New World ID Passport Credential pilot launches, with access to WLD tokens

Update: As of Jan 31, 2025, the passport World ID Credential is available on both iOS and Android devices in select countries including Chile, Colombia, Malaysia and South Korea.

World ID Credentials, which were introduced at the “A New World” event in San Francisco, are now being piloted in select countries including Chile, Colombia, Malaysia and South Korea. 

This new, highly secure and anonymous World ID feature significantly increases global access to World Network and paves the way for increased World ID utility. It also enables people to claim additional WLD tokens* where available.

Here’s how it works.

World ID Credentials allow an individual to connect valid forms of ID (starting with NFC-enabled passports) to their World ID without sharing any information with TFH, the World Foundation or any other third party. 

All of the information is securely stored on their device, and only their device. Learn more about Credentials privacy and security here.

They can then use the anonymizing infrastructure provided by the World ID protocol to privately prove things about themselves online beyond just their humanness and uniqueness. 

Credentials can be added to a person’s World ID whether or not they have verified their humanness at an Orb, and they have multiple important benefits:

1. Credentials enable billions of people, including the world’s estimated 1.2 billion passport holders, who may not be close to an Orb but who have valid forms of identification to join and benefit from World Network more meaningfully.
2. Thanks to the World ID protocol, Credentials allow people to go beyond unique humanness verification to verify select things about their identity (age, nationality, etc.) while remaining anonymous.
3. Credentials give World ID holders the option to claim additional WLD tokens where available, whether or not they’ve had a chance to verify their uniqueness at an Orb.

The World Foundation is making WLD tokens available to individuals with a valid World ID Passport Credential. 

Today, individuals who verify their World ID at an Orb are eligible to claim a total of WLD. Individuals who have added a Verified Passport Credential are eligible to claim an additional amount of around WLD (as of the date of this publication), regardless of whether or not they have verified their World ID at an Orb. Individuals who have verified at an Orb and have a Verified Passport Credential are currently eligible to claim a total of WLD. This total amount decreases over time.

The pilot is being rolled out on iOS for individuals with NFC-enabled passports from Chile, Colombia, Malaysia and South Korea who are currently located in those countries. 

Support for Android devices will soon follow, and access to Credentials is set to expand to additional countries in the near future.   

To learn more about World ID Credentials and other important features of World Network, visit the World website or join the daily conversations on Twitter/X, WhatsApp, Discord, YouTube, Telegram and LinkedIn, or sign up for the blog newsletter at the bottom of this page. 

Additional important information concerning the project is available in the World protocol whitepaper.