After canceling my domain how long does it take for it to be available?

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  onlyinjuly · Member · Dec 14, 2012 at 6:09 am

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  After canceling my domain how long does it take for it to be available?

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  onlyinjuly · Member · Dec 14, 2012 at 6:09 am

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  After canceling my domain how long does it take for it to be available?

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Dec 14, 2012 at 5:02 pm

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  Canceling a domain after 2 days of purchase means you completely give up ownership of the domain. There is no guarantee the domain will become available to re-register after cancellation.

  You are welcome to keep your domain with us and update the nameservers to point to another hosting provider by following this guide:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/

  After 60 days from the date of purchase or registrant contact information change, you may also transfer your domain to another registrar.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/transfer-domain-registration/

  Just let me know if you have any other questions.