/2013, 8:50 AM

    Dunno about transferring domains, but http://www.101domain.com/hu.htm offers proxy registration for a $15 fee.

  • by argonaut on 3/26/2013, 7:28 PM

    Many domain registrars offer proxy registration, where the name is registered under a Hungarian citizen's name (but owned by you).