Domain Name Transfer Expiration/Renewal

[davenelson]

I have a domain with GoDaddy that won’t expire until 2028. If I move that domain to Cloudflare will I have to pay again for those 5 years of registration or will they be covered?

[sandro]

I am not aware of a TLD where the registry would drop paid periods with a transfer. That is not to say such a registry might not exist, but most (read “probably all”) registries and TLDs carry over any already paid periods.

[michael]

@sandro

I am not aware of a TLD where the registry would drop paid periods with a transfer.

Domain transfers always add one year to whatever time is left in the domain (except .uk domains). There is a 10 year maximum for all domains. I’m not sure exactly what happens if you transfer a domain with more than 9 years remaining, but the expiration date cannot be more than 10 years in the future, so you might lose some time in that situation.

[davenelson]

Thank you @sandro and @Michael I have started the transfer process and as you have said the years I have at the previous registrar are still applicable plus an additional year added by the fee paid to Cloudflare.