Transfer by application
1. If the gaining registrant doesn't have an agreement with Rucenter, he/she has to fill out a sign-up form to enter into the agreement.
2. The losing registrant has to complete and submit an application to Rucenter:
The application and identification documents can be submitted using the following methods:
- to Rucenter's office:
2 Third Khoroshevskaya St., building 1, Moscow
Office 401, 35/5-G Marshala Govorova str., Saint Petersburg - to the office of any Rucenter's regional representative
- by post
- sent from the Registrant's contact email address to ru-ncc@nic.ru
3. After receiving the notification by email, the gaining registrant must confirm the acceptance of transferred domain names in the "Manage your account" — "Registrant change" section.
Online transfer
To be able to transfer domain ownership rights online, the registrant has to compile the following application and send it to Rucenter only once:
The application can be submitted:
- to Rucenter's office:
2 Third Khoroshevskaya St., building 1, Moscow
Office 401, 35/5-G Marshala Govorova str., Saint Petersburg - to the office of any Rucenter's regional representative
- by post
If the application has already been submitted, to transfer domain ownership rights online:
1. The losing registrant has to send a request for online domain transfer ("Manage your account" - "Order service" - "Registrant change" - "Transfer domain").
2. Rucenter sends a control key to the losing registrant and a link to the confirmation page to the e-mail indicated in the request (gaining registrant's email address).
3. The losing registrant communicates the control key to the gaining registrant.
4. Within 3 days after the request is made, the gaining registrant needs to enter the control key on the confirmation page.
Remote online transfer (for individuals and individual entrepreneurs)
To be able to transfer domain ownership rights online, the registrant has to compile the following application only once:
Scanned copies of the completed and signed application and identification documents should be sent from the registrant's contact email address to Rucenter's address ru-ncc@nic.ru.
After having received the documents, Rucenter sends the registrant an email containing a verification code. It has to be communicated to Rucenter's staff during a verification call. The date and time of the call are indicated in the said email.
If the application has already been submitted, for remote transfer of domain ownership rights online:
- The losing registrant has to send a request for online domain transfer ("Manage your account" - "Order service" - "Registrant change" - "Transfer domain").
- Rucenter sends a control key to the losing registrant and a link to the confirmation page to the e-mail indicated in the request (gaining registrant's email address).
- The losing registrant communicates the control key to the gaining registrant.
- Within 3 days after the request is made, the gaining registrant needs to enter the control key on the confirmation page.
Detailed procedure description Please note! In cases stipulated in the agreement with Rucenter, the losing or gaining registrant has to pay for the Registrant Change service to complete the procedure.
To transfer ownership rights to international domains online, the gaining registrant must have a registered Whois contact under the agreement.