dotru
.RU TLD
Before proceeding with the Transfer, you are advised to first confirm if your domain name can be
transferred. See details
Instructions for Customers
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Login to your Customer Control
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In the Menu, point to Manage Orders and then click Transfer Domain.
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Now, enter the domain name you wish to Transfer.
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Select a .RU Contact (Registrant Contact) for this domain name.
You may select from the available list of Contacts or click Add New to add a new Registrant Contact.NoteUnused Contacts (except Default Contacts) that were created more than six months ago are archived. Archived Contacts will not appear in the List of Contacts, would not be searchable and will not be available for selection during domain name transfer.
Additional InformationYou need to provide the following additional details about the Registrant Contact:
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For Organization: If you select the Contact Type as Organization, then you need to provide
the following details as well:-
Legal Address: This needs to include a minimum of 2 words. This indicates the place of incorporation, including Country of
incorporation of the Organization.Example:
New York, U.S.A.
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Taxpayer Identification Number (code): This is a 10 digit number and is mandatory for Organizations incorporated in
Russia. -
Territory-linked Taxpayer Number (kpp): This is the Territory-linked Taxpayer number. This is a 9 digit number and is
mandatory for Organizations incorporated in Russia. -
Full Company Name: This is the legally registered company name, as mentioned in the Company Formation documents.
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For Individual: If you select the Contact Type as Individual, then you need to provide
the following details as well:-
Registrant's Name (preferably in Russian)
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Passport Information: This needs to include the Document number, Issued by, Issued Date of the Passport.
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Birth Date: This needs to be entered as a numeric value in DD.MM.YYYY format.
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Do not select the Privacy Protection checkbox as it is not supported for .RU domain names.
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Next, select the check box to agree to the associated Product Agreement(s).
NoteThis is a mandatory action.
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Proceed with completing the Transfer process.
NoteTransferring a .RU domain name is free of cost and does not include a 1 year Renewal.
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After you have placed the Transfer Order, you will receive an e-mail from with instructions to complete the
Transfer by submitting certain documents to Registrar RU-Center.NoteIf the Transfer is not completed within 15 days, it is assumed that the Registrant Contact does not wish for the Transfer to complete and
the Order is deleted in our system.
Upon placing a Transfer request for your .RU domain name, you may need to submit some
documentation (Anchor: docs) to Registrar RU-Center:
Determine whether you are transferring your domain name from either Registrar RU-Center or one of their Partners or
another Registrar:
Perform a Whois Lookup for the domain name at https://www.nic.ru/whois/ and check the name displayed besides
registrar.
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Registrar RU-CENTER-REG-RIPN or RU-Center: This implies that you are transferring your domain name from either Registrar
RU-Center or one of their Partners.-
To complete your transfer, you have 2 options:
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Instructions for Transferring through your existing Control Panel at RU-Center: If you have your existing NIC-D Handle and
Contact Password, simply follow the below mentioned process:-
Visit http://nic.ru/en/index.html.
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Click the Log in link on the top right corner of the screen.
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Mention your NIC-D Handle and Contact Password in their respective fields and click the Log in ->
button.If you have forgotten your NIC-D Handle or Contact Password, click the Forgot password or contract number? button,
to retrieve
the same.If you are unsure about your NIC-D Handle, contact the Registration Service Provider through whom you have registered your .RU domain name.
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Upon login, go to Orders -> Domain Transfer -> Account to Account.
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Specify your .RU domain name and click Continue.
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Enter your New NIC-D Handle and Contact Password. These will be provided in the Transfer-in Instruction Email sent by our system to you.
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Instructions for Transferring your domain name without having access to your existing Control Panel at RU-Center: To complete your Transfer in this circumstance, you need to submit the following documentation to Registrar RU-Center while stating our NIC-REG Contact as and your new NIC-D Handle. Your new NIC-D Handle will be provided in the Transfer-in Instruction Email sent by our system to you.
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Instructions for Transferring without changing your Contact Details: If while
placing your Transfer with , you have mentioned the same contact details as those
present in your domain name, then you need to follow the below mentioned instructions:-
For Organization: If your present Contact Type is Organization, then you need to completely fill and submit the document
available here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional InformationRussian version of the above mentioned document
For Individual or Sole Trader: If your present Contact Type is either Individual or Sole Trader,
then you need to completely fill and submit the document available
here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional InformationRussian version of the above mentioned document
Apart from the documents stated above, you need to also send the following documents to Registrar
RU-Center via either Postal Mail or have them delivered by hand:-
For Russian Residents: Russian residents can find detailed instructions about which documents to submit, how to
submit, etc. here. -
For Non-Russians: If you are not a Russian resident, you need to follow the instructions about which documents to
submit, how to submit, etc. here.
Instructions for Transferring while also changing your Contact Details: If while
placing your Transfer with , you have mentioned different contact details than those
present in your domain name, then you need to follow the below mentioned instructions:-
For Organization: If your present Contact Type is Organization, then you need to completely fill and submit the document
available here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional InformationRussian version of the above mentioned document
For Individual or Sole Trader: If your present Contact Type is either Individual or Sole Trader,
then you need to completely fill and submit the document available
here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional InformationApart from the documents stated above, you need to also send the following documents to Registrar
RU-Center:-
For Russian Residents: Russian residents can find detailed instructions about which documents to submit, how to
submit, etc. here. -
For Non-Russians: If you are not a Russian resident, you need to follow the instructions about which documents to
submit, how to submit, etc. here.
You need to also identify yourself to Registrar RU-Center. Instructions for what documents need to be submitted
can be found here.Additional InformationRussian version of the above mentioned document
Other Registrars: To Transfer your domain name from any other Registrar:
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You need to initiate the Transfer at the Current Registrar with whom you are managing your .RU domain name. Inform the Current Registrar to transfer your .RU domain name to Registrar RU-Center (identifier RU-CENTER-REG-RIPN), and
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submit the following documentation to Registrar RU-Center while stating our NIC-REG Contact as
and your new NIC-D Handle (provided in the Transfer-in Instruction Email sent by our system to you):-
For Organization: If your present Contact Type is Organization, then you need to completely fill and submit the document
available here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional Information -
For Individual or Sole Trader: If your present Contact Type is either Individual or Sole Trader,
then you need to completely fill and submit the document available
here to
Registrar RU-Center via FAX to +7 (495) 737-0602.Additional Information
Apart from the documents stated above, you need to also send the following documents to Registrar
RU-Center via either Postal Mail or have them delivered by hand: -
Instructions for Resellers
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Login to your Reseller Control
Panel. See details -
In the Menu, point to Products -> Domain Registration and then click Transfer.
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Now, enter the domain name you wish to Transfer.
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Enter the Username (Email Address) of the Customer, on whose behalf you wish to Transfer this domain name. If the Customer is new, you
can Add the Customer, by filling the form given there. -
Select a .RU Contact (Registrant Contact) for this domain name.
You may select from the available list of Contacts or click Add New to add a new Registrant Contact.NoteUnused Contacts (except Default Contacts) that were created more than six months ago are archived. Archived Contacts will not appear in the List of Contacts, would not be searchable and will not be available for selection during domain name transfer.
Additional InformationYou need to provide the following additional details about the Registrant Contact:
-
For Organization: If you select the Contact Type as Organization, then you need to provide
the following details as well:-
Legal Address: This needs to include a minimum of 2 words. This indicates the place of incorporation, including Country of
incorporation of the Organization.Example:
New York, U.S.A.
-
Taxpayer Identification Number (code): This is a 10 digit number and is mandatory for Organizations incorporated in
Russia. -
Territory-linked Taxpayer Number (kpp): This is the Territory-linked Taxpayer number. This is a 9 digit number and is
mandatory for Organizations incorporated in Russia. -
Full Company Name: This is the legally registered company name, as mentioned in the Company Formation documents.
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For Individual: If you select the Contact Type as Individual, then you need to provide
the following details as well:-
Registrant's Name (preferably in Russian)
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Passport Information: This needs to include the Document number, Issued by, Issued Date of the Passport.
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Birth Date: This needs to be entered as a numeric value in DD.MM.YYYY format.
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Do not select the Privacy Protection checkbox as it is not supported for .RU domain names.
Additional Information -
Next, select the check box to agree to the associated Product Agreement(s).
NoteThis is a mandatory action.
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Proceed with completing the Transfer process.
NoteTransferring a .RU domain name is free of cost and does not include a 1 year Renewal.
-
After you have placed the Transfer Order, the Customer email address will receive an e-mail from with
instructions to complete the Transfer by submitting certain documents to Registrar RU-Center.NoteIf the Transfer is not completed within 15 days, it is assumed that the Registrant Contact does not wish for the Transfer to complete and
the Order is deleted in our system.
NoteUpon placing a Transfer request for a .RU domain name, your Customer may need to submit some documentation to Registrar RU-Center, to complete the
Transfer. See details
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Understanding .RU domain name Contacts
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A .RU domain name has only 1 Contact - Registrant. The Registrant Contact represents the owner of the domain name.
NoteThere are no Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts for .RU domain names.
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The Whois lookup of a .RU domain name displays the owner as admin-contact.
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General Contacts used for other domain name extensions (TLDs) can not be used for a .RU domain name. A .RU domain name has a separate Contacts
database.
To Modify Phone, FAX, Email Address Details associated with a .RU domain name
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Login to your Control Panel, search for the domain name and proceed to the Order Information
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Click the Contact Details link.
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The Current Registrant Contact will be displayed. You may modify the Phone, FAX, Email Address Contact information for the domain name by specifying it in the text boxes.
NoteThe update will be applied to all the domain names using this particular Registrant Contact.
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Click Save Contact Details.
To Modify Name, Address, Organization and Other Details associated with a .RU domain name (Anchor: other)
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Contact our Support Team at and provide us the following details, so that we may create a
new NIC-D handle for you:-
For Organization: Indicate if the new Contact should be of the type Organization. Additionally, provide us with the following details to
create the new Contact:-
Name
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Organization
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Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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Email
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Phone Number with Country dialing code
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Fax Number with Country dialing code (optional)
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Legal Address: This needs to include a minimum of 2 words. This indicates the place of incorporation, including Country of incorporation of the Organization.
Example:
New York, U.S.A.
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Taxpayer Identification Number (code): This is a 10 digit number and is mandatory for Organizations incorporated in Russia.
-
Territory-linked Taxpayer Number (kpp): This is the Territory-linked Taxpayer number. This is a 9 digit number and is
mandatory for Organizations incorporated in Russia. -
Full Company Name: This is the legally registered company name, as mentioned in the Company Formation documents.
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For Individual: Indicate if the new Contact should be of the type Individual. Additionally, provide us with the following
details to create the new Contact:-
Name
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Organization (optional)
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Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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Email
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Phone Number with Country dialing code
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Fax Number with Country dialing code (optional)
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Registrant's Name (preferably in Russian)
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Passport Information (Document number, Issued by, Issued Date)
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Birth Date (numeric DD.MM.YYYY)
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After obtaining the new NIC-D from , you need to submit the following
documents along with the NIC-REG :-
For Organization: If your new NIC-D Contact Type is Organization, then you need to completely fill and
submit a document to Registrar RU-Center via FAX to
+7 (495) 737-0602. See detailsAdditional Information -
For Individual: If your new NIC-D Contact Type is Individual, then you need to completely
fill and submit a document to Registrar RU-Center via FAX to
+7 (495) 737-0602. See detailsAdditional Information
Apart from the documents stated above, you need to also send the following documents to Registrar RU-Center:
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