# Nexus Category 2 · .us (United States) — Country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) local presence and eligibility requirements cross-reference

For Nexus Category 2 · .us (United States), cctld / jurisdiction is .us (United States); eligibility category is Nexus Category 2; condition is A United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories, or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and non-commercial organizations based in the United States); what the connection rests on is registration or incorporation under national law; policy document is The usTLD Nexus Requirements, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **ccTLD / jurisdiction:** .us (United States) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Eligibility category:** Nexus Category 2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Condition:** A United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories, or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and non-commercial organizations based in the United States) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the connection rests on:** registration or incorporation under national law _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Policy document:** The usTLD Nexus Requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Set out under:** Nexus Policy _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Nexus Category 2 A United States entity or organization that is (i) incorporated within one of the fifty (50) U.S. states, the District of Columbia, or any of the United States possessions or territories, or (ii) organized or otherwise constituted under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or any of its possessions or (including a federal, state, or local government of the United States, or a political subdivision thereof, and non-commercial organizations based in the United States).

## Source

- https://www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/publications/ustld2007_34_apph_nexus.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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