Who runs it
.me is administered by Montenegro, and its expiry process is a country extension used mostly for personal branding.
What happens after expiry
Standard sequence.
The grace period
Around 30 days.
Recovery after that
Usual redemption fees.
Worth knowing about .me
Popular for personal and portfolio sites, which means many .me domains are registered on personal accounts with personal payment cards. That is fine until the site becomes business-critical.
What is true of every extension
- The domain stops resolving the moment it expires. Website and email both stop at once, because both depend on the same records.
- Your registrar panel may still show the domain as active while the rest of the internet already treats it as gone.
- Every stage after expiry costs more than renewing did, and the last stage cannot be undone at any price.
Registry policies change. The shape of the process is stable, but confirm exact windows with your registrar before relying on a number.