diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-1.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-1.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b170bbfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+  ],
+  "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/1872",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiableCredential",
+    "AlumniCredential"
+  ],
+  "issuer": "https://example.edu/issuers/565049",
+  "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+    "alumniOf": {
+      "id": "did:example:c276e12ec21ebfeb1f712ebc6f1",
+      "name": [
+        {
+          "value": "Example University",
+          "lang": "en"
+        },
+        {
+          "value": "Exemple d'Université",
+          "lang": "fr"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "proof": {
+    "type": "RsaSignature2018",
+    "created": "2017-06-18T21:19:10Z",
+    "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
+    "verificationMethod": "https://example.edu/issuers/565049/keys/1",
+    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImI2NCI6ZmFsc2UsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il19..TCYt5XsITJX1CxPCT8yAV-TVkIEq_PbChOMqsLfRoPsnsgw5WEuts01mq-pQy7UJiN5mgRxD-WUcX16dUEMGlv50aqzpqh4Qktb3rk-BuQy72IFLOqV0G_zS245-kronKb78cPN25DGlcTwLtjPAYuNzVBAh4vGHSrQyHUdBBPM"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-11.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-11.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..014e975c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-11.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+  ],
+  "id": "http://example.gov/credentials/3732",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiableCredential",
+    "UniversityDegreeCredential"
+  ],
+  "issuer": "https://example.edu",
+  "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+    "degree": {
+      "type": "BachelorDegree",
+      "name": "Bachelor of Science and Arts"
+    }
+  },
+  "proof": {
+    "type": "RsaSignature2018",
+    "created": "2018-06-18T21:19:10Z",
+    "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
+    "verificationMethod": "https://example.com/jdoe/keys/1",
+    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJQUzI1NiIsImI2NCI6ZmFsc2UsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il19DJBMvvFAIC00nSGB6Tn0XKbbF9XrsaJZREWvR2aONYTQQxnyXirtXnlewJMBBn2h9hfcGZrvnC1b6PgWmukzFJ1IiH1dWgnDIS81BH-IxXnPkbuYDeySorc4QU9MJxdVkY5EL4HYbcIfwKj6X4LBQ2_ZHZIu1jdqLcRZqHcsDF5KKylKc1THn5VRWy5WhYg_gBnyWny8E6Qkrze53MR7OuAmmNJ1m1nN8SxDrG6a08L78J0-Fbas5OjAQz3c17GY8mVuDPOBIOVjMEghBlgl3nOi1ysxbRGhHLEK4s0KKbeRogZdgt1DkQxDFxxn41QWDw_mmMCjs9qxg0zcZzqEJw"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-20.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-20.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99257a3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-20.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+  ],
+  "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/3732",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiableCredential",
+    "UniversityDegreeCredential"
+  ],
+  "issuer": "https://example.edu/issuers/14",
+  "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+    "degree": {
+      "type": "BachelorDegree",
+      "name": "Bachelor of Science and Arts"
+    }
+  },
+  "refreshService": {
+    "id": "https://example.edu/refresh/3732",
+    "type": "ManualRefreshService2018"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-21.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-21.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c46abbfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc-example-21.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+  ],
+  "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/3732",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiableCredential",
+    "UniversityDegreeCredential"
+  ],
+  "issuer": "https://example.edu/issuers/14",
+  "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+    "degree": {
+      "type": "BachelorDegree",
+      "name": "Bachelor of Science and Arts"
+    }
+  },
+  "termsOfUse": [
+    {
+      "type": "IssuerPolicy",
+      "id": "http://example.com/policies/credential/4",
+      "profile": "http://example.com/profiles/credential",
+      "prohibition": [
+        {
+          "assigner": "https://example.edu/issuers/14",
+          "assignee": "AllVerifiers",
+          "target": "http://example.edu/credentials/3732",
+          "action": [
+            "Archival"
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc_universityDegree.jwt b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc_universityDegree.jwt
deleted file mode 100644
index c3c050897..000000000
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vc_universityDegree.jwt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCIsImtpZCI6ImRpZDpleGFtcGxlOmFiZmUxM2Y3MTIxMjA0MzFjMjc2ZTEyZWNhYiNrZXlzLTEifQ.eyJzdWIiOiJkaWQ6ZXhhbXBsZTplYmZlYjFmNzEyZWJjNmYxYzI3NmUxMmVjMjEiLCJqdGkiOiJodHRwOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5lZHUvY3JlZGVudGlhbHMvMzczMiIsImlzcyI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5jb20va2V5cy9mb28uandrIiwibmJmIjoxNTQxNDkzNzI0LCJpYXQiOjE1NDE0OTM3MjQsImV4cCI6MTU3MzAyOTcyMywibm9uY2UiOiI2NjAhNjM0NUZTZXIiLCJ2YyI6eyJAY29udGV4dCI6WyJodHRwczovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAxOC9jcmVkZW50aWFscy92MSIsImh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDE4L2NyZWRlbnRpYWxzL2V4YW1wbGVzL3YxIl0sInR5cGUiOlsiVmVyaWZpYWJsZUNyZWRlbnRpYWwiLCJVbml2ZXJzaXR5RGVncmVlQ3JlZGVudGlhbCJdLCJjcmVkZW50aWFsU3ViamVjdCI6eyJkZWdyZWUiOnsidHlwZSI6IkJhY2hlbG9yRGVncmVlIiwibmFtZSI6IjxzcGFuIGxhbmc9J2ZyLUNBJz5CYWNjYWxhdXLDqWF0IGVuIG11c2lxdWVzIG51bcOpcmlxdWVzPC9zcGFuPiJ9fX19.KLJo5GAyBND3LDTn9H7FQokEsUEi8jKwXhGvoN3JtRa51xrNDgXDb0cq1UTYB-rK4Ft9YVmR1NI_ZOF8oGc_7wAp8PHbF2HaWodQIoOBxxT-4WNqAxft7ET6lkH-4S6Ux3rSGAmczMohEEf8eCeN-jC8WekdPl6zKZQj0YPB1rx6X0-xlFBs7cl6Wt8rfBP_tZ9YgVWrQmUWypSioc0MUyiphmyEbLZagTyPlUyflGlEdqrZAv6eSe6RtxJy6M1-lD7a5HTzanYTWBPAUHDZGyGKXdJw-W_x0IWChBzI8t3kpG253fg6V3tPgHeKXE94fz_QpYfg--7kLsyBAfQGbg
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diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-2.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-2.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d51e73e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+  ],
+  "type": "VerifiablePresentation",
+  "verifiableCredential": [
+    {
+      "@context": [
+        "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+        "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+      ],
+      "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/1872",
+      "type": [
+        "VerifiableCredential",
+        "AlumniCredential"
+      ],
+      "issuer": "https://example.edu/issuers/565049",
+      "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+      "credentialSubject": {
+        "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+        "alumniOf": {
+          "id": "did:example:c276e12ec21ebfeb1f712ebc6f1",
+          "name": [
+            {
+              "value": "Example University",
+              "lang": "en"
+            },
+            {
+              "value": "Exemple d'Université",
+              "lang": "fr"
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      "proof": {
+        "type": "RsaSignature2018",
+        "created": "2017-06-18T21:19:10Z",
+        "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod",
+        "verificationMethod": "https://example.edu/issuers/565049/keys/1",
+        "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImI2NCI6ZmFsc2UsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il19..TCYt5XsITJX1CxPCT8yAV-TVkIEq_PbChOMqsLfRoPsnsgw5WEuts01mq-pQy7UJiN5mgRxD-WUcX16dUEMGlv50aqzpqh4Qktb3rk-BuQy72IFLOqV0G_zS245-kronKb78cPN25DGlcTwLtjPAYuNzVBAh4vGHSrQyHUdBBPM"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "proof": {
+    "type": "RsaSignature2018",
+    "created": "2018-09-14T21:19:10Z",
+    "proofPurpose": "authentication",
+    "verificationMethod": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21#keys-1",
+    "challenge": "1f44d55f-f161-4938-a659-f8026467f126",
+    "domain": "4jt78h47fh47",
+    "jws": "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImI2NCI6ZmFsc2UsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il19..kTCYt5XsITJX1CxPCT8yAV-TVIw5WEuts01mq-pQy7UJiN5mgREEMGlv50aqzpqh4Qq_PbChOMqsLfRoPsnsgxD-WUcX16dUOqV0G_zS245-kronKb78cPktb3rk-BuQy72IFLN25DYuNzVBAh4vGHSrQyHUGlcTwLtjPAnKb78"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-22.json b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-22.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e0723de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/VCs/valid/vp-example-22.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1",
+    {
+      "@protected": true,
+      "VerifiablePresentationTermsOfUseExtension": {
+        "@id": "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples#VerifiablePresentationExtension",
+        "@context": {
+          "@protected": true,
+          "termsOfUse": {
+            "@id": "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials#termsOfUse",
+            "@type": "@id"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+  "type": [
+    "VerifiablePresentation",
+    "VerifiablePresentationTermsOfUseExtension"
+  ],
+  "verifiableCredential": [
+    {
+      "@context": [
+        "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+        "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/examples/v1"
+      ],
+      "id": "http://example.edu/credentials/3732",
+      "type": [
+        "VerifiableCredential",
+        "UniversityDegreeCredential"
+      ],
+      "issuer": "https://example.edu/issuers/14",
+      "issuanceDate": "2010-01-01T19:23:24Z",
+      "credentialSubject": {
+        "id": "did:example:ebfeb1f712ebc6f1c276e12ec21",
+        "degree": {
+          "type": "BachelorDegree",
+          "name": "Bachelor of Science and Arts"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credentials.spec.ts b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credentials.spec.ts
index a4a975d33..b4d49c7c5 100644
--- a/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credentials.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/credentials/tests/verifiable-credentials.spec.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,19 @@ describe('VerifiableCredentials', () => {
     expect(credential).to.have.property('credentialSubject');
   });
 
-  const validVCFilenames = globSync('./tests/VCs/valid/*.jwt');
-  for(const filename of validVCFilenames) {
+  const validVCjwts = globSync('./tests/VCs/valid/*.jwt');
+  for(const filename of validVCjwts) {
     it('loads and validates valid VC ' + filename, async () => {
       const jwt = fs.readFileSync(filename);
       await VerifiableCredential.verify(jwt.toString());
     });
   }
+
+  const validVCjsons = globSync('./tests/VCs/valid/*.json');
+  for(const filename of validVCjsons) {
+    it('loads and validates valid VC ' + filename, async () => {
+      const vc = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(filename).toString());
+      VerifiableCredential.validatePayload(vc);
+    });
+  }
 });
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