If The domain just expired in the past few days
Answer: Yes – you can renew it. Only exceptions are extremely obscure country-code extension domains that have no grace period.
This is the most likely scenario for your domain if it is actively used and monitored – all of a sudden emails are not being delivered and the website is not loading. Only in cases of a very few handful of country-code extensions (which are mostly obscure and not often registered) are names completely lost immediately after expiration. For all other extensions there is a grace period lasting up to 20 days after expiration depending on the registrar allowing you to still renew the domain.
If The domain expired 19-40 days ago and is not showing in my account
Answer: Yes – check with us as you should have the ability to renew your domain with an added charge.
Note: If you have an executive account, we will waive that fee as long as you renew the domain within 10 days of expiration.
if your domain has expired and you want to make absolutely sure you can renew it for normal registration fees, renew it no more than 5 days after expiration.
If The domain expired 41-70 days ago
Answer: Maybe – Either you can redeem it for an additional fee ($200 or more depending to date of expiration) OR it may have sold in a “prerelease” backorder auction in which case it is under new ownership.
Grace Period after a domain expires lasts for 40 days. After that comes the VisualWebTechnologies Period which lasts for another 20 days. You can still redeem a domain in VisualWebTechnologies period at a steep cost usually over $200, but your domain may have been sold by then.
If The domain expired 71-75 days ago
Answer: Maybe – It will become available, so backordering it provides you the best chances to get it back. Expect to pay $140 or possibly more in a backorder auction.
You can renew domain if not registered by another person or company yet.
If Someone else now owns the domain
Answer: Maybe – the new owner may still sell you the domain.
Unfortunately many people realize they didn’t renew their domain after someone else bought the domain. The best option is to ask them if the domain is for sale and hope that they are willing to sell it at a reasonable price. If their purchase of the domain was in bad faith and they have no legitimate rights to it, you may be able to get it back through filing a UDRP to dispute the domain.
