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Thank you for this guide! I've been looking into getting an ASN in Australia, but the cost is much worth and the requirements stricter.

There also isn't the same kind of ecosystem locally (such as LIRs)

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I believe APNIC requires you to be a registered company unlike RIPE who will allow individuals as customers, but the flip side is that becoming a company in Australia is quite easy paperwork, unlike in Germany where you have to put up a $25000 bond.

Edit: APNIC also wants you to provide some plans for your network upfront while RIPE NCC is more willing to just assume good faith. But their requirements do not seem onerous, and you are not held to the plans, it's just to check you have a need for the resources.

APNIC also has the advantage of having /24s reserved for new applicants (last I checked)

There's almost certainly tough requirements on that.

Not really. Have to be in the region and have an accepted requirement for PI space (dual homing is accepted). If you want a second /24, you need to have a plan to use it within a year. If you need more space, good luck have fun.

(You're expected to do the same qualification for transferring addresses too)

In germany you can register an UG for around 40€, thats way cheaper than a regular GmbH

Registering a company in Australia is virtually free. APNIC fees, on the other hand, are much higher than what you'd pay with RIPE. It's pretty hard to justify a minimum of $1300 a year + a $500 sign-up fee just to have a personal ASN that you don't need unless you want to run a full table.

worse?

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