diff --git a/recipe/emailverification/emailverificationClaim_test.go b/recipe/emailverification/emailverificationClaim_test.go
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, VRAI Labs and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License") as published by the Apache Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+ * obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package emailverification
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/supertokens/supertokens-golang/recipe/emailverification/evclaims"
+)
+
+func TestEmailVerificationClaim(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("value should be fetched if it is nil", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validator := evclaims.EmailVerificationClaimValidators.IsVerified(nil, nil)
+
+		shouldRefreshNil := validator.ShouldRefetch(nil, nil)
+
+		assert.True(t, shouldRefreshNil)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("value should be fetched as per maxAgeInSeconds if it is provided", func(t *testing.T) {
+		refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds := int64(10)
+		maxAgeInSeconds := int64(200)
+		validator := evclaims.EmailVerificationClaimValidators.IsVerified(&refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds, &maxAgeInSeconds)
+
+		payload := map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": true,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 199*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshValid := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+
+		assert.False(t, shouldRefreshValid)
+
+		payload = map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": true,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 201*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshExpired := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+		assert.True(t, shouldRefreshExpired)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("value should be fetched as per refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds if it is provided", func(t *testing.T) {
+		refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds := int64(8)
+		validator := evclaims.EmailVerificationClaimValidators.IsVerified(&refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds, nil)
+
+		payload := map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": false,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 7*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshValid := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+
+		assert.False(t, shouldRefreshValid)
+
+		payload = map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": false,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 9*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshExpired := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+		assert.True(t, shouldRefreshExpired)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("value should be fetched as per default the refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds if it is not provided", func(t *testing.T) {
+		validator := evclaims.EmailVerificationClaimValidators.IsVerified(nil, nil)
+
+		// NOTE: the default value of refetchTimeOnFalseInSeconds is 10 seconds
+		payload := map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": false,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 9*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshValid := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+
+		assert.False(t, shouldRefreshValid)
+
+		payload = map[string]interface{}{
+			"st-ev": map[string]interface{}{
+				"v": false,
+				"t": time.Now().UnixMilli() - 11*1000,
+			},
+		}
+
+		shouldRefreshExpired := validator.ShouldRefetch(payload, nil)
+		assert.True(t, shouldRefreshExpired)
+	})
+}