Accreditation

Become an accredited issuer.

Accreditation is how an organization earns the Verified Issuer badge and the right to publish credentials that anyone in Uganda can trust.

Stage 1 — Organization profile

Register the organization, select its type and complete the legal profile: legal name, registration number, TIN, district, physical address and contacts.

Profile status: Draft → Pending review

Stage 2 — Business verification (KYB)

Upload the certificate of incorporation or statutory instrument, TIN certificate and authorized-officer identification. Verify.ug reviews and either approves or requests more information.

Verified Issuer badge (LoA 2)

Stage 3 — Trust agreement

Sign the Verify.ug trust agreement and data processing addendum. Nominate a registrar, a security contact and a finance contact.

Signed agreement on file

Stage 4 — Controls review

Review of credential templates, signing key custody, revocation procedure, staff access roles and verification policy (public, paid or restricted).

Accredited Issuer (LoA 3)

Stage 5 — Pilot & annual attestation

Issue a pilot batch, confirm public verification works end to end, then re-attest annually that records, officers and controls remain current.

Continuous accreditation

Documents & requirements

  • Legally registered in Uganda (or recognised statutory body)
  • Certificate of incorporation / registration or enabling instrument
  • URA TIN certificate
  • At least one authorized officer with national ID
  • Named registrar responsible for issuance and revocation
  • Named security contact for incident notification
  • Documented revocation procedure
  • Verification policy selected for each credential type

Maintaining accreditation

Accreditation is continuous, not a certificate on a wall. Verify.ug monitors issuance behaviour, fraud signals and revocation responsiveness through the organization trust score.

  • • Annual re-attestation of officers and controls
  • • Notify Verify.ug of officer changes within 14 days
  • • Revoke compromised credentials without undue delay
  • • Respond to disputed verifications within 10 working days

Suspension or revocation of accreditation is decided by the Trust Committee and is shown publicly on the organization's profile.

Start your accreditation

Registration takes minutes. KYB review is typically completed within five working days for the education pilot cohort.