SGNIC (the .SG Domain Registry) has migrated to the new platform and along with this are the changes to the domain lifecycle policy.
See: [IMPORTANT NOTICE]: Revamp of SGNIC's Registry Platform
OLD |
NEW |
Active - up to 36 months |
Active - 1 to 3 years |
Expired - Name goes into a 30-day Post-Expiry Grace Period. If renewed, the new expiry date will be 1 or 2 years from the old expiry date. The name is unresolvable, with the status showing “Expired”. |
Expiry date - The Domain Name is auto-renewed by the SGNIC's (or the Registry's) system. The new expiry date is 1 year from the old expiry date. The name goes into a 15-day Auto-Renew Grace Period allowing more time for the Registrant to renew the domain. The Name will still be resolvable or active within this period. |
Deleted - Name goes into a second 30-day Deletion Escrow Period. The name must be reinstated for a fee, and it comes with a 1-year renewal. The new expiry date will be 1 year from the date the reinstatement/renewal is done. The name is unresolvable, with the status showing “Deleted”. |
Redemption Grace Period - in 25 days, the Domain Name is unresolvable or deactivated. The name must be restored for a fee on top of the Renewal Fee. |
Renewal - is done explicitly and can be done at (1) the point of registration, (2) when the name is in Ok status, or (3) during Post Expiry Grace Period. |
Renewal - can also be done explicitly before the expiry date, for 1 or 2 years. |
Basically, the key change is the auto-renewal of names; .SG has transitioned to an approach where names are auto-renewed by the system upon expiry.
[Important] What happened during SGNIC's migration
- To implement the auto-renewal behaviour in the system, the Active and the Deleted domain names were migrated as they are; while for customers who did not renew on time, their expired domain names were immediately placed into RedemptionPeriod. Please refer to the NEW Lifecycle above specifically the Redemption Grace Period.
- During the migration (23 March 2024), SGNIC forced approved all names in pending transfer status (regardless of whether the transfer request has been for 1 day or 7 days already). I.e. all these names are in the winning registrar's account already.