Transfer my domain to HostingDude.com

It's not difficult to transfer your domain name to HostingDude.com. You'll complete some steps with your current registrar, and some steps with HostingDude.com.

Required: In order to manage your DNS zone files and nameservers at HostingDude.com during and after the transfer period, you must add DNS Hosting to your domain prior to beginning the transfer process. If you choose not to add DNS Hosting, you'll need to copy all of the domain's DNS zone files and nameservers from your current registrar before the transfer begins, and then wait until your transfer to HostingDude.com is complete to manually update each of these files.

Note: You're not eligible to transfer a domain for a 60-day period after the following events:

• Registering or transferring a domain name
• Updating the registrant contact's organization
• Updating the registrant contact's first or last name and an organization is not listed

Complete the following steps with your current registrar:

  1. Unlock the domain name.
  2. Get an authorization code (also known as an EPP code or transfer key) from your current registrar.
  3. Verify contact information: Confirm that the administrator's contact information for the domain is correct. All emails regarding the transfer will go to the administrator's email.

    Note: For .au domains, all transfer information is sent to the registrant contact's email.

  4. Cancel Protected or Private registration: If the domain has Protected Registration or Private Registration, you'll need to cancel it.

Complete the following steps at HostingDude.com:

  1. Purchase a domain name transfer from our website. We will send you a message if the extension is not available to transfer.

    Note: If you purchased a .uk .ca, .eu, .es, .au, or .se domain name transfer, see their respective About articles for additional transfer instructions.

  2. Once you purchase the transfer, you'll be prompted to Unlock the domain and Get authorization code. Enter the authorization code in the space provided and follow the prompts to check-out.
  3. Check your email: Once you're finished with your purchase, check the domain name's administrative contact (admin) email (or registrant contact's email for .au domains) for an email from HostingDude.com. To authorize your transfer, simply click on the Approve button that appears in the email. That's it!

Note: The transfer process can take 7 to 10 days to complete.

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For more information on transfers, see ICANN's Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy and our Domain Name Change of Registrant Agreement.

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