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| Introduced | 7 March 1991 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
| Sponsor | Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Venezuela |
| Actual use | Popular in Venezuela |
| Registration restrictions | second level only for trademark holders, third level mostly unrestricted |
| Structure | Registrations are made at the second or third level |
| Documents | Terms and conditions |
| Registry website | nic.ve |
.ve is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Venezuela.
On 3 March 2009 the ISO 3166-1 code for Venezuela changed to reflect the VE used for the ccTLD.
Registrations in the second level were opened in 2024, but are only available for either national or international trademark holders.[1]
Registrations in these third level spaces are allowed without restrictions:
- .arts.ve - artistic and cultural institution
- .co.ve - a website originally ".com" ported to Venezuelan Spanish
- .com.ve - Venezuelan commercial entity
- .info.ve - informational sites
- .net.ve - network service providers
- .org.ve - non-profit organizations
- .radio.ve - radio stations
- .web.ve - individuals
The following third level spaces are restricted:[2]
- .gob.ve / .gov.ve - government-related websites
- .edu.ve - Venezuela based educational institutions
- .int.ve - International institutions
- .mil.ve - Venezuelan military institution
- .tec.ve - University of Technology
Internationalized domain names are available using the following Spanish characters: á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, and ñ.[3]
- ^ Fouré, Arthur (2024-08-07). "Venezuelian Registry Opens 2nd Level Domains Registration". IP Twins. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ Procedimiento para solicitud de un nombre de dominio especial (gob.ve, mil.ve, edu.ve, tec.ve) Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, CONATEL
- ^ IANA, .VE Spanish table