To Transfer a domain (You can also Register a domain on this page) 

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• Can I transfer domains already registered with another registrar (i.e. Network Solutions) to OpenSRS?
  
  Yes. However, there are some conditions. We cannot do registrar transfers for domains that are On Hold or Past Due with the current registrar. To be on the safe side, you should start the registrar transfer process at least two weeks before the expiry of the domain.
  
  Please note that if a com/net/org domain does expire and you have to renew with the old registrar, you should not transfer until 45 days past the anniversary date. If you do, the year paid to the old registry will be lost and they do not give refunds.
  
  The Admin Contact Email address for the domain must be valid.
  
  Once the transfer order is submitted to OpenSRS, an Email will be sent to the Admin Contact Email address of the domain to be transferred.
  
  Before you attempt to transfer a domain, make sure that the Admin Contact Email for the domain to be transferred is valid. 
  
  If the Admin Contact Email address listed in the current whois info is no longer valid, you must contact the original registrar to request it be changed. We can't assist you in transferring the domain until we can verify who is accepting the transfer.
  
  The confirmation Email contains detailed instructions for the Admin contact. This includes a unique URL which displays an option to either accept or decline the transfer. The RSP can customize the look of this page via the "Transfer Management" section of the Resellers web page.
  
  Note that all transfers are sanity-checked to prevent high-profile domains like "aol.com" from being transferred fraudulently.
  
  Registrar transfers are sent to the Registry where it awaits approval. Unless the losing Registrar explicitly denies the transfer (for instance, if the domain is past it's expiry date), it will usually go through this step within 9 days. It can go through sooner if the losing registrar explicitly approves the transfer. This will vary from registrar to registrar.
  
  Please note that some Registrars have added confirmations of their own for transfers away from their system. Please contact them directly for details.
  
  Please note that when you process a transfer, it will not show up as "Active" until the transfer has completed successfully. It usually takes 3-5 days but may take as long as 10 days.

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• How is contact information set in a transfer?
  
  When you make a request to transfer a domain, the template is similar to a registration. You set the Owner, Administrative and Billing contacts in the transfer template. You can either type them in or recall them from a previous order (by domain/username/password or the domain's order number). This info will be used when the transfer completes.
  
  Please note that the nameserver entries will never change during a transfer. This is to prevent domain resolution from breaking.

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• Can transferring a domain to OpenSRS cause any downtime?
  
  No. Changing the registrar entry for your domain on the root servers is immediate, and is not much different than changing contact information or nameserver entries (except that it can only be done by a registrar under certain circumstances). Nameserver entries are the only thing really critical to your domain pointing where it should. When you transfer a domain to us, the nameserver entries can not be changed until the transfer is completed.

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• What factors could prevent or delay a registrar transfer?
  
  Do you own the domain? or have you made arrangements with the Admin Contact to approve the transfer?
  Is the Admin contact Email address valid?
  Has the domain been registered for longer than 60 days? (There is a mandatory waiting period for potential domain disputes)
  Is the domain expired or past due at the current Registrar? Although we allow expired domains to be transferred away, most registrars do not.
  
  Some registrars have added their own confirmation requirements for transfers away from their system. Please contact them directly for details and make sure the Admin contact is aware of what they have to do.