Why and how to become an AFRINIC Resource Member. Know your eligibility
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As a Regional Internet Registry, the allocation and assignment of Internet number resources is AFRINIC's core activity. All information related to IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, AS numbers and reverse delegations are registered in the AFRINIC database and made publicly available through our Whois database.
Resource Membership Types
An AFRINIC Resource Member is a legal entity or person that meets the requirements for Internet number resources allocations and/or assignment and who signs the Registration Service Agreement.
Resource Membership consist of the following sub-types:
- Local Internet Registry (LIR): A Local Internet Registry (LIR) is an Internet Registry (IR) that receives allocations from AFRINIC and primarily sub-allocates or assigns address space to their customers. LIRs are generally ISPs.
- End User (EU): Any entity, corporate or individual that receive services (Number Resources assignments) directly from AFRINIC for exclusive use on its own service infrastructure.
Note: AFRINIC provides only IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, AS numbers, and reverse DNS delegations to networks in the AFRINIC service region. AFRINIC does not provide domain name registration services.
Benefits of being an AFRINIC Resource Member
Requesting resources: Steps and Eligibility criteria
Please use the tables below to find out which AFRINIC-delegated resources you are eligible for. You can propose changes to the current criteria or other AFRINIC policies that may affect your eligibility. Post your ideas to the AFRINIC policy working group mailing list. You can first subscribe by sending mail to policy-wg-request [at] AFRINIC dot net with subscribe in the subject bar. To post to the list, send mail to policy-wg [at] AFRINIC dot net
Steps for Resource Request
Before submitting your application, it is recommended that you verify your eligibility for resource membership, understand what policies shall apply to your resource request and ensure you have all the required documentation as per the checklist below. If you need further clarifications regarding the requirements or you believe some requirements are not applicable to you or your organisation, please contact us at hostmaster@afrinic.net
Any missing or omitted document may lead to significant delays in the conclusion of a new membership request.
Resource Membership Application Process
Step 1
Average time: 30 minutes to fill and submit the form
(1) Application
After you have reviewed the eligibility criteria for AFRINIC Membership and IP resources and you believe that you or your organisation may qualify for AFRINIC Resource Membership, you can submit your application on the New Membership Registration Portal(NMRP). You will first have to register an account on NMRP before you can submit your application.
When you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email with a ticket number - all correspondences shall be conducted and recorded in the ticket. If you believe you have additional documentation which shall ease your adherence as a member, you may reply to the email which you received and attach the documents, keeping the same subject line.
Click here to initiate this step
Step 1
Average time: 30 minutes to fill and submit the form
Step 2
Average time: 2 working days*
(2) Compliance checks
A member of the Customer Services team will carry out the preliminary administrative checks to determine your eligibility for AFRINIC membership. Your organisation’s registration papers(e.g Founding or Incorporation document), as well as phone numbers and email addresses provided, would be verified.
At this stage, you will also be asked to check the Registration Service Agreement (RSA) and ensure that it is filled in and signed.
Note: It is highly recommended to have more than one contact person to represent your organisation in all matters related to AFRINIC
Step 3
Average time: 4 working days*
(3) Evaluation
The request for AFRINIC Resource membership will then be handled by the Registration services team. The request will be evaluated against applicable policies and a hostmaster will contact you regarding the approval or if additional information is required.
Step 3
Average time: 4 working days*
Step 4
Average time: Invoice is due immediately after being issued.
(4) Invoicing & Payment
If your request is approved, you will receive an invoice for all the applicable fees. The invoice has a validity period of 45 days and payment can be made by electronic transfer or credit card.
If the payment is not made during the validity period, the approval of the request is deemed void and you will have to submit a new application to restart the application process.
Refer to the fees section for more details.
Step 5
Average time: 2 working days
(5) Compliance Check
At this stage, we shall verify whether a signed & validated RSA as well as the payment has reached us and are on record.
Step 5
Average time: 2 working days
Step 6
Average time: 2 working days
(6) Registration
After the payment is received and signed RSA is on record, AFRINIC shall issue the approved IP resources and activate your MyAFRINIC portal account.
The registration information will be accessible on the AFRINIC WHOIS database.