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Transferring Domains to Another Registrar

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Last Updated: March 5, 2009 9:18 AM

The process for transferring a domain from us to another registrar partially depends on the registrar you want to transfer to. For more information about transferring domains to another registrar, see that registrar's help.

To prepare to transfer a domain from us, you must unlock the domain. There is a 60 day transfer restriction period for new or renewed registrations, recently transferred domains, changes to the registrant's contact organization, or changes to the registrant contact's first or last name when an organization has not been listed. For more information, see Locking and Unlocking Your Domains.

After unlocking your domain, you can initiate a transfer with your new registrar. When you complete the process with the new registrar, we send you an email message that includes instructions for authorizing the transfer away from us. If you do not authorize or deny the transfer request within five days, we automatically complete the transfer.