---
id: "local-presence-requirement"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "local presence requirement"
language: "en"
category: "Registration life cycle"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/local-presence-requirement/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/requisito-presencia-local/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/lokale-praesenzpflicht/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/exigence-presence-locale/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/requisito-presenza-locale/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/requisito-presenca-local/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/trebovanie-mestnogo-prisutstviya/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/bendi-cunzai-yaoqiu/"
---

# local presence requirement

A rule in some TLDs, mostly ccTLDs, that the registrant must have a tie to the country or territory, such as an address, citizenship or a locally registered company. The exact proof differs by registry. Buyers from abroad should check it before trying to register.

## related terms

- [eligibility requirements](https://tldlog.com/glossary/eligibility-requirements/)
- [trustee service](https://tldlog.com/glossary/trustee-service/)
- [ccTLD](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld/)
- [ccTLD manager](https://tldlog.com/glossary/cctld-manager/)
- [registrant](https://tldlog.com/glossary/registrant/)