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Eligibility for Membership are pre-conditions that must be met before you can become an AFRINIC member.

Click here to learn more about your organisation's eligibility.

Prior to submitting the application for Membership and IP resources, you will need to sign-up on NMRP to register your account and the details that you will be asked are as follows:

1. First name
2. Last name
3. Email
4. Phone
5. General Address
6. City
7. Country
8. Password

To complete your registration, you will need to activate your account. An activation link will be sent to your email. Please note that the link will expire in 48 hours time. If your account is not activated by then, you will have to register again.

Once your account is activated, you can log in to apply for Membership and Resources. Your login credentials shall be the e-mail ID and the password you used during the sign-up process.

We highly recommend that corporate e-mail addresses are provided for all registered contacts including the CEO instead of general emails like Gmail/Yahoo accounts.

1. We advise that you check your spam folder.
2. Please note that the link will expire in 48 hours time. If your account is not activated by then, you will have to register again.

1. Certificate of incorporation (mandatory)
2. A detailed IP addressing plan for resources to be used within the AFRINIC service region clearly demonstrating the services involved and limited to 8 months of projected requirements.
3. A copy of the countersigned agreement with your upstream connectivity provider.
4. A valid Service License in the country of operation; where applicable.

You might be seeking to provide additional documentation during the evaluation process.

Learn more about how to become an AFRINIC member.

While filling the membership registration form, you will be asked to provide the applicable withholding tax value in percentage.

Select the Billing information. See below:

An extra USD 30 service charge will be applied to your invoice.

1. Credit card
2. Wire transfer

Using AFRINIC's online credit card facilities.

• Go to https://my.afrinic.net, on the left panel there is a section titled “PAY ONLINE HERE”, no login credential is required.

AFRINIC accepts payments in two currencies only; US Dollars ($) and Euro (€).

However, at the moment invoices in the EURO can be settled only via Bank transfer.

AFRINIC expect the full amount quoted on the invoice to be paid and it is the responsibility of the applicant to bear all the local taxes; withholding tax, and any VAT charges.

If your application has already been locked, you may send an e-mail on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to inform AFRINIC of the change, otherwise, you can log in to the application portal and make the necessary adjustment regarding the preferred currency.

In order to qualify for an AS number, the policy stipulates that the requesting organization must fulfil any of the following requirements:

1. Interconnect (including peering) with more than one AS.
2. Show a unique routing policy or demonstrate a technical need for a coordinated globally unique ASN.

An organization will also be eligible if it can demonstrate that it will meet the above criteria upon receiving an ASN (or within the following six months).