Every domain is registered for a fix time period. After that time it needs renewal, for renewal of domain we have to pay a fix amount that is called renewal fee. If we do not pay that amount within a fix period of time than our domain get expired. A domain name that is approaching its renewal date is said to be "expiring soon" and a domain name that has passed its renewal date without the renewal fee being paid is said to have "expired".

•Generally a domain is registered for 1 to 10 years. After that time the registrant is required to pay a renewal fee to the registrar to continue to use the domain. If the domain is renewed than owner can use it like previously otherwise the domain is placed in an on hold for few days, this time is determine by the registrar. During this time, the owner of the domain can still pay the renewal fee and continue to use his domain name. During this on hold period the domain resolves to the registrars website or does not resolve at all. Another effect of the "hold" being placed upon a domain name is that the domain name is no longer transferable to another registrar.

•After the on hold period most registrars provides the facility of “grace period". During that grace period, the original owner of the domain name can pay to renew their domain name and can use the domain like previously. Some registrars may impose an additional charge to renew domain names during their grace period.

•At the end of the grace period, the existing owner can no longer renew their domain name and has lost all control over it. What happens next depends on the registrar. The amount of time that a registrar will hang on to an expired domain name before making it available again varies. It can take several weeks to months before the domain has been made available again. We cannot register an expired domain name for you until it has been made available again.

•Some registrars will delete the name immediately following the end of the grace period. Some will hold it for a certain additional time-period before releasing it. Once a domain name has expired and been deleted, it is available to be re-registered by anyone.

A domain name can be successfully recovered only when we have the awareness of which domain names are about to expire and when the domain name is going to expire for that we have the full information of registrar because every registrar has its own guidelines.