How Inter-RIR Transfers Work (2026): Step-by-Step Process
Five phases from the eligibility check to the new ROAs, with what the RIPE NCC, ARIN, APNIC and LACNIC each ask of the source and of the recipient.
Comprehensive guides and articles about ASN registration, IP resources, inter-RIR transfers, and LIR management.
Five phases from the eligibility check to the new ROAs, with what the RIPE NCC, ARIN, APNIC and LACNIC each ask of the source and of the recipient.
What the source and the recipient must each prove at the RIPE NCC, ARIN, APNIC and LACNIC, checked against the policy texts in September 2026.
Who files what and when, the documents each registry asks for, the 2026 ARIN fees, and the ROA and reverse DNS clean-up on both sides.
What ARIN checks on the seller, what the RIPE NCC checks on the buyer, which status the block takes (PA, PI or LEGACY) and what the move costs in 2026.
Only the RIPE NCC and ARIN publish transfer clocks, and each covers one step. Here are those figures, the waiting periods every registry enforces, and the delays you can remove before filing.
Each refusal traced to the registry rule behind it, grouped by stage, with the fix per cause and what to check before money changes hands.