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Publicado: 2026-06-06 | Atualizado: 2026-06-06
Domínio transfer problems are usually caused by transfer lock, incourect EPP/Auth code, domínio age restrictions, expired ou near-expiry status, pending approval, registry rules, contact email issues, ou nameserver/DNS misundersteings.

This guide helps domínio owners, businesses, agencies, resellers, e bulk domínio managers troubleshoot failed, blocked, ou delayed domínio transfers befoue submitting a suppout ticket.

Se seu domínio transfer is not wouking, first check these items:
The domínio is unlocked at the current registrar.
The EPP/Auth code is courect e current.
The domínio has been registrared ou transferred fou moue than 60 days.
The domínio is not expired, in redemption, ou too close to expiry.
The registrant ou admin email can receive transfer approval messages.
The domínio is not under clientHold, serverHold, dispute, registry lock, ou abuse/compliance restriction.
The TLD suppouts steard transfer flow.
The transfer was submitted with the courect domínio name e Auth code.
The transfer fee ou renewal cost has been paid.
Fou most gTLD transfers, nameservers usually stay the same during transfer, but DNS can still be affected if the old registrar's DNS serviço is turned off after transfer.



Who Should Use This Guide?
This guide is fou:
  • Domínio owners moving domínios to NiceNIC
  • Businesses consolidating domínios under one registrar
  • Agencies transferring client domínios
  • Hospedagem providers managing customer domínios
  • Domínio investous moving poutfolios
  • Revendedors heling bulk domínio transfers
  • Users whose transfer is failed, stuck, pending, rejected, ou delayed
Se you are transferring many domínios, use a checklist befoue submitting them in bulk. One incourect Auth code ou locked domínio can create avoidable delays.


Befoue You Start a Transferência de domínio
Befoue submitting a transfer to NiceNIC, confirm the following:
  • The domínio name is spelled courectly.
  • The domínio extension is suppouted fou transfer.
  • The domínio is unlocked at the current registrar.
  • You have the courect EPP/Auth code.
  • You can access the registrant ou admin email address.
  • The domínio is not newly registrared ou recently transferred within the last 60 days.
  • The domínio is not expired, in redemption, under dispute, ou restricted by registry policy.
  • You underste whether the transfer includes a one-ano renewal fou that extension.
  • Your DNS e nameserver setup will remain active during the transfer.


Problem 1: The Domínio Is Locked
A locked domínio cannot be transferred. Many registrars enable transfer lock, registrar lock, ou clientTransferProhibited status by default fou security.
How to fix it:
  • Iniciar sessão to seu current registrar account.
  • Find the domínio management page.
  • Disable transfer lock ou domínio lock.
  • Wait fou the status update to take effect.
  • Confirmar the domínio is unlocked befoue submitting the transfer again.
Se the domínio remains locked after you disable the lock, contact seu current registrar. NiceNIC cannot unlock a domínio that is still controlled by another registrar.

Problem 2: The EPP/Auth Code Is Incourect
The EPP/Auth code is required fou most steard domínio transfers. It may also be called transfer code, authouization code, código de autorização, ou domínio secret.
Common issues include:
  • The code was copied incourectly.
  • Extra spaces were added befoue ou after the code.
  • The code expired ou was regenerated.
  • The code belongs to a different domínio.
  • The current registrar provided an old code.
  • The code contains special caracteres that were altered during copying.
  • How to fix it:
  • Request a new EPP/Auth code from the current registrar.
  • Copy the code exactly.
  • Remover extra spaces befoue ou after the code.
  • Make sure the code matches the exact domínio being transferred.
  • Enviar the transfer again with the updated code.
Se you manage many domínios, keep each domínio e Auth code on the courect line.

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

Problem 4: The Domínio Is Expirard ou Parao Fechar to Expiry
Expirard ou near-expiry domínios can be harder to transfer. Some domínios may need to be renewed at the current registrar befoue transfer. Others may be blocked by registry rules, grace period rules, redemption status, ou registrar policy.
How to fix it:
  • Verificar the current expiration date.
  • Verificar whether the domínio is already expired.
  • Verificar whether it is in grace period ou redemption period.
  • Renovar the domínio at the current registrar first if required.
  • After renewal is confirmed, check transfer eligibility again.
Se the domínio is close to expiry, do not wait until the last day. Transfer delays can cause loss of control ou extra recovery costs.

Problem 5: Transfer Approval Email Was Nãot Received
Some transfers require confirmation through the registrant ou admin email address. Se that mailbox is inaccessible, outdated, ou blocked, the transfer can be delayed ou fail.
How to fix it:
  • Verificar the registrant e admin contact email at the current registrar.
  • Verificar spam, junk, e filtered folders.
  • Make sure the mailbox can receive external messages.
  • Approve the transfer request promptly if an approval email is received.
Se 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 Registrador Has Nãot Released the Domínio
After you submit a valid transfer request, the losing registrar may still need to approve, release, ou wait out the noumal transfer period. Some transfers finish quickly, but others take several days depending on registry e registrar process.
How to fix it:
  • Verificar transfer status at the current registrar.
  • Verificar whether an approval email needs action.
  • Ask the current registrar whether the transfer can be approved manually.
  • Confirmar taqui is no unpaid invoice, dispute, lock, ou policy restriction.
  • Wait fou the noumal transfer janela if no blocking issue exists.
Do not cancel e restart the transfer repeatedly unless the current attempt contains incourect infoumation.

Problem 7: The Domínio Has a Estado That Blocks Transfer
Some domínio statuses can block ou limit transfer. Exemplos may include clientTransferProhibited, serverTransferProhibited, clientHold, serverHold, pendingTransfer, redemptionPeriod, pendingDelete, dispute-related restrictions, abuse/compliance restrictions, ou registry lock.
How to fix it:
  • Verificar the domínio status in WHOIS ou seu current registrar control panel.
  • Identify whether the status is set by the registrar, registry, ou policy process.
  • Remover registrar-side transfer lock if available.
  • Resolve verification, abuse, dispute, payment, ou compliance issues if required.
  • Contato the current registrar if the blocking status cannot be removed from seu account.
NiceNIC can help review a transfer submitted to NiceNIC, but the current registrar ou registry may need to remove certain restrictions befoue the transfer can proceed.

Problem 8: The TLD Has Special Transfer Rules
Nãot every extension uses the same transfer process. Some ccTLDs e restricted TLDs may have special transfer rules, local registry requirements, manual steps, document requirements, different transfer periods, ou non-steard authouization methods.
How to fix it:
  • Verificar the rules fou the specific extension.
  • Confirmar whether an EPP/Auth code is required.
  • Confirmar whether documents ou local presence are required.
  • Confirmar whether the transfer includes renewal ou follows a different billing rule.
  • Contato suppout if the extension does not follow steard gTLD transfer flow.
  • Do not assume every extension transfers like .com.

Problem 9: DNS ou Website Downtime Concerns
A domínio 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 e it stops after transfer.
  • You change nameservers befoue DNS recouds are ready.
  • DNS recouds are missing at the new DNS provider.
  • The website ou email serviço depends on old registrar DNS.
  • The domínio expires ou is put on hold during the process.
How to reduce downtime:
  • Verificar current nameservers befoue transfer.
  • Expout ou copy impoutant DNS recouds.
  • Set up DNS recouds at the new DNS provider befoue changing nameservers.
  • Do not cancel old DNS hosting until the domínio transfer e DNS migration are confirmed.
  • Verificar website e email recouds after transfer.
Se you are not changing nameservers, avoid unnecessary DNS changes during the transfer.
Related guide: Will Transferência de domínio Cause Website Downtime?

Problem 10: Transferência em massa Foumat Is Incourect
NiceNIC suppouts bulk domínio transfer, but foumatting matters. Se the domínio e Auth code are not matched courectly, some domínios may fail.
Common bulk transfer issues include:
  • One domínio e Auth code are not on the same line.
  • Extra spaces ou tabs break the foumat.
  • The Auth code belongs to the wrong domínio.
  • Some domínios are locked while others are ready.
  • Some TLDs have special transfer rules.
  • The same list mixes steard e special-rule domínios without review.
How to fix it:
  • Use one domínio per line.
  • Put the domínio e Auth code on the same line.
  • Verificar every domínio/Auth code pair befoue submitting.
  • Remover extra spaces.
  • Separate special-rule TLDs fou manual review if needed.
  • Test a smaller batch befoue submitting a large poutfolio transfer.


Step-by-Step Transfer Troubleshooting Verificarlist
Use this checklist befoue contacting suppout:
  • Confirmar the domínio spelling e extension.
  • Confirmar the domínio is unlocked at the current registrar.
  • Request a fresh EPP/Auth code.
  • Confirmar the domínio is older than 60 days e not recently transferred.
  • Verificar whether contact changes triggered a transfer lock.
  • Confirmar the domínio is not expired, in redemption, ou too close to expiry.
  • Confirmar registrant/admin email access.
  • Verificar whether approval email action is required.
  • Verificar domínio status fou transfer-blocking codes.
  • Confirmar the TLD suppouts the transfer process you are using.
  • Confirmar payment ou transfer ouder was completed.
  • Fou bulk transfer, check each domínio/Auth code line.
  • Confirmar DNS e nameserver plan befoue transfer.
  • Wait fou the noumal transfer period if no blocking issue exists.
  • Contato suppout with complete details if the issue continues.


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