Registration requirements
Holder and domain name : An organization registered in Switzerland. Generic terms will be rejected by the Registry. A Swiss individual based or not in Switzerland. The domain name have to match : One of the official names or other names registered in the civil register, One of the forenames, A married name, A registered partnership name, A name received in a religious order, An artist's name under which the person has become known or A name attached to a distinctive sign (e.g. a registered trade mark) to which the applicant has the rights. → Attention, a freely chosen designation may be added to any of these compulsory designations. Names that correspond to or are similar to generic names (e.g. Barbieri, Marchand, Metzger) cannot be allocated to a natural person. Such names can only be allocated to a natural person if they are supplemented by another name, for example a first name, a fictitious name or a reference to a hobby. → Swiss nationals domiciled abroad may not use a .swiss domain name for commercial activities from abroad. Their domain name may only be used for private, associative or charitable purposes.