What is the Restore Lock Period (RLP)?
Once a registrar formally requests to restore a domain name, the registrar must submit a Restore Report to PIR within five days. This five day period is referred to as Restore Lock Period (RLP). During this period the domain status is: PENDING RESTORE UPDATE PROHIBITED DELETE PROHIBITED RENEW PROHIBITED TRANSFER PROHIBITED Domain is returned to the zone file during this period. If Restore Report is not received from the registrar within 5 days, domain is returned to a new 30-day RGP with status of: PENDING DELETE RESTORABLE HOLD.