Document Type
https://publicschema.org/vocab/document-type
Categories of identity documents that carry one or more identifiers about a party, such as passports, national identity cards, civil registration certificates, and program-issued beneficiary cards.
Values
| Code | Label | Standard code | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
passport | Passport | A government-issued travel document that also serves as a proof of identity and nationality. | |
national_id_card | National ID card | A government-issued card attesting national identity, typically carrying a national identification number. | |
drivers_license | Driver's license | A government-issued permit to operate motor vehicles, commonly used as identification. | |
voter_id_card | Voter ID card | An identity document issued for electoral registration purposes. | |
digital_identity_credential | Digital identity credential | A digital document, such as a Verifiable Credential, that attests identity attributes about a party without a physical counterpart. | |
birth_certificate | Birth certificate | An official record of a person's birth issued by a civil registry. | |
marriage_certificate | Marriage certificate | An official record of a marriage issued by a civil registry or religious authority. | |
death_certificate | Death certificate | An official record of a death issued by a civil registry or health authority. | |
program_beneficiary_card | Program beneficiary card | A card issued by a social protection or service delivery program to identify enrolled beneficiaries, sometimes also used at delivery points for authentication. | |
other | Other | A document type not covered by the other categories. |
Referenced by this vocabulary
- VC Data Model 2.0 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), 2025
Other references
- ICAO Doc 9303 - Machine Readable Travel Documents partial overlap Covers passport, visa, and card document classes.
- MOSIP Identity Schema structural pattern Country-configurable document categories. This vocabulary provides a base set; implementations extend per country.