How to buy a .lt domain that someone already holds
The current holder starts the transfer in the registry system. Your registrar then has 7 calendar days to file the completing request in your name, and your details in it must match the ones the holder entered. If they do not, the domain stays with the holder.
Updated
Everything below comes from the .lt domain Procedural Regulation (edition 3.0, 1 June 2023), the rulebook of the .lt registry, DOMREG. It is published in Lithuanian and the English wording here is ours. The numbers in brackets are its points, so you can check each statement.
Who can hold a .lt domain
Point 7.1.1 sets a non-discrimination principle: all applications follow the same rules, regardless of the applicant's citizenship, nationality, legal form, or place of residence or registration.
You cannot file anything in the registry system yourself (6), so you need a registrar, which the regulation calls a service provider. DOMREG publishes lists of Lithuanian and foreign accredited registrars. Ask yours whether it has conditions of its own.
Who does what
| Who | What they do |
|---|---|
| The seller (current holder) | Initiates the transfer in the registry system, which confirms that it gives up the domain in your favour (72.1). |
| Your registrar | Files the request that completes the transfer in your name, within 7 calendar days of initiation (72.2). |
| The registry | Its system checks that your details in the request match the ones the seller entered (75). The registry is told only that a transaction exists; the two parties answer for its validity (71). |
Deadlines
The deadline that matters to you is the 7 calendar days your registrar has to file, counted from initiation (72.2). Choose the registrar first, and agree the initiation date with the seller.
The other limit applies to the seller. A transfer is possible once 30 calendar days have passed since the domain name was registered. On a reasoned request from the holder, the registry may bring that forward for good reason (70).
What can stop it
An initiated procedure ends in two cases, and the result is the same in both: the domain stays with the seller who initiated it.
- The request comes too late. Your registrar did not file within the 7 calendar days (74).
- The details differ. Your details in the request do not match the ones the seller entered (75). Give the seller your name or company name and email address exactly as you will give them to your registrar.
What changes
The procedure consists of deleting the domain, without the usual quarantine, and creating the same name again in your name (72). It is complete when WHOIS shows a new creation date and you as the holder. From that moment the rights are yours and the seller no longer has them (73). The new creation date is simply a result of the procedure.
Access to the domain is not restricted while the procedure runs (76).
Fees
Once the transfer is complete, your registrar owes the registry the fee for the first term after the transfer (77.2). A term is one year (3.18). The regulation's transfer section states no amount, and whether your registrar passes the fee on to you, and at what price, is for it to say. Ask before you order.
Buying from us
Here the seller is MB Variantai. We issue a VAT invoice with the price including 21% VAT, as our terms state, and you pay by bank transfer. Within 48 business hours of confirmed payment we initiate the transfer using the details you give us, and your registrar's 7 calendar days start from there. Private individuals have the right of withdrawal set out in our terms.
This page is a guide, not a contract. The binding text is our terms of use (in Lithuanian). If you have a question about them, write to info@variantai.lt in English.
All of this applies to .lt domains only. For vipsola.com we agree the steps when confirming the order.
The names we sell, with prices, are in the catalogue.