registration process for coop domain extension - advice please

Does anyone have experience with registering coop domains? I have just realised there is a manual verification process whereby they check if you are actually part of a cooperative? Just wondering if there is a way around this manual check, or if there are any workarounds to pass the verification process.

Do you want your whois be visible? If yes then probably it will be required..
Because if is a legal organization they will require verification to know if real.

I advice you to use for example Flokinet (they have their own privacy)
Njal I think you can disable their whois protection
Rebel

Not linking or doing any advertisement... Nothing stops you to use privacy based registars is not because of that you are not reliable organization.
Or just use .org without being organization, the .org is for organizations.

This is what I found

With .COOP you will have the perfect domain for your cooperative, thanks to an exclusive extension for legally accredited cooperatives. Distinguish your web site and offer confidence to your visitors and future members in an easy way.

Important: .COOP domains can only be requested by official cooperative entities. Once a .COOP domain registration has been completed, the organization needs to be verified by the registry. If this verification is not completed, the domain may be revoked, without possibility to obtain a refund.

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Cheers