This article applies to 123-reg Domain names.
Please note: that there is no facility to transfer .me - .cn - .at - .be and .es domain names to 123-reg at this time.
In order for a domain to be transferred into your 123-reg account, the domain has to first be transferred to 123-reg/Webfusion.
For the transfer to take place, we will need the most up-to-date email address for the domain’s admin contact (ADMIN-C). If you don't have access to the email address listed in ADMIN-C, then you will need to change it before the transfer can proceed. Most providers will allow you to do this online, though some will need you to email or fax them.
To check the domain’s current registrar and admin contact email address, enter the domain name in the check a domain box found on our home page http://www.123-reg.co.uk/, or visit www.allwhois.com.
Before you initiate the transfer, please make sure the domain is "unlocked" or "active" by entering the domain name in the check a domain box found on our home page http://www.123-reg.co.uk/. If your domain is locked, please contact the current domain registrar to make the necessary changes.
Please note: Top Level Domains names that are newer that 60 days or within 7 of entering redemption can not be transferred in or out of 123-reg.
The transfer process
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Go to http://www.123-reg.co.uk and type your domain name into the Domain Search box, then click on the search button.
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Select your domain name from the list, then click on the Add To Basket button.
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Click on the ok, let's continue button to continue with the transfer.
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Follow the on screen instructions and confirm you are the legal owner, click on the ok, let's continue button to continue.
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If you are already a customer, click on the sign in button, if you are not yet registered, please fill in your details.
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Confirm that you are the owner, and are allowed to transfer the domain name, then click continue to payment button.
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Please follow the on-screen instructions to complete payment.
What Happens Next?
When the transfer has started, the current admin contact will receive an email from 123-reg containing a URL, a domain name and password. They can use these details to either cancel the transfer or confirm it.
After the transfer is accepted, it may take up to seven days maximum for the domain transfer to complete.
Once this email has been replied to in the time scale specified by that registrar, the domain will be transferred to 123-reg, and you will be able to manage your domain in the 123-reg. control panel.