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Yes, AFRINIC maintains a EUR account, together with a US Dollar account where fees from members are to be transferred. 

AFRINIC issues official receipts, which can be accessed and downloaded from the member account on the MyAFRINIC portal; otherwise, only an email acknowledgement is sent to members when payments are received. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.

AFRINIC accepts VISA and MASTER CARDs only. 

If in doubt, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.

An Applicant becomes a member after all the New Member Registration criteria have been validated by the Hostmaster team, the initial Setup fee and membership fee have been credited to AFRINIC bank account, an original Registration Service Agreement has been received

An Applicant becomes a member after all the New Member Registration criteria have been validated by the Hostmaster team, the initial Setup fee and membership fee have been credited to AFRINIC bank account, an original Registration Service Agreement has been received

No, proof of transfer is not enough, full payment MUST be done.

Members can choose to have their Invoices in US Dollars ($ USD) or Euro (€ EUR).

However, once the preferred currency is selected, it will not be possible to change same later.

YES. Any changes in members billing category shall be communicated to the members immediately such changes occur. Such communication shall be by email addressed to existing registered contacts in AFRINIC database.

AFRINIC can accept part payment in settling fee invoices for existing Members only. However, such a form of payment must have prior approval of AFRINIC Executive management before being effected. Request for part payment must be made in writing, and AFRINIC shall consider these requests on a case-by-case basis.

NO, AFRINIC does not accept cash (in any currency) as a form of payment. Payment of fees by personal cheque is also not accepted.

NO, all fees are payable into AFRINIC authorised bank account as notified to members on the invoices. Payments to any other organisation other than AFRINIC shall not constitute settlement of AFRINIC fee invoices.

NO, AFRINIC shall raise all fee invoices in the name of the Member's organisation as registered in AFRINIC records and as per the signed Registration Services Agreement. In addition, all invoices shall be sent to registered contacts ONLY.

However, the other organisation can be added to the address as C/o…..

Additionally, invoices are sent by email to the registered contacts ONLY.

The Proforma invoice expires and is cancelled. The Applicant is notified that the application is dropped, and should the organisation still wish to pursue its membership application, a New Member registration process should be initiated via the New Member Registration Portal (https://nmrp.afrinic.net)

New Applicants are sent an Invoice which shall include an Initial Setup fee and a prorated membership fee. The Invoice is payable immediately and has a validity period of 45 days from the date of issue. Once payment is effected, the applicant will receive a VAT Invoice corresponding to the payment.

A member may be restated after closure, following a formal request from the member concerned. However, a reconnection fee equivalent to the initial Setup fee applicable to the member’s category shall be levied and paid prior to the member’s account being restated.

Fee invoices are due upon receipt or within one month from the date of the invoice. A late payment penalty is levied on all invoices which are unpaid after the due date. Up to three (3) Reminders are sent to unpaid members. Should fees still remain unsettled, AFRINIC initiate the Resources Reclaim Process, at which point the Registration Agreement is nullified and all services are withdrawn from members.

All fees, including Initial setup fees and membership fees, must be remitted to:

• Account Holder: AFRICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE (AfriNIC) LTD
• Bank: SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd
• Account number: 62026000001202
• IBAN No: MU30STCB1180026000001202000USD
• Swift Code: STCBMUMU

All local withholding taxes, VAT and other taxes are the responsibility of the member. Should member require an invoice inclusive of such taxes, a request must be made to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

All bank charges relating to the remittance of membership fees to AFRINIC must be borne by the remitter or must be added to the amount being remitted.

Payment by Credit Card is only possible through our member portal.

To do so, a valid member with appropriate access credentials should follow the simple step described below:

For other Online Payment options, where login credentials are not required, however, full payment will have to be made via credit card as follows:

1. Go to https://my.afrinic.net,
2. On the left panel, there is a section titled “PAY ONLINE HERE.”
3. Enter your Invoice number
4. Proceed to pay

For partial payment, you must first log in to your Myafrinic account

Be noted that our Online Payment Gateway, currently doesn’t support the settlement of € Euro (EUR) Invoices.