Thousands of domain name transfers are made every day, which suggests that the process of transferring a domain name could be an established process.But in practice everything is being improved and revised. Below will see the process of transferring a domain name from one registrar to another.

The process of transferring a domain name from one registrar to another, as well as changing ownership of a domain name, signaled steps of actions designed to ensure end-owners from malicious actions against their domain names. On the other hand however, there were cases where a simple change in the name of the domain owner, such as a change in his e-mail, triggered a series of complex processes, sacrificing the security of the business goals and goals hidden behind from the administration of domain names. Such events have highlighted the need for policy changes that have been followed so far, which has also been endorsed by the ICANN team. Changes will take place from December 1, 2016 in the gTLDs transport policy, such as .com, .net and all new TLDs, which are summarized below:

For any change to the domain name (name, surname, company or organization), a similar procedure will be followed as the change of owner.

The current owner and future owner of a domain name will be required to provide confirmation to complete any change.

Upon completion of the change of owner, the current and previous owner will receive change-back notifications, in order to ensure that any malicious actions is taken.

After completing the change of ownership of a domain name, this domain name will be locked for any transfer to another registrar for the next 60 days.

See some helpful questions!

Question: Will the process to be followed when changing data will be the same as that followed when changing an owner?
Answer: More information on the exact process will be available soon.

Question: What happens if the new owner refuses the owner change request?
Answer: Change request is canceled and old elements of whois are retained.

Question: What if the new owner accepts the change request and the old owner refuses it?
Answer: Change request is canceled and old elements of whois are retained..

Question: How long does the new owner have to accept the request?
Reply: 7 days from the change request.

Question: How long does the old owner have to accept the request?
Reply: 7 days from the change request.

Question: If there is one pending transfer to another registrar for a domain name, how will it affect a request for a change of data or owner?
Answer: If you wish to change the owner's details and transfer your domain name, it is suggested that you first transfer it to another registrar and then proceed with the change request to the name of the domain name as after the change request your domain name is locked and you can not transfer it to another registrar for the next 60 days.

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