Registering .tm domains
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If you are having problems purchasing a .tm domain name, please keep in mind that the .tm registry holds expired domains for three months before they make them available for registration.
Your "processing" order stays active, and the registry will continue to try and register the domain(s) on your behalf. When the name drops and becomes available, your order will then process. You will receive an email order confirmation stating which names were successful, and which were not available. If someone else gets the domain before you do, the order closes, and the funds will go back into your Available Balance (if you have a reseller account).
To find the date the domain may come available, you can check the status at the registry.
Registrations of all .tm domain names have a 10 year only registration period. This is a registry requirement.
