diff --git a/docs/operations/data_migration.md b/docs/operations/data_migration.md
index 0846208de..e4543a28c 100644
--- a/docs/operations/data_migration.md
+++ b/docs/operations/data_migration.md
@@ -602,18 +602,18 @@ That data are synthesized from the generic_org_type field and the is_election_bo
 The latest domain_election_board csv can be found [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aDeCqwHmBnXBl2arvoFCN0INoZmsEGsQ/view).
 After downloading this file, place it in `src/migrationdata`
 
-#### Step 2: Upload the domain_election_board file to your sandbox
+#### Step 3: Upload the domain_election_board file to your sandbox
 Follow [Step 1: Transfer data to sandboxes](#step-1-transfer-data-to-sandboxes) and [Step 2: Transfer uploaded files to the getgov directory](#step-2-transfer-uploaded-files-to-the-getgov-directory) from the [Set Up Migrations on Sandbox](#set-up-migrations-on-sandbox) portion of this doc.
 
-#### Step 2: SSH into your environment
+#### Step 4: SSH into your environment
 ```cf ssh getgov-{space}```
 
 Example: `cf ssh getgov-za`
 
-#### Step 3: Create a shell instance
+#### Step 5: Create a shell instance
 ```/tmp/lifecycle/shell```
 
-#### Step 4: Running the script
+#### Step 6: Running the script
 ```./manage.py populate_organization_type {domain_election_board_filename}```
 
 - The domain_election_board_filename file must adhere to this format:
@@ -642,3 +642,29 @@ Example (assuming that this is being ran from src/):
 |   | Parameter                           | Description                                                        |
 |:-:|:------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | 1 | **domain_election_board_filename** | A file containing every domain that is an election office.
+
+
+## Populate Verification Type
+This section outlines how to run the `populate_verification_type` script. 
+The script is used to update the verification_type field on User when it is None.
+
+### Running on sandboxes
+
+#### Step 1: Login to CloudFoundry
+```cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov --sso```
+
+#### Step 2: SSH into your environment
+```cf ssh getgov-{space}```
+
+Example: `cf ssh getgov-za`
+
+#### Step 3: Create a shell instance
+```/tmp/lifecycle/shell```
+
+#### Step 4: Running the script
+```./manage.py populate_verification_type```
+
+### Running locally
+
+#### Step 1: Running the script
+```docker-compose exec app ./manage.py populate_verification_type```
diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_verification_type.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_verification_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..959fefe6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_verification_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import argparse
+import logging
+from typing import List
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from registrar.management.commands.utility.terminal_helper import TerminalColors, TerminalHelper, ScriptDataHelper
+from registrar.models import User
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Loops through each valid User object and updates its verification_type value"
+
+    def handle(self, **kwargs):
+        """Loops through each valid User object and updates its verification_type value"""
+
+        users = User.objects.filter(verification_type__isnull=True)
+
+        # Code execution will stop here if the user prompts "N"
+        TerminalHelper.prompt_for_execution(
+            system_exit_on_terminate=True,
+            info_to_inspect=f"""
+            ==Proposed Changes==
+            Number of User objects to change: {len(users)}
+            This field will be updated on each record: verification_type
+            """,
+            prompt_title="Do you wish to patch verification_type data?",
+        )
+        logger.info("Updating...")
+
+        user_to_update: List[User] = []
+        user_failed_to_update: List[User] = []
+        for user in users:
+            try:
+                user.set_user_verification_type()
+                user_to_update.append(user)
+            except Exception as err:
+                user_failed_to_update.append(user)
+                logger.error(err)
+                logger.error(f"{TerminalColors.FAIL}" f"Failed to update {user}" f"{TerminalColors.ENDC}")
+
+        # Do a bulk update on the first_ready field
+        ScriptDataHelper.bulk_update_fields(User, user_to_update, ["verification_type"])
+
+        # Log what happened
+        TerminalHelper.log_script_run_summary(user_to_update, user_failed_to_update, skipped=[], debug=True)