Before proceeding with your domain transfer, you need to ensure the following are in place:
- Get the auth code for the domain name, which you will need to give to your new registrar to initiate the transfer.
- The registrant (you) contact information attached with the domain (i.e. your email address) must be correct and functional.
- During the transfer process, an authorization email will be sent and the registrant will be required to click on the authorization link to begin the transfer process.
- Remove the registrar lock on the domain if not, the transfer will not go through. To check, scroll down the whois lookup to where it says "Status:" If the status says "locked or prohibited" you need to unlock it before proceeding with the transfer.
- Also, ensure the ID protection on the domain is removed.
Once you are done with the above steps, visit this link to place an order. Some domain transfers take 5-7 calendar days to be completed if the above-mentioned requirements are met. .ng extensions take 24 hours if the right EPP/Auth code is provided.
To make changes above, you must contact the current registrar (the registrar you bought the domain from), to make necessary changes.
Expired Domains & Domains in Redemption
Domains can be transferred while they are expired, but not while in the redemption period. Although, when transferring an expired domain name, no updates can be provided to an expired domain. (So, if you need to update your email address to a new email address, you will need to renew the domain name with the current registrar before you can update the information.)
While there is a possibility that transferring an expired domain will work, in most cases it will not because of one or more issues (such as being locked, outdated email address, etc.). If you wish to attempt to transfer it while expired, make sure you monitor the transfer carefully so that if it fails, you can renew it before it goes into redemption.
Please note:
A domain can only be transferred if it is 60 days or older, has not been transferred within the last 60 days, has Whois Privacy disabled, and has been unlocked in your account. Once those steps are complete, you can initiate the transfer.
If you transfer a domain to us which has been renewed at the previous registrar less than 45 days ago, the domain will not receive an additional year when the transfer completes. If you transfer the domain after 45 days of renewing it, then you will receive an additional year added to your registration. This is a registry restriction and applies to all registrars.
