Domain registration lifecycle

Domain registration lifecycle. What happens when a domain expires? 

Domain name registration

WWebServices.ca
DandyHosting.com
DomainNamesXE.com

Please note whenever a domain expires the domain then enters the renewal grace period where the domain can be renewed within a specific period. Once the domain renewal grace period is complete the domain enters the "Queued For Deletion" phase where the domain lasts for 4-6 days. However, the domain can be still renewed in this phase.

After this phase, the domain enters the restoration phase which lasts for 30 days where you will be able to restore the domain but at a higher cost.

If the domain is not restored even in the restoration phase then the domain will be held by the registry for 4 to 6 days and will be made available for fresh registration on first come first serve basis.

Kindly, note some TLDs do not support renewal grace period nor restoration period. For more information on the renewal grace period and restoration period offered by different TLDs you can refer the below knowledge base.

The lifecycle for various TLDs differ and the renewal grace period and restoration period offered by them differ as well. The exact details on various TLDs can be offered from the above knowledge base. 

Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)

Contents 

1. 1. Registration (Anchor: reg)
2. 2. Renewal (Anchor: ren)
3. 3. Transfer (Anchor: trf)
4. 4. Restoration / Redemption Grace Period (Anchor: res)
5. 5. Other Operations (Anchor: oth)

Registration ^{(Anchor: reg)}Top

TLD	Duration (Years)	Money Back Grace Period (Days) 1	Country / Sponsor Specific Requirements	Domain Name Length	Name Servers Required for Zone Delegation 2	60 Day Transfer Lock	IDN Support
.ASIA	1 - 10	4	CED Contact 3 to be based in DotAsia community	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.AT	1 - 10	0	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 8
.AU	2	1	.AU domain names are only available for registration to Australian entities or companies incorporated in Australia. 4	2 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.BIZ	1 - 10	4	None	1 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.BR	1 - 10	4	.BR domain names are only available for registration to individuals or companies based in Brazil. 5	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.BZ	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.CA	1 - 10	0	Canadian presence required for any Contact assigned as the Registrant. 6	2 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.CC	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.CN	1 -10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 6
.CO	1 - 5	0	Registration of .ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names is restricted. 7	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.CO.DE	1 - 10	0	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.COM	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.COM.DE	1 - 10	4	German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact.	3 - 64 Characters	1 - 13
.COOP	1 - 10	4	Need to associate one Sponsor in COOP community	1 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.DE	1	0	German presence required for either Registrant or Admin Contact. 8	1 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.ES	1 - 5	0	The Registrant Contact of a .ES domain name may either be a natural person/individual or a company. However, the Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts must be natural persons/individuals only. 9	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 7
.EU	1 - 10	0	Registrant needs to be from EU 10	2 - 63 Characters	1 - 9
.HN	1 - 10	5	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.IN	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.IN.NET	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 64 Characters	1 - 13
.INFO	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.JOBS	1 - 10	4	Registration requests will be verified by the Registry, prior to domain name activation.	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.ME	1 - 10	1	Registrant for Third level .ME domain name needs to be a Montenegrin individual/entity.	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.MN	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.MOBI	1 - 10	4	Associated website should be WAP enabled	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.MX	1 - 6	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.NAME	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.NET	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.NL	1	0	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.NZ	1 - 10	0	None	1 - 63 Characters	2 - 10
.ORG	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.PRO	1 - 10	4	None	4 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.PW	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.RU	1	0	None	2 - 64 Characters	2 - 13
.SC	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.SHABAKA	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.SX	1 - 10	0	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 10
.TEL	1 - 10	4	None	2 - 63 Characters	5
.TV	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.UK	1 - 10	0	None	6 - 64 Characters for .co.uk/.me.uk TLDs (including the TLD) 11 7 - 64 Characters for .org.uk TLD (including the TLD) 12	1 - 13
.US	1 - 10	4	Nexus Compliance 13	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.VC	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.WEB.IN	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 64 Characters	2 - 13
.WS	1 - 10	4	None	4 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
.XXX	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
CentralNic Domains	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	1 - 13
Donuts Domains	1 - 10	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Rightside / Demand Media	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Afilias gTLD Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Famous Four	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
PIR gTLD Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Uniregistry	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
ZACR	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2- 13
ARI Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
CentralNIC gTLD Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Radix Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Neustar Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
Verisign New gTLD Domains	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.BHARAT	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.BERLIN	1- 10 years	4	Yes (City should be berlin)	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13
.QUEBEC	1- 10 years	4	None	3 - 63 Characters	2 - 13

Renewal ^{(Anchor: ren)}Top

TLD	Duration (Years) 14	Auto Renewal 15	Renewal Grace Period (Days)	Constraints / Notes
.ASIA	1 - 10		40	None
.AT	1 - 10		0	None
.AU	2		32	You may Renew your .AU domain name anytime from 90 days prior to it's Expiry until 32 days after it Expires.
.BIZ	1 - 10		36	None
.BR	1 - 10		85	None
.BZ	1 - 10		40	None
.CA	1 - 10		40	None
.CC	1 - 10		36	None
.CN	1 - 10		40	None
.CO	1 - 5		40	.EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names are automatically renewed for a period of 5 years post their Expiry.
.CO.DE	1 - 10		40	None
.COM	1 - 10		36	None
.COM.DE	1 - 10		0	None
.COOP	1 - 10		42	None
.DE	1		0	A .DE domain name will Expire on the 5th last day of the Expiry month, upon Registration, Renewal or Transfer. Example: If yourdomain.de is registered on January 1, 2011, it's Expiry Date becomes January 27, 2012 as the Registration term is 1 year and the 5th last day of January 2012 is January 27. .DE domain names should be Renewed prior to their Expiry date. Upon Expiry of a .DE domain name: you will no longer be able to manage your .DE domain name with LogicBoxes. your .DE domain name will be transferred directly under the .DE Registry (DENIC) and you will receive instructions from DENIC for managing your domain name with them.
.ES	1 - 5		9	None
.EU	1 - 10		0	A .EU domain name registered before 15 September, 2014 will expire on the second last day of the month it was registered in and will then enter a 0 day renewal grace period. A .EU domain name registered after 15 September, 2014 will expire at the end of its registration term (on the same day). Such a domain name will have a Renewal Grace Period of 0 days and will be Deleted, if not Renewed during this period. The expiry date for a .EU domain restored from quarantine is extended by 2 years.
.HN	1 - 10		5	None
.IN	1 - 10		36	None
.IN.NET	1 - 10		36	None
.INFO	1 - 10		36	None
.JOBS	1 - 10		36	None
.ME	1 - 10		36	None
.MN	1 - 10		40	None
.MOBI	1 - 10		36	None
.MX	1 - 6		40	None
.NAME	1 - 10		40	None
.NET	1 - 10		36	None
.NL	1		0	You can not Renew your .NL domain name until 60 days prior to its Expiry.
.NZ	1 - 10		4	None
.ORG	1 - 10		36	None
.PRO	1-10		36	None
.PW	1 - 10		36	None
.RU	1		30	You can not Renew your .RU domain name until 60 days prior to it's Expiry.
.SC	1 - 10		40	None
.SHABAKA	1 - 10		40	None
.SX	1 - 10		40	None
.TEL	1 - 10		40	None
.TV	1 - 10		36	None
.UK	1 - 10		90	Domain name can be Renewed anytime before its Expiry, upto 90 days after its Expiry.
.US	1 - 10		36	None
.VC	1 - 10		40	None
.WEB.IN	1 - 10		30	None
.WS	1 - 10		36	Renewal before expiry is highly recommended.
.XXX	1 - 10		40	None
CentralNic Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Donuts Domains	1 - 10		40	None
Rightside / Demand Media	1 - 10		36	None
Afilias gTLD Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Famous Four	1 - 10		36	None
PIR gTLD Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Uniregistry	1 - 10		36	None
ZACR	1 - 10		36	None
ARI Domains	1 - 10		36	None
CentralNIC gTLD Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Radix Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Neustar Domains	1 - 10		36	None
Verisign New gTLD Domains	1 - 10		36	None
.BHARAT	1- 10		36	None
.BERLIN	1- 10		36	None
.QUEBEC	1 - 10		36	None

Transfer ^{(Anchor: trf)}Top

TLD	Registration Term Extended By (Years)	Domain Secret / Auth Code Length 16	Constraints / Comments	60 Day Transfer Lock
.ASIA	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.AT	1	None	None
.AU	0	6 - 32 Characters	Transfer is free of cost.
.BIZ	1	6 - 16 Characters	1 and 2 character domain names can also be transferred in.
.BR	0	8 - 32 Characters	Transfer is free of cost.
.BZ	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.CA	1	6 - 16 Characters	Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .CA domain name.
.CC	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.CN	1	1 - 16 Characters	Transfer not possible if there are less than 15 days to domain name Expiry.
.CO	1	6 - 16 Characters	.ORG.CO, .EDU.CO, .MIL.CO, .GOV.CO domain names can not be transferred
.CO.DE	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.COM	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.COM.DE	1	6 - 48 Characters	None
.COOP	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.DE	1	8 - 255 Characters	Only Domain Transfer Secret / Authorization Code needed to Transfer a .DE domain name.
.ES	0	None	Transfer is free of cost.
.EU	1	16 letters and digits separated by dashes, in the format XXXX-AAAA-BBBB-CCCC	None
.HN	1	8 - 64 Characters	None
.IN	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.IN.NET	1	6 - 48 Characters	None
.INFO	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.JOBS	1	8 - 32 Characters	Change of Registrant during Transfer will necessitate re-verification.
.ME	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.MN	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.MOBI	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.MX	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.NAME	1	1 - 32 Characters	None
.NET	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.NL	1	12 Characters	The Registration term gets extended by 1 year w.r.t. the date of Transfer.
.NZ	0	8 Characters	Transfer is free of cost. Transfer not possible within the initial 5 days of Registration
.ORG	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.PRO	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.PW	1	6 - 48 Characters	None
.RU	0	None	Transfer is free of cost. Transfer involves submitting documentation to Registrar RU-Center	Transfer between Registrars: 2nd Level .RU domain names: 30-Day Transfer Lock 3rd Level .RU domain names: Can not be Transferred among Registrars Transfer between Registrar RU-Center and any of their Partners: Both 2nd Level and 3rd Level .RU domain names can be Transferred without any restrictions.
.SC	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.SHABAKA	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.SX	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.TEL	1	1 - 16 Characters	None
.TV	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.UK	0	None	Transfer does not include one year Renewal.
.US	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.VC	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
.WEB.IN	None	None	None
.WS	1	1 - 30 Characters	None
.XXX	1	6 - 16 Characters	None
CentralNic Domains	1	6 - 48 Characters	None
Donuts Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Rightside / Demand Media	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Afilias gTLD Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Famous Four	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
PIR gTLD Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Uniregistry	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
ZACR	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
ARI Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
CentralNIC gTLD Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Radix Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Neustar Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
Verisign New gTLD Domains	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.BHARAT	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.BERLIN	1	8 - 32 Characters	None
.QUEBEC	1	8 - 32 Characters	None

Restoration / Redemption Grace Period ^{(Anchor: res)}Top

TLD	Supported 17	Grace Period (Days)
.ASIA		30
.AT		None
.AU		None
.BIZ		30
.BR		90
.BZ		30
.CA		30
.CC		30
.CN		15
.CO		15
.CO.DE		30
.COM		30
.COM.DE		30
.COOP		None
.DE		None
.ES		None
.EU		40
.HN		20
.IN		30
.IN.NET		5
.INFO		30
.JOBS		30
.ME		30
.MN		30
.MOBI		30
.MX		30
.NAME		None
.NET		30
.NL		40
.NZ		90
.ORG		30
.PRO		30
.PW		30
.RU		None
.SC		30
.SHABAKA		30
.SX		30
.TEL		30
.TV		30
.UK		None
.US		30
.VC		30
.WEB.IN		None
.WS		30
.XXX		30
CentralNic Domains		30
Donuts Domains		30
Rightside / Demand Media		30
Afilias gTLD Domains		30
Famous Four		30
PIR gTLDs		30
Uniregistry		30
ZACR		30
ARI Domains		30
CentralNIC gTLD Domains		30
Radix Domains		30
Neustar Domains		30
Verisign New gTLD Domains		30
.BERLIN		30
.QUEBEC		30

Other Operations ^{(Anchor: oth)}Top

TLD	Child Name Servers 18	Theft Protection / Locks 19	Suspension 20	Contact Details Modification 21	Move Operation 22	Privacy Protection 23
.ASIA	Unlimited			No Restriction
.AT	Unlimited			Name, Company and Country associated with a .AT Contact cannot be modified.
.AU	Unlimited	Theft Protection:  Locks:		No Restriction
.BIZ	Unlimited			No Restriction
.BR	Unlimited	Theft Protection:  Locks:		No Restriction
.BZ	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CA	Unlimited			You can not modify the Registrant Contact's Name of a .CA domain name. If you wish to modify the Registrant Contact details of your .CA domain name, you need to instead create a new Contact and assign it as the Registrant Contact.
.CC	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.CO	Unlimited			No Restriction		(only for .CO, .COM.CO, .NET.CO, .NOM.CO)
.CO.DE	Unlimited			No Restriction
.COM	Unlimited			No Restriction
.COM.DE	Unlimited			No Restriction
.COOP	Unlimited			When a Registrant Contact Organization is changed, the Registry will review the new organization to ensure that it is an eligible co-op. Transfer to a non-eligible organization can result in revocation of the domain.
.DE	2 - 13			The Registrant or the Administrative Contact of a .DE domain name needs to be from Germany. This implies that the country of either of these Contacts needs to be Germany. While modifying the Contact Details of a .DE domain name, the .DE Registry checks if the Name Servers used by the domain name contain a Zone for this domain name and the correct NS and A Records. 24
.ES	Unlimited			For Registrant Contact: The Registrant Contact of a .ES domain name may eitherbe a natural person/individual or a company. You may neither modify any Contact Details nor select another Contact as the Registrant Contact, of a registered .ES domain name. For Other Contacts: The Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts must be natural persons/individuals only. You may not modify any Contact Details. However, you may add another .ES Contact and select the same aseither the Admin, Technical or Billing Contact. Common: While adding a .ES Contact, you need to provide additional identification information. 25
.EU	1 - 9			No Restriction
.HN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.IN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.IN.NET	Unlimited			No Restriction
.INFO	Unlimited			No Restriction
.JOBS	Unlimited			Change of Registrant will necessitate re-verification.
.ME	Unlimited			No Restriction
.MN	Unlimited			No Restriction
.MOBI	Unlimited			No Restriction
.MX	Unlimited			No Restriction
.NAME	Unlimited			Registrant details can not be modified during the Add Grace Period.
.NET	Unlimited			No Restriction
.NL	Unlimited			Name, Company Name and the Legal Form associated with the Registrant Contact cannot be modified.
.NZ	1 - 8			No Restriction
.ORG	Unlimited			No Restriction
.PRO	Unlimited			No Restriction
.PW	Unlimited			No Restriction
.RU	Unlimited	Theft Protection:  Locks:		Modification of Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name require documentation to be submitted to Registrar RU-Center. 26
.SC	Unlimited			No Restriction
.SHABAKA	Unlimited			No Restriction
.SX	10			No Restriction
.TEL	Not Supported			When a .TEL domain name is registered, the system automatically creates an account for accessing the .TEL Hosting Control Panel and sends the login details to the Registrant Contact. If moving of your .TEL domain name involves change of the Registrant Contact, then you need to also update the email address associated with the .TEL Hosting Control Panel for this domain name. 27
.TV	Unlimited			No Restriction
.UK	Unlimited			Registrant Name/Company modification 28 is a billable action.
.US	Unlimited			No Restriction
.VC	Unlimited			No Restriction
.WEB.IN	Not Supported			No Restriction
.WS	Unlimited			No Restriction
.XXX	Unlimited			No Restriction
CentralNic Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Donuts Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Rightside / Demand Media	Unlimited			No Restriction
Afilias gTLD Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Famous Four	Unlimited			No Restriction
PIR gTLDs	Unlimited			No Restriction
Uniregistry	Unlimited			No Restriction
ARI Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
CentralNIC gTLD Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Radix Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Neustar Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction
Verisign New gTLD Domains	Unlimited			No Restriction

Domain name registration

WWebServices.ca
DandyHosting.com
DomainNamesXE.com