If Your Transfer Is Rejected: ICANN rules regarding transfer rejections
A transfer may be rejected for the following reasons only:
Evidence of fraud
UDRP action
Court order by a court of competent jurisdiction
Reasonable dispute over the identity of the Registrant
or Administrative contact
No payment for a previous registration period (including
credit card charge-backs) if the domain name is past its
expiration date or for previous or current registration
periods if the domain name has not yet expired. In all such
cases, however, the domain name must be put into "Registrar
Hold" status by the registrar prior to the denial of
transfer
Express written objection to the transfer from the
Administrative contact (e.g. - email, fax, paper document
or other processes by which the Administrative contact has
expressly and voluntarily objected through opt-in means)
The domain name is in Registrar Lock status, and the
registrar provides a readily accessible and reasonable
means for the Registrant to remove the lock status
The domain name is in the first 60 days of an initial
registration period
The domain name is within 60 days (or a lesser period to
be determined) after being transferred (apart from being
transferred back to the original registrar in cases where
both registrars so agree and/or where a decision in the
dispute resolution process so directs)
A transfer may not be denied for any of the following reasons:
Nonpayment for a pending or future registration period
No response from the registrant or administrative contact
Domain name in Registrar Lock status, unless the Registrant
is provided with the reasonable opportunity and ability to
unlock the domain name prior to the transfer request
Domain name registration period time constraints, other
than during the first 60 days of initial registration or
during the first 60 days after a registrar transfer
General payment defaults between registrar and business
partners / affiliates in cases where the Registrant for
the domain in question has paid for the registration
A registrar has mechanisms available to collect payment
from the Registrant that are independent of the transfer
process. The registrar must not use the transfer process
as a mechanism to secure payment.
Click here for ICANN's detailed transfer policies.
