.scot

.scot is a community generic top-level domain created for Scotland and the worldwide Scottish community. It provides an online identity built around Scottish culture, language, tourism, business and community life.

Unlike an unrestricted geographic-themed TLD, .scot has a formal community nexus requirement. The registry's current Registration Policy says that a registrant must be an individual or legal entity linked to the .scot community on a linguistic, cultural, tourism, business or other basis that supports the worldwide Scottish community.

That connection must exist at registration and continue afterwards. Registrants must also state their intended use, and the registry operates compliance procedures that can review whether the required nexus and use remain valid.

This makes .scot a strong fit for Scottish businesses, organizations, diaspora communities, cultural projects and individuals with a genuine Scottish connection.

VYR classifies .scot as restricted because registration and renewal require an ongoing community nexus.