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Credentials in GOV.UK Wallet

Credentials are issued by the relevant government department into GOV.UK Wallet. The government department uses the credential schema to define which attributes to include. They are also responsible for the information in the credentials they issue.

We’ll add credentials and their attributes to this documentation as they are released.

Currently available credentials

Veteran card

Attribute Definition Example
Name Given names and family names as they appear on the veteran card. 
"name": [
    {
      "nameParts": [
        {
          "value": "Sarah",
          "type": "GivenName"
        }
        {
          "value": "Elizabeth",
          "type": "GivenName"
        },
        {
          "value": "Edwards",
          "type": "FamilyName"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
Date of birth Day, Month and Year of birth as it appears on the veteran card. Formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. 
"birthDate": [
    {
      "value": "1985-10-18"
    }
  ]
Photo Photo of the veteran cardholder. "photo": "[PHOTO]"
Service number Identification code of the cardholder "serviceNumber": "25057386"
Service branch Branch of the British Armed Forces where the cardholder served "serviceBranch": "British Army"
Expiry date Expiry date of the veteran card "expiryDate": "2034-04-08"
Credential expiry date Expiry date of the digital veteran card credential. This is written in epoch time as per the IETF RFC 7519. "exp": 1778664693
(13 May 2026 09:31:33)
This page was last reviewed on 20 November 2025. It needs to be reviewed again on 20 May 2026 .