NOTE: this guide applies to .com domains and, in general, to gTLDs (.com, .net, .org, .info, .tv, .biz) and to newTLDs.
It is NOT applicable to .it domains and, in general , to ccTLDs
In order for the transfer of your domain to be completed regularly and quickly, it is necessary to:
- Request the relevant authorization code (called Authcode, or Authinfo, or also EPP code) from the current manager (so-called "losing registrar")
- Disable any Whois Privacy services (including, if active, any GDPR Privacy service)
- Check with the current manager that the domain is not "locked" and, if necessary, unblock it (or request unblocking from the current manager, if the latter has not provided a management interface that allows you to do it independently);
- check from Whois that the domain status is ok
Note: the various whois services available online often take several hours, or even days, to update.
We recommend using only the whois service of the losing registrar or that of ICANN. - Verify that the email address of the registered Registrant) is valid and active; if it isn't, replace it with an updated one
- Make sure the domain has been registered or transferred for at least 60 days; also make sure that no modification operations have been carried out on the Registrant's data in the last 60 days.
In all these situations (first registration, transfer, modification of the Registrant's data) by ICANN regulation a security block lasting 60 days intervenes, which prevents the transfer of the domain.
The transfer of a gTLD domain normally takes place between 1 and 5 days (except for delays, normally due to the fact that the Registrant does not promptly respond to any emails that will be sent to him to request confirmation of the operation). It is therefore inadvisable to start the transfer if there are less than 15 days left before the deadline.
