.vu

.vu is the country-code top-level domain for Vanuatu. It provides a direct national identity for Vanuatu businesses, organizations, tourism and other projects, while the registry framework also supports registration through accredited registrars.

Vanuatu's domain regulations distinguish ordinary direct registrations from moderated namespaces reserved for particular purposes. The official regulation identifies moderated second-level zones separately, while the wider registry model was designed to support a competitive registrar market. This means a direct name immediately before .vu is not subject to a general local-residency test simply because it is a country-code domain.

The extension is most naturally understood as referring to Vanuatu, although the short two-letter string can also be used creatively by international projects.

The Telecommunications, Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator has ultimate responsibility for the .vu namespace, and registrants remain subject to the current registry rules, reserved names and applicable law.

VYR classifies direct .vu registration as open while keeping moderated subspaces separate.