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Check if your Domain Name can be Transferred
There are various cases where a domain name
may not be transferable to another Registrar. This could happen in the following
circumstances:
- Domain name is less than 60 days old: If the domain name you are
trying to Transfer was registered less than 60 days ago, the request will get rejected by
the Registry itself. Domain names less than 60 days old are not allowed to be
transferred to any other Registrar as per ICANN Guidelines.
- Domain name has been transferred less than 60 days ago: A domain
name
cannot be transferred to another Registrar within 60 days of a previous
Transfer. For example, a domain name cannot be transferred from Registrar B to
Registrar C, if it has been transferred to Registrar B from Registrar A within
the last 60 days. An exception to this rule is the Transfer back to
the previous Registrar in
cases where both Registrars so agree and/or where a decision in the dispute resolution process
so directs.
- Theft Protection/Lock/Suspension has been applied on your domain name: If Theft Protection/Lock/Suspension has been applied on your domain name at the Current Registrar, then a Transfer for that domain name to another Registrar will not be allowed. You will first have to disable Theft Protection/Lock/Suspension for the domain name and then proceed with a Transfer.
- The domain name is in the Redemption Grace Period or in the Pending Delete status: If the domain name is in either of these statuses, it cannot be transferred.
IMPORTANT
- If you are trying to Transfer a .EU domain name, only the 4th condition (mentioned above) will be applicable. This is because the .EU Registry
does not support any Lock/Suspension feature. There is also no 60 day
Registration/Transfer Lock.
- A .UK domain name can be
renewed upto 97 days after its Expiry, post which the domain name would be
automatically deleted by the .UK Registry. There is no restriction on
transferring a .UK domain name during this period. However, you need to
ensure that there is sufficient time prior to Deletion, so
that the domain name can be renewed with the new Registrar once the Transfer
process gets completed successfully. This is because Transfer of a .UK domain name does
not
include one year Renewal.
Apart from this, none of conditions listed above apply to the Transfer
of a . UK domain name. This is because the .UK Registry
does not support any Lock/Suspension/60 day
Registration or Transfer Lock and there is no concept of a Redemption Grace
Period in case of a .UK domain name.
- Third Level .ME domain names cannot be
transferred since Registrar Me-Net is the only Registrar through which Third Level .ME domain names can
be registered/managed. However, no such restriction applies to Second Level .ME
domain names.
- A. CN domain name cannot be transferred if there are less than
15 days to its Expiry. Moreover, the 2nd condition (mentioned above)
will not be applicable for a .CN domain name.
- The only circumstance where a .NZ domain name cannot be transferred
is when it is less than 5 days old or has a Lock applied by the
Registry to
it.
- Only .COM.CO, .NET.CO, .NOM.CO domain names can be transferred.
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