MOVING A DOMAIN IN · NO DOWNTIME · AN EXTRA YEAR WHERE ALLOWED
Transfer a domain to URSY.
Five steps, one price, nothing offline. Your DNS records travel with the domain, so websites and mailboxes keep running while the two registries talk to each other.
Unlock at your current provider
Turn off the registrar lock and check the admin email address on the domain still reaches you — that is where the approval goes.
Get the auth code
Generic extensions need an auth or EPP code. UK extensions do not: your provider changes the IPS tag to ours instead.
Start the transfer here
Paste the code, pay the transfer fee, and we add a year to the expiry date wherever the registry allows it.
Approve the email
Both registries send a confirmation. Clicking approve moves it immediately; ignoring it means the transfer completes on the fifth day anyway.
Nothing goes offline
Your DNS records come across as they are. Website and email keep serving throughout — verify the zone afterwards and you are done.
How long it takes, by family
Before you start
How do I transfer a domain to URSY?
Unlock the domain with your current provider and ask for its auth (EPP) code, then start the transfer from your URSY account. Generic extensions usually complete within five days; UK extensions move the same day once the IPS tag changes to ours.
Will my site or email go down during a transfer?
No. DNS records travel with the domain and nothing is switched off. Leave your nameservers as they are during the move and visitors never notice.
Can I transfer a domain that expires next week?
Usually, but do not cut it fine. Renew first if expiry is inside seven days — some registries refuse transfers during grace, and a renewal at the old provider still carries over as an extra year.
What is an IPS tag?
It is how UK extensions move: instead of an auth code, your current provider sets the domain’s IPS tag to the new registrar’s tag. Ours is shown in your account, and the change usually takes effect within minutes.
Work out the cost first
The calculator totals the transfer plus the years that follow, so you can compare staying put with moving in.