diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/app.module.ts
index e1626bef5..84a17f4ef 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { AgentsModule } from './modules/agents/agents.module';
 import { ReportsModule } from './modules/reports/reports.module';
 import { FraudModule } from './modules/fraud/fraud.module';
 import { SeatClassesModule } from './modules/seat-classes/seat-classes.module';
+import { VerifaydaModule } from './modules/verifayda/verifayda.module';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ import { SeatClassesModule } from './modules/seat-classes/seat-classes.module';
     ReportsModule,
     FraudModule,
     SeatClassesModule,
+    VerifaydaModule,
   ],
 })
 export class AppModule implements NestModule {
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/optional-jwt.guard.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/optional-jwt.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f5fac19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/optional-jwt.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
+
+/**
+ * Like {@link JwtGuard}, but never rejects the request.
+ *
+ * When a valid `Authorization: Bearer <jwt>` is present, `request.user` is
+ * populated from the JWT strategy (`{ userId, ... }`). When the token is
+ * missing or invalid, the request still proceeds with `request.user`
+ * undefined — the handler decides what to do.
+ *
+ * Used on `POST /fayda/verification/start`, which must work for both
+ * logged-in users (who can opt to save the verification to their account)
+ * and guests (anchored to a booking only).
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class OptionalJwtGuard extends AuthGuard('jwt') {
+  handleRequest<TUser = unknown>(_err: unknown, user: TUser): TUser {
+    return (user ?? null) as TUser;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.controller.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..496010b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import {
+  Body,
+  Controller,
+  Get,
+  HttpCode,
+  HttpStatus,
+  Post,
+  Query,
+  Req,
+  Res,
+  UseGuards,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  ApiBearerAuth,
+  ApiOkResponse,
+  ApiOperation,
+  ApiTags,
+} from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { JwtGuard } from '../../common/jwt.guard';
+import { OptionalJwtGuard } from './optional-jwt.guard';
+import {
+  StartVerificationDto,
+  VerifaydaCallbackDto,
+  VerificationStatusDto,
+} from './verifayda.dto';
+import { VerifaydaService } from './verifayda.service';
+
+/** Shape the JWT strategy puts on `request.user` (see common/jwt.strategy.ts). */
+interface AuthedUser {
+  userId: string;
+  email?: string;
+  role?: string;
+  passengerId?: string;
+}
+
+/** Minimal slices of the Express req/res we actually touch (avoids a hard
+ * dependency on `@types/express`, which isn't resolved in this package). */
+interface RequestWithOptionalUser {
+  user?: AuthedUser;
+}
+interface RequestWithUser {
+  user: AuthedUser;
+}
+interface RedirectableResponse {
+  redirect(url: string): void;
+}
+
+@ApiTags('Fayda Verification')
+@Controller('fayda/verification')
+export class VerifaydaController {
+  constructor(private readonly service: VerifaydaService) {}
+
+  @Post('start')
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @UseGuards(OptionalJwtGuard)
+  @ApiBearerAuth('JWT-auth')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Start a VeriFayda 2.0 verification session',
+    description: `Creates a verification session and returns the eSignet authorize URL the frontend should send the user to.
+
+- Works for **logged-in users** and **guests**. If a valid bearer token is present, the verification is tied to that user; when \`saveToAccount\` is true their account is marked verified on success.
+- For a **PURCHASE** flow, pass \`bookingId\` to stamp the booking's seats as Fayda-verified.
+- The returned \`authorizationUrl\` already carries the PKCE \`code_challenge\`, CSRF \`state\`, requested \`claims\`, and \`code_challenge_method=S256\`. The frontend simply navigates to it (full page or popup).`,
+  })
+  @ApiOkResponse({
+    description: 'Authorize URL the frontend should redirect the user to.',
+    schema: {
+      example: {
+        authorizationUrl:
+          'https://esignet.example.com/authorize?client_id=...&state=...&code_challenge=...',
+      },
+    },
+  })
+  async start(
+    @Body() dto: StartVerificationDto,
+    @Req() req: RequestWithOptionalUser,
+  ): Promise<{ authorizationUrl: string }> {
+    const authorizationUrl = await this.service.startVerification({
+      purpose: dto.purpose ?? 'PURCHASE',
+      userId: req.user?.userId,
+      bookingId: dto.bookingId,
+      saveToAccount: dto.saveToAccount,
+    });
+    return { authorizationUrl };
+  }
+
+  @Get('callback')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'eSignet redirect callback (browser lands here)',
+    description: `Fayda/eSignet redirects the user's browser here with \`?code&state\` (success) or \`?error&error_description\` (failure).
+
+This endpoint is **not** authenticated — Fayda sends no bearer token. It exchanges the code for tokens, fetches the verified claims, records the result, and **302-redirects** the browser to the configured success or failure frontend URL (failures carry a \`?reason=\` the frontend can switch on).`,
+  })
+  async callback(
+    @Query() query: VerifaydaCallbackDto,
+    @Res() res: RedirectableResponse,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const redirectUrl = await this.service.handleCallback(query);
+    res.redirect(redirectUrl);
+  }
+
+  @Get('status')
+  @UseGuards(JwtGuard)
+  @ApiBearerAuth('JWT-auth')
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Get the current user's Fayda verification status",
+    description:
+      'Returns whether the authenticated user has linked a verified Fayda identity to their account, when, and the name on file.',
+  })
+  @ApiOkResponse({ type: VerificationStatusDto })
+  async status(
+    @Req() req: RequestWithUser,
+  ): Promise<VerificationStatusDto> {
+    return this.service.getVerificationStatus(req.user.userId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.module.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.module.ts
index c14ba3f1f..e54b94726 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.module.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/verifayda/verifayda.module.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { VerifaydaController } from './verifayda.controller';
 import { VerifaydaService } from './verifayda.service';
 import { PrismaModule } from '../../common/prisma.module';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [PrismaModule],
+  controllers: [VerifaydaController],
   providers: [VerifaydaService],
   exports: [VerifaydaService],
 })