As from today, some new changes start for .lu domain names.
Firstly, the .lu registry removes the required local presence. As from today, a administrative contact person in Luxembourg is no longer needed to be able to register a .lu domain name.
Secondly, the .lu registry has started today with the release of .lu IDN domain names. The sunrise for .lu IDN domain names has started today and will end on March 31st.
During the sunrise very strict restrictions apply in order to register a .lu IDN name. The domain names eligible during the sunrise period are those derived from an existing domain name by replacing one or more characters with the same base character with a diacritic, or by applying the general replacement convention (e.g. ü=ue).
An IDN must be registered to the same holder (same name, same address) as the similar domain name. For instance only the owner of cafe.lu will be able to register café.lu
From April 1st on, everyone who wishes to do so, can register a .lu IDN domain name. From then on, applications will be handled on a first come, first served basis.