When you register a domain name, it is administered by a domain name registrar, a company that makes sure your domain name "works" in terms of connecting to your web site and delivering your email. If you change registrars, that change is known as a transfer.

The most common reasons for transferring a domain name are to take advantage of a different registrars products or prices, to consolidate all your domain names with a single registrar, or to pursue a different level or style of customer service.

To see which domain names can be transferred, visit our TLD Overview. To see the TLD Overview go to "Domains" menu, then "Domain Extensions", click "TLD Overview"

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Please submit your transfer requests well in advance of the expiration date. We are not responsible for domains that expire prior to a successful transfer. You do not lose any time, or pay for overlapping months. With the exception of .eu domain names, transfer adds a full year to the current expiration date.

"Log in. In the "domains menu" hover over "Transfer Domains" and then click on "Transfer a Name". Type the list of domain names you want to transfer, select your transfer options, and click Next. Supply authorization keys and click "next". Click "submit order".

There are also tasks you must complete at your former registrar: make sure the Registrant and Administrative email addresses are correct (unless you are transferring from Go Daddy, in which case you should only make changes to the Administrative contact), unlock the domain name, retrieve the EPP key, and respond to transfer confirmation emails.

Auto Transfer is our paperless transfer system. For each domain on the request, we email the current domain Registrant and Administrative contacts for authorization.

If you plan to transfer domains on a regular basis, or for a large number of domain names with the same Registrant or Administrative contact, Verification by Fax may be easier than replying to multiple emails.

This transfer type requires that you fax us a signed authorization form and reliable evidence regarding your identity. This option is likely to save you time if you expect to transfer large numbers of domain names or if you expect to transfer domains on a regular basis.

Reliable evidence includes: A government-issued identification card (such as a birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, or military ID), a notarized statement, or corporation or partnership formation documents.

Transferring .com and .net domain names requires an EPP transfer authorization code, a security code that indicates you have the right to transfer the domain name. Please contact your current registrar to obtain this code prior to submitting your transfer request.

For .eu domains the current registrant contact email address will receive email from the .eu registry (EURid) which needs to be approved within 7 days of the transfer order. The new expiration date of the domain will be 1 year from the completion date of the transfer.

You will be charged only once.

Log in and click "Reports". Under either "Transfers In" or "Transfers Out", click "Run Report". Select the report type and dates, and click "Run Report".