Domain Transfer Pakistan
A domain transfer in Pakistan moves the management of a name you already own from one company to another, without changing the name or taking the website offline. Customers usually move to WinsHosting to bring scattered names into one account, to escape high renewal quotes, or because a previous provider stopped answering.
There are two separate processes. Generic names such as .com, .net, .org, .info and .co move through the registry's standard system, using an EPP authorisation code and a registrar unlock. Pakistani names under .pk go through PKNIC's own document-based procedure. Rules, timing and costs differ, so identify which one applies before you start.
For generic names, place the order on our transfer page, enter the code and pay. We submit the request once payment is confirmed, and the move usually completes within about six to seven working days, often sooner. The registry adds a year to the existing expiry date.
For .pk names, we guide you through the authorisation letter and any affidavit PKNIC requires, check scanned copies before you post the originals, and track the request until the domain shows in our management.
During any domain transfer in Pakistan, leave the nameservers unchanged until the move completes. Your website and email then keep working throughout, and you can decide afterwards whether to move hosting as well.
Transfer PK Domain
To transfer a PK domain to WinsHosting, the registrant authorises the move in writing and PKNIC updates its records once the documents are accepted. Pakistani names have no EPP code, so the paperwork is what decides how quickly things move.
Start with a whois lookup to see who PKNIC lists as registrant. If your company already holds that position, use the company authority letter template below, printed on letterhead under the official seal and signed by the owner, director or head of the organisation.
In the letter, state the PKNIC account the domain is leaving and give our account ID, 3415, as the new one. Attach a copy of the signatory's CNIC, then post the original to PKNIC Records, 84 Tipu Block, Garden Town, Lahore, or email a scan to us and we forward it.
Before posting anything, email us scanned copies. We check that the domain spelling, names and signatures match PKNIC's records, because a small slip can mean the documents come back and the process starts over. PKNIC sets the requirements and can change them, so we confirm the current format with you at the outset.
Once PKNIC processes the request, it emails the registered address to confirm, we send our own confirmation, and the name appears in our management at our published .pk renewal price of Rs 4,599. When you transfer a PK domain, its expiry date stays exactly as it was, so note when the next renewal falls due. If the registrant is not your business, read the ownership section below first.
Domain Transfer EPP Code
A domain transfer EPP code, also called an authorisation code or auth code, is a password-like string that proves the owner approves a move between registrars. Every .com, .net, .org and most other generic names have one, and our transfer order cannot go ahead without it.
Find it in the domain settings of your current registrar's control panel, usually labelled auth code, EPP key or transfer secret. If there is no such option, ask the registrar's support team to email it to the registrant address on file. ICANN's transfer policy requires registrars to hand it over, generally within five calendar days of a request.
Copy it exactly. Codes are case-sensitive and often contain symbols that are easy to miss, so paste rather than retype. A wrong code is one of the most frequent reasons a transfer fails.
Two further conditions sit alongside the code. The domain must be unlocked, with the clientTransferProhibited status removed, and it normally must not be within 60 days of its registration or a previous transfer.
Treat the domain transfer EPP code like a bank PIN. Anyone holding the code for an unlocked name can start a transfer, so never paste it into group chats or share it with a developer who has no need for it. Once the move completes, switch the lock back on in our client area and request a fresh code next time rather than reusing an old one.
Transfer .com Domain to a Pakistani Registrar
When you transfer a .com domain to a Pakistani registrar or reseller such as WinsHosting, you keep the same name and the same expiry date plus an extra year, while gaining rupee billing and support during Pakistani office hours.
Many Pakistani owners first registered their .com with a large international company years ago, paying in dollars by card. Each renewal then brings exchange-rate swings and bank charges on foreign transactions. Moving the name here replaces that with a fixed rupee invoice payable through HBL, Bank Alfalah, Standard Chartered, JazzCash, Easypaisa or card.
The .com transfer fee is Rs 4,299, which already includes the one-year extension. Nothing about the website changes: nameservers, DNS records and email stay where they are unless you choose to move hosting too.
Before ordering, copy any DNS records your old company hosts, especially MX and TXT entries for email, because its DNS may stop answering once the domain leaves. Then unlock the name, collect the EPP code and confirm that the registrant email still works.
If you also want hosting here, move the website first, test it on our servers, and switch nameservers after the domain arrives. To transfer a .com domain to a Pakistani registrar without stress, begin at least two weeks before expiry and keep the old account open until everything is confirmed working, including email delivery.
PK Domain Ownership Transfer
A PK domain ownership transfer changes who legally holds a .pk name, which is different from moving its management to a new reseller. You need one when a business is sold, when a domain was registered under a web designer or former partner, or when a sole trader becomes a company.
PKNIC treats ownership carefully because the registrant controls the name. Where the registrant in its records does not match the person or company now applying, PKNIC asks for the owner mismatch affidavit, downloadable below, on stamp paper of at least PKR 100 and attested by an oath commissioner, together with the transfer authorisation letter.
If the domain is held by an individual, the individual authorisation format applies: printed on an affidavit of not less than PKR 100, attested, signed and sent with the authorisation letter. Every set should include a signed CNIC copy of the signatory.
Harder cases include a company merger, a registrant who cannot be reached, or the death of the person who registered the name. Contact us before preparing anything; we ask PKNIC which documents it wants for that situation and help you draft them correctly.
Keep photocopies of everything and note the courier tracking number. Once PKNIC accepts the change, check the record with our whois lookup and update the email contacts. A completed PK domain ownership transfer protects the business from future disputes, so it is worth doing properly even when no move between companies is planned.
