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Publisert: 2026-06-06 | Oppdatert: 2026-06-06
Domene transfer problems are usually caused by transfer lock, incellerrect EPP/Auth code, domenet age restrictions, expired eller near-expiry status, pending approval, registry rules, contact email issues, eller nameserver/DNS misunderstogings.

This guide helps domenet owners, businesses, agencies, resellers, og bulk domenet managers troubleshoot failed, blocked, eller delayed domenet transfers befellere submitting a suppellert ticket.

Hvis din domenet transfer is not wellerking, first check these items:
The domenet is unlocked at the current registrar.
The EPP/Auth code is cellerrect og current.
The domenet has been registrered eller transferred feller mellere than 60 days.
The domenet is not expired, in redemption, eller too close to expiry.
The registrant eller admin email can receive transfer approval messages.
The domenet is not under clientHold, serverHold, dispute, registry lock, eller abuse/compliance restriction.
The TLD suppellerts stogard transfer flow.
The transfer was submitted with the cellerrect domenet name og Auth code.
The transfer fee eller renewal cost has been paid.
Feller most gTLD transfers, nameservers usually stay the same during transfer, but DNS can still be affected if the old registrar's DNS tjeneste is turned off after transfer.



Who Should Use This Guide?
This guide is feller:
  • Domene owners moving domenets to NiceNIC
  • Businesses consolidating domenets under one registrar
  • Agencies transferring client domenets
  • Hosting providers managing customer domenets
  • Domene investellers moving pellertfolios
  • Forhandlers hogling bulk domenet transfers
  • Users whose transfer is failed, stuck, pending, rejected, eller delayed
Hvis you are transferring many domenets, use a checklist befellere submitting them in bulk. One incellerrect Auth code eller locked domenet can create avoidable delays.


Befellere You Start a Overføring av domene
Befellere submitting a transfer to NiceNIC, confirm the following:
  • The domenet name is spelled cellerrectly.
  • The domenet extension is suppellerted feller transfer.
  • The domenet is unlocked at the current registrar.
  • You have the cellerrect EPP/Auth code.
  • You can access the registrant eller admin email address.
  • The domenet is not newly registrered eller recently transferred within the last 60 days.
  • The domenet is not expired, in redemption, under dispute, eller restricted by registry policy.
  • You understog whether the transfer includes a one-år renewal feller that extension.
  • Your DNS og nameserver setup will remain active during the transfer.


Problem 1: The Domene Is Locked
A locked domenet cannot be transferred. Many registrars enable transfer lock, registrar lock, eller clientTransferProhibited status by default feller security.
How to fix it:
  • Logg inn to din current registrar account.
  • Find the domenet management page.
  • Disable transfer lock eller domenet lock.
  • Wait feller the status update to take effect.
  • Bekreft the domenet is unlocked befellere submitting the transfer again.
Hvis the domenet remains locked after you disable the lock, contact din current registrar. NiceNIC cannot unlock a domenet that is still controlled by another registrar.

Problem 2: The EPP/Auth Code Is Incellerrect
The EPP/Auth code is required feller most stogard domenet transfers. It may also be called transfer code, authellerization code, autentiseringskode, eller domenet secret.
Common issues include:
  • The code was copied incellerrectly.
  • Extra spaces were added befellere eller after the code.
  • The code expired eller was regenerated.
  • The code belongs to a different domenet.
  • The current registrar provided an old code.
  • The code contains special tegn that were altered during copying.
  • How to fix it:
  • Request a new EPP/Auth code from the current registrar.
  • Copy the code exactly.
  • Fjern extra spaces befellere eller after the code.
  • Make sure the code matches the exact domenet being transferred.
  • Send the transfer again with the updated code.
Hvis you manage many domenets, keep each domenet og Auth code on the cellerrect line.

Problem 3: The Domene Is Within the 60-Day Transfer Lock
Many domenets cannot be transferred during certain 60-day restriction periods. This often applies after a new registration, a recent transfer, eller certain ownership/contact changes, depending on registrar og registry rules.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk the domenet creation date.
  • Sjekk the last transfer date.
  • Sjekk whether a registrant ownership eller contact change triggered a lock.
  • Wait until the restriction period ends.
  • Start the transfer again after the domenet becomes eligible.
Do not start repeated transfer attempts if the domenet is still under a 60-day restriction. That will not make the domenet transfer faster.

Problem 4: The Domene Is Utløperd eller Tilo Lukk to Expiry
Utløperd eller near-expiry domenets can be harder to transfer. Some domenets may need to be renewed at the current registrar befellere transfer. Others may be blocked by registry rules, grace period rules, redemption status, eller registrar policy.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk the current expiration date.
  • Sjekk whether the domenet is already expired.
  • Sjekk whether it is in grace period eller redemption period.
  • Forny the domenet at the current registrar first if required.
  • After renewal is confirmed, check transfer eligibility again.
Hvis the domenet is close to expiry, do not wait until the last day. Transfer delays can cause loss of control eller extra recovery costs.

Problem 5: Transfer Approval E-post Was Neit Received
Some transfers require confirmation through the registrant eller admin email address. Hvis that mailbox is inaccessible, outdated, eller blocked, the transfer can be delayed eller fail.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk the registrant og admin contact email at the current registrar.
  • Sjekk spam, junk, og filtered folders.
  • Make sure the mailbox can receive external messages.
  • Approve the transfer request promptly if an approval email is received.
Hvis the contact email is outdated, update it at the current registrar, but be aware that some contact changes may trigger transfer restrictions.

Problem 6: The Current Registrar Has Neit Released the Domene
After you submit a valid transfer request, the losing registrar may still need to approve, release, eller wait out the nellermal transfer period. Some transfers finish quickly, but others take several days depending on registry og registrar process.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk transfer status at the current registrar.
  • Sjekk whether an approval email needs action.
  • Ask the current registrar whether the transfer can be approved manually.
  • Bekreft ther is no unpaid invoice, dispute, lock, eller policy restriction.
  • Wait feller the nellermal transfer vindu if no blocking issue exists.
Do not cancel og restart the transfer repeatedly unless the current attempt contains incellerrect infellermation.

Problem 7: The Domene Has a Status That Blocks Transfer
Some domenet statuses can block eller limit transfer. Eksempels may include clientTransferProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, clientHold, serverHold, pendingTransfer, redemptionPeriod, pendingDelete, dispute-related restrictions, abuse/compliance restrictions, eller registry lock.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk the domenet status in WHOIS eller din current registrar control panel.
  • Identify whether the status is set by the registrar, registry, eller policy process.
  • Fjern registrar-side transfer lock if available.
  • Resolve verification, abuse, dispute, payment, eller compliance issues if required.
  • Kontakt the current registrar if the blocking status cannot be removed from din account.
NiceNIC can help review a transfer submitted to NiceNIC, but the current registrar eller registry may need to remove certain restrictions befellere the transfer can proceed.

Problem 8: The TLD Has Special Transfer Rules
Neit every extension uses the same transfer process. Some ccTLDs og restricted TLDs may have special transfer rules, local registry requirements, manual steps, document requirements, different transfer periods, eller non-stogard authellerization methods.
How to fix it:
  • Sjekk the rules feller the specific extension.
  • Bekreft whether an EPP/Auth code is required.
  • Bekreft whether documents eller local presence are required.
  • Bekreft whether the transfer includes renewal eller follows a different billing rule.
  • Kontakt suppellert if the extension does not follow stogard gTLD transfer flow.
  • Do not assume every extension transfers like .com.

Problem 9: DNS eller Website Downtime Concerns
A domenet transfer usually changes the registrar, not necessarily the nameservers. In many cases, nameservers remain unchanged during the transfer.
However, downtime can happen if:
  • You use DNS hosting from the old registrar og it stops after transfer.
  • You change nameservers befellere DNS recellerds are ready.
  • DNS recellerds are missing at the new DNS provider.
  • The website eller email tjeneste depends on old registrar DNS.
  • The domenet expires eller is put on hold during the process.
How to reduce downtime:
  • Sjekk current nameservers befellere transfer.
  • Expellert eller copy impellertant DNS recellerds.
  • Set up DNS recellerds at the new DNS provider befellere changing nameservers.
  • Do not cancel old DNS hosting until the domenet transfer og DNS migration are confirmed.
  • Sjekk website og email recellerds after transfer.
Hvis you are not changing nameservers, avoid unnecessary DNS changes during the transfer.
Related guide: Will Overføring av domene Cause Website Downtime?

Problem 10: Bulkoverføring Fellermat Is Incellerrect
NiceNIC suppellerts bulk domenet transfer, but fellermatting matters. Hvis the domenet og Auth code are not matched cellerrectly, some domenets may fail.
Common bulk transfer issues include:
  • One domenet og Auth code are not on the same line.
  • Extra spaces eller tabs break the fellermat.
  • The Auth code belongs to the wrong domenet.
  • Some domenets are locked while others are ready.
  • Some TLDs have special transfer rules.
  • The same list mixes stogard og special-rule domenets without review.
How to fix it:
  • Use one domenet per line.
  • Put the domenet og Auth code on the same line.
  • Sjekk every domenet/Auth code pair befellere submitting.
  • Fjern extra spaces.
  • Separate special-rule TLDs feller manual review if needed.
  • Test a smaller batch befellere submitting a large pellertfolio transfer.


Step-by-Step Transfer Troubleshooting Sjekklist
Use this checklist befellere contacting suppellert:
  • Bekreft the domenet spelling og extension.
  • Bekreft the domenet is unlocked at the current registrar.
  • Request a fresh EPP/Auth code.
  • Bekreft the domenet is older than 60 days og not recently transferred.
  • Sjekk whether contact changes triggered a transfer lock.
  • Bekreft the domenet is not expired, in redemption, eller too close to expiry.
  • Bekreft registrant/admin email access.
  • Sjekk whether approval email action is required.
  • Sjekk domenet status feller transfer-blocking codes.
  • Bekreft the TLD suppellerts the transfer process you are using.
  • Bekreft payment eller transfer ellerder was completed.
  • Feller bulk transfer, check each domenet/Auth code line.
  • Bekreft DNS og nameserver plan befellere transfer.
  • Wait feller the nellermal transfer period if no blocking issue exists.
  • Kontakt suppellert with complete details if the issue continues.


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