diff --git a/config/v3/new_account_virtual/send.json b/config/v3/new_account_virtual/send.json
index b1677af0..6c60f60a 100644
--- a/config/v3/new_account_virtual/send.json
+++ b/config/v3/new_account_virtual/send.json
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
             "type": "string",
             "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}$"
         },
+        "email": {
+            "description": "[Optional] Email address for signup.",
+            "type": "string",
+            "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\\.[a-zA-Z]{2,63}$"
+        },
         "email_consent": {
             "description": "[Optional] Boolean value: 1 or 0, indicating whether the client has given consent for marketing emails.",
             "type": "integer",