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# UK eVisa

> The UK eVisa is a digital record of a person’s UK immigration status linked to a passport or other identity document.

The UK eVisa is a digital record of a person’s UK immigration status linked to a passport or other identity document. It can be accessed through a user's UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account and used to prove identity in various scenarios. To learn more, visit the [gov.uk website](https://gov.uk/evisa).

## Adoption data

This section provides insights into the adoption of UK eVisa among users in the UK.

|                 |                                                                                                                                                                   |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Adoption        | 4 million                                                                                                                                                         |
| Adoption source | [https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-02-27/debates/25022774000013/Evisas](https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-02-27/debates/25022774000013/Evisas)? |
| Adoption rate   | 7.00%                                                                                                                                                             |
| Coverage        | 54M                                                                                                                                                               |
| Status          | <Badge color="green">Available, live!</Badge>                                                                                                                     |

## Provider ID

This is the unique identifier for this digital ID provider in the GBG GO system.

|             |                   |
| ----------- | ----------------- |
| Provider ID | `uk-evisa-lookup` |

## Compliance

This section outlines compliance and regulatory requirements for integrating this digital ID provider.

| Compliance data           | Status                             |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Locality requirements     | <Badge color="green">None</Badge>  |
| Scheme-level restrictions | <Badge color="yellow">None</Badge> |
| Certifications            | <Badge color="gray">None</Badge>   |

## Supported attributes

The following attributes are returned when UK eVisa is used for identity verification:

### Always returned attributes

The following attributes are always returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.

| Field                                                   | Description                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| <Badge color="yellow">firstName</Badge>                 | User’s first name                 |
| <Badge color="green">lastNames</Badge>                  | User’s last name                  |
| <Badge color="green">dateOfBirth</Badge>                | User’s date of birth              |
| <Badge color="gray">documentPortrait</Badge>            | Document portrait image           |
| <Badge color="yellow">document number</Badge>           | eVisa number                      |
| <Badge color="green">document issuing authority</Badge> | Issuing Authority of the document |

### Sometimes returned attributes

The following attributes are sometimes returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.

| Field                                                  | Description              |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ |
| <Badge color="gray">nationality</Badge>                | Nationality              |
| <Badge color="yellow">document issue date</Badge>      | Document issue date      |
| <Badge color="purple">document expiration date</Badge> | Document expiration date |