Mandatory Compliance Updates for .IN and .Bharat Domains – Deadline January 27, 2026

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NIXI (National Internet Exchange of India) has introduced several mandatory policy changes for all .IN, thirdlevel .IN and .Bharat domain names. These changes impact registrations, renewals, transfers-in, and contact modifications. 


1. Eligibility Requirements for Registrants (New and Existing Domains) 

Due to compliance and data privacy constraints, we cannot continue supporting .IN, thirdlevel .IN and .Bharat domains with non-Indian registrants. 

Only Indian Registrants Allowed:

What’s changing: New registrations and transfers-in can only use India as the Registrant country. This restriction also applies to contact modifications for existing domains. 

What you must do:

• Enforce validation so that only India can be selected as the Registrant country. 
• Required for: registrations, transfer-ins, and all contact edits.

2. Restrictions on Registrant Email Addresses 

What’s changing: Certain email services, especially disposable or temporary email providers, cannot be used for Registrant contacts. 

What you must do: 

• Block .IN, thirdlevel .IN and .Bharat registrations, transfers-in, and contact modifications if customers use prohibited email domains. 
• Refer to the prohibited email services list for complete details. 

3. Restriction on VPN Usage During Registration 

What’s changing: NIXI requires capturing the Registrant’s actual IP address at the time of registering a domain. VPNs or masked IPs are not permitted. 

What you must do: 

• Show an alert in your registration workflow advising customers to turn off VPN. 
• Domains registered using masked IPs may face suspension or deletion by NIXI. 

Deadline 
All changes listed above will go live on January 27, 2026. Complete your storefront/API updates before this date. 

Additional Upcoming changes (by March 2026) 
There are a couple of additional compliance mandates being introduced, which will be released by March 2026. These are: 

Mandatory eKYC and Email Verification for Domain Operations 
NIXI now requires additional verification checks for key domain operations. These include: 

• Electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) verification
• Registrant email address verification 

Both requirements will apply to the following actions: 

• Registrations 
• Renewals 
• Transfers-in 
• Registrant contact modifications 

eKYC Verification 
We are integrating eKYC through Digio, a government-approved digital verification provider, within OrderBox. 


Registrant Email Verification 
Registrant email verification will be enforced as part of the same operations listed above and will also be re-triggered annually. 


Important 
Registrants will have 15 days to complete eKYC and Email Verification. Domains not verified within this timeframe will be suspended until verification is completed. 

Support 
For implementation questions, please raise a ticket via email at support@webji.services  
Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring compliance with NIXI’s updated guidelines.