DOMAIN TRANSFER

Transfer Your Domain Without Losing Your Website or Email

Move your domain to one organized account while keeping your website and email connected. We’ll help you understand the requirements before you begin.

Secure checkout • Guided transfer process • Keep your existing DNS settings in place

Why Transfer Your Domain?

Moving your domain can simplify management, renewals, and support without requiring you to rebuild your website or change your email service.

Manage Everything Together

Keep your domain and related services organized under one trusted account.

Simplify Renewals

Use one place to review registration terms, renewal dates, and account details.

Get One Support Path

Reduce confusion by knowing which provider manages your domain registration.

What Happens to Your Website and Email During a Transfer?

A domain transfer changes the registrar that manages your registration. Your domain name stays the same, and ownership does not change simply because you move it to another provider.

Your website hosting and email service do not transfer automatically. If you keep the same nameservers and DNS records in place, those services should remain connected while the registrar transfer is processed.

Before You Start

Confirm Transfer Eligibility

Check that the domain is old enough to transfer and is not blocked by a recent registration, transfer, or contact change.

Unlock the Domain

Turn off the transfer lock with your current registrar before submitting the request.

Get the Auth/EPP Code

Request the authorization code from your current registrar and keep it secure.

Check the Registrant Email

Make sure you can receive approval messages at the contact address listed for the domain.

Record Nameservers and DNS

Save your current DNS settings so your website and email remain connected during the move.

Avoid Simultaneous Migrations

Keep hosting and email changes separate from the registrar transfer whenever possible.

How a Domain Transfer Works

Prepare

Confirm eligibility, unlock the domain, verify your contact email, and obtain the Auth/EPP code from your current registrar.

Submit

Enter the domain and authorization code, review the transfer terms and price, then submit the request through the secure partner checkout.

Approve and Monitor

Approve any confirmation messages and monitor status until the new registrar confirms the transfer is complete.

Keep Your Website and Email Online

A registrar transfer moves the domain registration only. It does not move your website files, hosting account, mailboxes, or email messages.

To avoid interruption, keep your existing nameservers and DNS records unchanged while the transfer is processing. If you also plan to change hosting or email providers, complete that as a separate project after the domain transfer is stable.

Common Eligibility Restrictions

A transfer may be unavailable or delayed when:

Recent Registration or Transfer

A domain registered or transferred within the last 60 days may not be eligible yet.

Recent Contact Change

A registrant contact update can trigger a 60-day transfer lock.

Registrar Lock Enabled

Unlock the domain with the current registrar before starting.

Domain Status Issue

Expiration, redemption, holds, disputes, unpaid fees, court orders, or UDRP actions can prevent or delay a transfer.

Extension-Specific Rules

Some registries and extensions have additional transfer requirements.

Review the current registrar status and the checkout requirements before submitting. Eligibility and timing can vary by extension.

Domain Transfer FAQs

What is a domain transfer?

A domain transfer moves the registration of an existing domain from one registrar to another. The domain name and registrant do not automatically change.

Why would I transfer my domain?

You may want simpler account management, consolidated renewals, a preferred support relationship, or to keep related services organized with one provider.

Will my website and email stay online during the transfer?

They should remain connected when the existing nameservers and DNS records stay unchanged. A registrar transfer does not move website files, hosting, mailboxes, or email messages.

What do I need before I start?

Confirm eligibility, unlock the domain, obtain the Auth/EPP code, and make sure you can receive approval messages at the registrant contact email.

How long does a domain transfer take?

Timing varies by registrar and extension. Many transfers complete within several days, but approval steps, eligibility issues, or registry rules can take longer.

Why might my domain be ineligible to transfer?

Common reasons include a recent registration or transfer, a recent registrant contact change, an active transfer lock, expiration or redemption status, a dispute or hold, unpaid fees, or extension-specific rules.

Ready to Transfer Your Domain?

Confirm that your domain is eligible, then begin the secure transfer through our platform partner.

Before You Transfer

Reseller Relationship

Kiss My Domain is an independent domain and web-services reseller. Secure checkout, billing, product provisioning, and certain technical support are provided through third-party platform partners.

Transfer Terms and Pricing

Transfer pricing, renewal terms, added registration time, privacy options, and eligibility rules can vary by extension, market, and offer. Review the cart and applicable agreements before submitting the transfer.