There are various cases where a domain name MAY
NOT be Transferable to another Registrar. This could happen in the following
circumstances:
(a) Domain name
is less than 60 days Old - If the domain name you are
trying to Transfer is less than 60 days old, 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.
(b)
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.
(c) You have Locked
your domain name - If you have Locked your domain name from the Control Panel provided
by the current Registrar, then a Transfer Request for that domain name will not
be allowed. You will first have to unlock the domain name from the Control Panel and
then proceed with a Transfer Request.
(d)
Your Registrar has applied a Lock or Hold on your domain name - If the current Registrar has applied a Lock or Hold on the
domain name due to some pending issue, you would be advised to get in
touch with their (current Registrar's) Support Team to resolve this issue, before applying for a
Transfer.
(e) If the domain name is in
the
Redemption Grace Period
or in the Pending Delete status, the domain name can not be
Transferred.
Click here to know
more about Redemption Grace Period and how you can restore your domain name (except
.UK, .WS and .NAME) from this
status >>
IMPORTANT
- If you are trying to Transfer a .EU
domain name, only condition (e) 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.
- Manage.SnapNames.com
currently does not support
inbound Transfer of .WS domain names.
- 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.
