Domain administration guidance for non-residents Reviewed 15 September 2026

Company & individual checklist

Documents for a .RU administrator change

Changing a .RU administrator is a formal application, not a WHOIS contact edit. What you have to produce depends on who holds the domain: a company files more than an individual does. And before anything is notarised or translated, find out what the registrar currently holding the name actually asks for. Doing it in that order saves money.

Last reviewed: 15 September 2026

The practical start

Use the Russian-language administrator-change form, and confirm the recipient NIC-D account with the support team before anyone signs it. Not after. Identity documents should travel only through the secure process provided for your case.

The Russian-language administrator-change form

Atak Domain publishes the form as a DOCX. Download it, then pause. Two details need confirming before a pen touches it: which registrar currently holds the domain, and which account the administrator record is moving into. Sign after that. Notarise last, because a notarised form carrying the wrong account number is a form you pay a notary for twice.

Atak Domain operational instructions: administrator-change guide ↗

Company applicant

A legal entity moving the administrator record.

  • The administrator-change form in Russian, on company letterhead, signed by an authorised signatory and stamped where a company seal is used. It must be notarised.
  • A scanned trade registry or chamber of commerce certificate, with a Russian translation.
  • A signature circular, or another document proving the signatory holds the authority to sign.

Individual applicant

A person holding the domain in their own name.

  • A scan of your passport or identity document.
  • The administrator-change form in Russian, notarised.
The one to remember

Notarised, yes. Apostille, no.

Both applicant types need the form notarised. The stated Atak Domain process does not require an apostille on top of it. Read that twice if you have handled Russian paperwork before, because almost every other cross-border document route trains you to expect both stamps.

A registrar can still impose something stricter than the process requires. Ask first, then book the notary.

Domains at another registrar

If an accredited registrar other than Atak Domain holds the name, put the questions to that registrar before you prepare anything. What notarisation does it want? What identity evidence? How does it process the change? Those answers set the document list, not this page.

One useful detail: several domains sitting under a single NIC-D administrator can be listed on one application, where the registrar permits it.

Need a .RU domain?

Availability and registration options are at Atak Domain. If you already hold a domain and the trouble is the administrator record or a renewal, request an assessment.

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