Domain life cycle (hold, redemption, delete)?

Phase 0 — the domain is free and available for registration.

Phase 1 — the domain is registered , the status is set to ok or active . The term of registration is from 1 to 10 years.

Phase 2 — the domain has expired , it is suspended , and the status of hold is set. At this stage, the domain can be renewed at the usual price for 30 days .

Phase 3 — the domain expired 30 days ago, the domain is blocked , the redemptionPeriod status is set. At this stage, the domain can be restored at an increased restoration price within 25-30 days .

Phase 4 — the domain goes into deletion , the pendingDelete status is set. At this stage, there is no option to renew or restore the domain. The phase lasts 5-15 days , after which the domain enters phase 0 and again becomes available for registration to anyone.

You can find out the current phase of the domain and its validity period through any whois service , for example from Cityhost [link]

Types of domains

All domains can be divided into 2 main types — Ukrainian domains and international domains . Depending on the type, the dates of onset of phases will differ slightly for them, but all phases will necessarily be the same.

Ukrainian domain zones

com.ua, kiev.ua, ua, cherkassy.ua, org.ua, kyiv.ua, ck.ua, cv.ua, chernovtsy.ua, pl.ua, poltava.ua, if.ua, rv.ua, ks.ua, vn.ua, vinnica.ua, uz.ua, km.ua, cn.ua, volyn.ua, lutsk.ua, te.ua, kr.ua, kirovograd.ua, lt.ua, uzhgorod.ua, rovno.ua, ivano-frankivsk.ua, chernigov.ua, zt.ua, zhitomir.ua, cherkasy.ua, kherson.ua, khmelnitskiy.ua, ternopil.ua, rivne.ua, chernihiv.ua, chernivtsi.ua, dp.ua, dnepropetrovsk.ua, dnipropetrovsk.ua, net.ua, dn.ua, donetsk.ua, lg.ua, zp.ua, kh.ua, kharkov.ua, zaporizhzhe.ua, lugansk.ua, sumy.ua, sm.ua, kharkiv.ua, od.ua, odessa.ua, in.ua, odesa.ua, nikolaev.ua, mk.ua, mykolaiv.ua, co.ua, biz.ua, укр, pp.ua, lviv.ua, crimea.ua, sebastopol.ua, yalta.ua, cx.ua

hold lasts 30 days

redemptionPeriod lasts 30 days

pendingDelete lasts 5 days in most cases

transfer for most Ukrainian domains is possible immediately after registration or renewal after registration or extension

re-registration is available 65 days after the domain expires

International domain zones

pw, org, com, net, voyage_old, info, in, biz, mobi, link, club, coffee, click, zone, tools, cool, city, company, site, top, town, bid, eu, technology, name, tech, shop, pro, me, cloud, vip, men, trade, party, date, webcam, win, store, group, online, space, website, agency, systems, email, ceo, clothing, guru, holdings, plumbing, singles, ventures, camera, equipment, estate, gallery, graphics, lighting, photography, construction, contractors, directory, kitchen, land, today, diamonds, enterprises, tips, voyage, careers, photos, recipes, shoes, cab, domains, limo, academy, center, computer, management, builders, solutions, support, training, camp, education, glass, institute, repair, florist, house, international, solar, marketing, viajes, farm, codes, cheap, bargains, boutique, watch, works, expert, foundation, exposed, villas, flights, rentals, cruises, vacations, condos, properties, maison, tienda, dating, events, partners, productions, community, catering, cards, cleaning, industries, parts, supplies, supply, report, vision, fish, memorial, legal, bingo, tennis, apartments, golf, tours, jewelry, theater, taxi, hockey, coupons, vin, wine, salon, credit, accountants, loans, energy, tires, creditcard, casino, movie, tld, sexy, tattoo, guitars, gift, pics, photo, christmas, blackfriday, hiphop, juegos, audio, hosting, property, auto, car, cars, game, courses, film, menu, wiki, express, dental, rent, clinic, services, art, xyz, bike, dance, promo, jobs, host, press, icu, travel, news, tv

hold lasts 30-45 days

redemptionPeriod lasts 30 days

pendingDelete in most cases lasts 5-15 days

transfer is possible 60 days after registration or extension, but at least 17 days before the end of the paid delegation period

re-registration is available 65-90 days after the domain expires

Recovery with redemptionPeriod

You can familiarize yourself with the price policy of domain recovery from the redemptionPeriod status in more detail [at the link] by hovering your mouse over the domain cost label.

The cost of restoration is set directly by the administration of the domain zone and may be different for each domain zone.