When you transfer your domain name, one year's validity is added to the domain's EXISTING expiry date. So no time is ever lost when you transfer your domain!For example if your domain still has 6 months to go before expiry and you transfer it now, it will have 18 months after the transfer completes.

If you've decided to transferyour domain name to another registrar, don't wait until renewal time comes around. Transfer it now.The only exception is if you recently registered or renewed your domain name. You will then have to wait for 60 days before requesting a transfer. The reason is that domain registrars have a common rule against this. Many were ripped off in the past by fraudsters who didn't pay their credit card bills and the registrars then had nothing in hand, neither cash nor the domain name.