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How do I transfer a domain to Licosys?

Before proceeding with the Transfer, you are advised to first check the following:

Confirm if your Domain Name can be Transferred

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.

NOTE

The .WS Registry does not support Transfer of Domain Names between Registrars. Hence, a .WS Domain Name cannot be Transferred under any circumstance.

What is Domain (Transfer) Secret or Authorization (Auth.) Code and how you can obtain it from your Current Registrar?

A Domain (Transfer) Secret or Authorization Code is a code assigned by the Registrar at the time the domain name was registered. This Auth Code acts like a password for a domain name. Domain (Transfer) Secret is an extra security measure, ensuring that only the owner of the domain can transfer their domain name.

To transfer any domain name of any of the following extensions, you would require to first obtain the Domain (Transfer) Secret or Auth. Code from your current Registrar:

• .com
• .net
• .org
• .info
• .biz
• .us
• .in (along with any third level .in domain like .co.in)
• .name
• .mobi
• .cc (not compulsory)
• .tv (not compulsory)

Ideally, your domain name's Domain (Transfer) Secret or Auth. Code should be available within the Domain Name Management Interface provided by your Registrar. In the event that you are not able to locate your Domain (Transfer) Secret or Auth. Code, you need to contact the Support Team of your current Registrar, to obtain it.

Once you have confirmed the above, you may place a Transfer request for your Domain Name with Licosys Technology Company, by following the below mentioned steps:

Domain Transfer Process:

1. Login to your Licosys Domain Control Panel.

2. In the Control Panel, go to Domains -> Domain Registration -> Transfer. There, enter the Domain Name you wish to Transfer and the Domain (Transfer) Secret.

3. Select the various Contacts (Registrant, Admin, Technical & Billing Contact) for this Domain Name. You may select from the available list of Contacts or Add a New Contact.

4. It is compulsory for you to agree to the associated Product Agreement(s) by selecting the check box.

5. Finally, proceed with the Payment of the Invoice.

Now that you have placed the Transfer Order, the Administrative Contact for the Domain Name will receive an e-mail from Licosys Technology Company for the Transfer Authorization process, which needs to be approved within 5 days (or else it is assumed that the Admin Contact does not wish for the Transfer to complete and the Order is Deleted in our system).

Once the mail has been approved by the Administrative Contact, the Current Registrar will be notified regarding the same. The Current Registrar will send an e-mail to the Registrant and/or the Administrative Contact of the concerned Domain Name to confirm that they wish to Transfer their Domain Name.

If the Transfer is not denied by either the Registrant or the Administrative Contact or the Current Registrar, the Domain Name will be Transferred to you under Licosys Technology Company in 5 days.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Lost one year when transferring a Domain Name from one Registrar to Another

This is a common caveat that most people are not aware of. Here is the explanation for this issue.

In any domain transfer process there are three entities involved-

• Domain Owner (Registrant)

• Gaining (New) Registrar

• Losing (Current) Registrar

Typically a Domain Name is transferred sometime before its expiry in order to renew it with the Gaining Registrar. This results in ONE YEAR getting added to the domain name. The charges for this one year are collected by the Gaining Registrar. There is however a case when it seems as if this one year is not added during the transfer process. You need to understand this so that you do not make the mistake.

Basically if a Domain Name Expires, it is not deleted immediately. The Registrar of the domain name must explicitly delete the name within 45 days or else it is deemed to have been renewed. This period of 45 days is called the Auto Renew period.

If during these 45 days the Registrant Renews the Domain Name with the Losing Registrar and then TRANSFERS the name to a new Gaining Registrar, then in that case the Domain Name WILL lose the year that was added with the Losing Registrar. Lets take an example.

Suppose a domain name expires on 1st Jan 2001. Lets also suppose currently this domain is with Registrar A.

• On 3rd Jan 2001 (after the domain has expired) you renew the domain with Registrar A. The domain has already expired, but not yet deleted, so you can safely renew it with Registrar A. This will make the expiry date as 1st Jan 2002.

• Now on 10th Jan 2001 if you transfer this domain name to Registrar B this is what will happen.

• The transfer will add one year to the domain name (expiry date will be 1st Jan 2003).

• If there has been any renewals in the 45 day auto-renew period those years will be removed (expiry date will be reset to 1st Jan 2002).

The net effect therefore will be - that no year gets added to the transferred domain. It is however important to note that the year during TRANSFER is ACTUALLY ADDED. The reason why the expiry date does not reflect it is that the year added in renewal with the LOSING REGISTRAR is credited BACK to the Losing Registrar by the Registry.

You can do the following things in this situation:

1. MOST IMPORTANTLY. Do not Transfer a name from one Registrar to another during the 45 day auto-renew period immediately after the expiry date of the domain name. Therefore, if a domain name expires on 1st Jan 2001, do not transfer it to another Registrar until 15th Feb 2001.

2. If you have already done this mistake however, the only recourse is to obtain a refund from the Losing Registrar for the renewal you have paid for with them. There is little scope of getting it considering that most Registrars may not understand this issue or may not have a refund policy.

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