diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
index a19609d51..cefdac499 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
   type FieldErrors,
   type ValidationIssue,
 } from '@ema-platform/api';
-import { ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
+import { getCountryCode, ModalFooter } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { useCurrentProfile } from '@ema-platform/auth';
 import { ConfigDrivenSection } from '../components/ConfigDrivenSection';
 import { DocumentSlots } from '../components/DocumentSlots';
@@ -124,11 +124,15 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
     const section = config.licenseType.formSchema.sections.find((s) =>
       s.fields.some((f) => f.key === 'nationality'),
     );
-    if (!section) return;
+    const field = section?.fields.find((f) => f.key === 'nationality');
+    if (!section || !field) return;
+    // Profile stores the full country name; a SELECT field's options follow the
+    // CountrySelect convention of alpha-2 codes, so translate for that case.
+    const value = field.type === 'SELECT' ? (getCountryCode(nationality) ?? nationality) : nationality;
     setDraft((prev) =>
       prev[section.key]?.nationality
         ? prev
-        : { ...prev, [section.key]: { ...prev[section.key], nationality } },
+        : { ...prev, [section.key]: { ...prev[section.key], nationality: value } },
     );
   }, [profile?.address?.nationality, config]);