Domain about to expire, ICANN-locked – any way to unlock it and transfer it out?

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  mmomm4 · Member · Aug 25, 2025 at 10:00 pm

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  Hi! As the title indicates, I would like to transfer out this domain, recetasdefamilia.blog, to Namecheap where I have a VPS. I already paid there, but I found out it’s locked until October. The domain will expire in September, and I don’t want to pay an entire year just for a few days here.

  Pretty much the same situation as in this thread.

  So, my question is: is there any reasonable way to unlock the domain before it expires, so I can transfer it out without having to pay an entire year for just a few days here? I need to set it up over Namecheap for full control over the DNS registers, and also be able to use subdomains, etc.

  I’d really appreciate any help.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  kaichicha · Member · Aug 25, 2025 at 10:54 pm

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  Hi @mardukq,

  You don’t need to wait for your domain to expire before transferring it to another registrar. You can follow the steps outlined here to prepare your domain for transfer:
  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/transfer-domain-registration/#step-1-prepare-the-domain-transfer

  Please note that a domain transfer can take up to 5 days to complete. If you’d like to host your site on your VPS right away, you can instead point your name servers to your VPS by following these steps:
  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/change-name-servers/#changing-name-servers-to-point-away-from-wordpress-com

  Since you’re on a paid plan, we also encourage you to reach out through our private support channels rather than the public forums. Paid plan customers receive priority 24/7 support from our Happiness Engineers..

  Thank you for reaching out!