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Can I Transfer This Domain? Eligibility Checker
Lock status, 60-day rule and expiry in one check.
How it works
Can I transfer this domain? Lock, 60-day rule and expiry in one check
Most failed domain transfers die on one of five things: a registrar lock still on, the 60-day lock after registration or a previous transfer, a recent owner-contact change, an expiry too close for comfort, or a privacy service hiding the registrant email that must approve the move. Enter your domain and we read the live registry record (RDAP, WHOIS's successor) and test each rule, then tell you exactly what to fix and what the transfer costs at MailShrine.
Results appear here after you click Check eligibility.
How this works
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Read the registry record
RDAP gives us the status codes, creation date, transfer events, last-changed date, expiry and whether the registrant is redacted.
- 2
Apply the transfer rules
We test ICANN's 60-day rules, both lock types, the expiry window and blocking lifecycle statuses, plus the contact-change question you answered.
- 3
Price and plan
Live MailShrine transfer pricing for the extension and a step-by-step checklist for the current registrar.
Frequently asked questions
- Why can't I transfer my domain within 60 days of registering it?
- ICANN's Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy blocks transfers for 60 days after a new registration, a previous transfer, and (at most registrars) a change of registrant details. It exists to stop stolen domains being bounced between registrars. No registrar can waive it; you simply wait.
- Can I transfer a domain that is about to expire?
- Technically until the expiry date, but it is risky: transfers take up to five days and if the domain expires mid-way the gaining registrar may reject it and you can lose the name. Renew first; the transfer still adds a year on top, so you lose nothing.
- Does WHOIS privacy stop a transfer?
- Not by itself, but the approval email goes to the registrant contact, which privacy replaces with a forwarding address. Most services forward it; some do not. Check that you can receive mail at the address on record or disable privacy while transferring.
- What is an auth code and where do I get it?
- The EPP or authorisation code is a password unique to the domain that proves you control it. The current registrar shows it in the domain's settings or emails it to the registrant after you unlock the domain. It expires at some registrars, so request it when you are ready.
- Will my website or email go down during the transfer?
- Not if you keep the nameservers. A transfer moves the registration, not the DNS; your records keep working. Only change nameservers afterwards, and only after copying every record to the new DNS host.
Every MailShrine domain includes WHOIS privacy, transfer lock, Anycast DNS with DNSSEC and two business mailboxes.