# Risk Levels and Domain Requests

- A domain is validated when certain domain requests are submitted and is subsequently assigned a risk level.
- There are three risk levels: low, suspicious and high.
- For the risk levels suspicious and high, deadlines apply.
- The risk level of a domain is automatically raised from suspicious to high, if the deadline of the suspicious risk level has expired.
- When the risk level is high, the domain is de-delegated, provided it was previously delegated.
- The member can verify a domain by submitting corresponding evidence within the applicable deadlines.
- When the deadline of a high risk level expires, the domain contract will be terminated and the domain deleted.
- Domains that are deleted due to a high risk level, are not eligible for the RGP (Redemption Grace Period) phase and cannot be reactivated.
- Pre-verifications can also be carried out before a domain request is sent.
- If the pre-verifications of the data are successful, the domain is assessed as low risk when a domain request is submitted.
- If a domain request is submitted with handles, the contact data of which have not successfully passed the pre-verification, the domain will immediately be assessed as high risk.