diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/BehaviorTab.tsx b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/BehaviorTab.tsx
index d756d1d38..cab0bf4c4 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/BehaviorTab.tsx
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/features/certificate-requirements/components/BehaviorTab.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ interface Draft {
   completionEffect: CompletionEffect | null;
   certificateCategory: CertificateCategory | null;
   requiresExamination: boolean;
+  inspectionRequired: boolean;
+  issuesCertificate: boolean;
+  renewalEnabled: boolean;
   requiresSeafarerRegistration: boolean;
   requiresValidMedical: boolean;
   minSeaTimeDays: number | null;
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ function toDraft(licenseType: LicenseType): Draft {
     completionEffect: licenseType.completionEffect ?? null,
     certificateCategory: licenseType.certificateCategory ?? null,
     requiresExamination: licenseType.requiresExamination ?? false,
+    inspectionRequired: licenseType.inspectionRequired ?? true,
+    issuesCertificate: licenseType.issuesCertificate ?? true,
+    renewalEnabled: licenseType.renewalEnabled ?? true,
     requiresSeafarerRegistration:
       licenseType.requiresSeafarerRegistration ?? false,
     requiresValidMedical: licenseType.requiresValidMedical ?? false,
@@ -182,6 +188,17 @@ export function BehaviorTab({ licenseType }: { licenseType: LicenseType }) {
           disabled={!canEdit}
         />
 
+        <Switch
+          checked={draft.issuesCertificate}
+          onChange={(e) => set('issuesCertificate', e.currentTarget.checked)}
+          label={t('certReq.behavior.issuesCertificate', 'Issues a certificate')}
+          description={t(
+            'certReq.behavior.issuesCertificateHint',
+            'Turn off for a type that ends with an EMA decision and never reaches a payment stage. Turning it back on requires a new-application fee to be set, or approved applicants would be asked for a fee that does not exist.',
+          )}
+          disabled={!canEdit}
+        />
+
         <Select
           label={t('certReq.behavior.serviceKind', 'Service kind')}
           description={t(
@@ -315,33 +332,53 @@ export function BehaviorTab({ licenseType }: { licenseType: LicenseType }) {
           />
         </Group>
 
-        <NumberInput
-          label={t('certReq.behavior.renewalWindow', 'Renewal opens (days before expiry)')}
-          value={draft.renewalWindowDays}
-          onChange={(v) => set('renewalWindowDays', typeof v === 'number' ? v : draft.renewalWindowDays)}
-          min={1}
-          max={365}
-          allowNegative={false}
+        <Switch
+          checked={draft.renewalEnabled}
+          onChange={(e) => set('renewalEnabled', e.currentTarget.checked)}
+          label={t('certReq.behavior.renewalEnabled', 'Holders may renew this licence')}
+          description={t(
+            'certReq.behavior.renewalEnabledHint',
+            'Off for one-off issues — a registration that does not lapse, or a waiver written for a single shipment.',
+          )}
           disabled={!canEdit}
         />
 
-        <MultiSelect
-          label={t('certReq.behavior.reminders', 'Expiry reminders (days before)')}
-          description={t(
-            'certReq.behavior.remindersHint',
-            'The holder is reminded at each of these offsets.',
-          )}
-          data={REMINDER_OFFSETS}
-          value={draft.expiryReminderDays.map(String)}
-          onChange={(values) =>
-            set(
-              'expiryReminderDays',
-              values.map(Number).sort((a, b) => b - a),
-            )
-          }
-          disabled={!canEdit}
-          clearable
-        />
+        {/* The window and the reminders are both measured against an expiry a
+            non-renewing licence never reaches, so they are hidden rather than
+            shown as settings that quietly do nothing. */}
+        {draft.renewalEnabled && (
+          <>
+            <NumberInput
+              label={t('certReq.behavior.renewalWindow', 'Renewal opens (days before expiry)')}
+              value={draft.renewalWindowDays}
+              onChange={(v) =>
+                set('renewalWindowDays', typeof v === 'number' ? v : draft.renewalWindowDays)
+              }
+              min={1}
+              max={365}
+              allowNegative={false}
+              disabled={!canEdit}
+            />
+
+            <MultiSelect
+              label={t('certReq.behavior.reminders', 'Expiry reminders (days before)')}
+              description={t(
+                'certReq.behavior.remindersHint',
+                'The holder is reminded at each of these offsets.',
+              )}
+              data={REMINDER_OFFSETS}
+              value={draft.expiryReminderDays.map(String)}
+              onChange={(values) =>
+                set(
+                  'expiryReminderDays',
+                  values.map(Number).sort((a, b) => b - a),
+                )
+              }
+              disabled={!canEdit}
+              clearable
+            />
+          </>
+        )}
       </Section>
 
       <Section title={t('certReq.behavior.applicantRules', 'Applicant rules')}>
@@ -367,6 +404,17 @@ export function BehaviorTab({ licenseType }: { licenseType: LicenseType }) {
           disabled={!canEdit}
         />
 
+        <Switch
+          checked={draft.inspectionRequired}
+          onChange={(e) => set('inspectionRequired', e.currentTarget.checked)}
+          label={t('certReq.behavior.inspectionRequired', 'Requires a physical inspection')}
+          description={t(
+            'certReq.behavior.inspectionRequiredHint',
+            'An officer cannot approve until an inspection has been recorded and passed. Safe to change with applications in progress — an officer can still assign an inspector to a file already under evaluation.',
+          )}
+          disabled={!canEdit}
+        />
+
         <Switch
           checked={draft.requiresIssuanceScheduling}
           onChange={(e) => set('requiresIssuanceScheduling', e.currentTarget.checked)}
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index f3b3abfac..b5e96ace4 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -1292,6 +1292,15 @@ export const am: Translations = {
       requiresExamination: "ፈተና ያስፈልገዋል",
       requiresExaminationHint:
         "ማመልከቻውን በብቁነት፣ ከዚያ በፈተና፣ ከዚያ በምስክር ወረቀት ሂደት ያሳልፋል። ሦስቱን የደረጃ ክፍያዎች በክፍያ ቅንብር ገጽ ላይ ያስቀምጡ።",
+      issuesCertificate: "የምስክር ወረቀት ይሰጣል",
+      issuesCertificateHint:
+        "በኢማ ውሳኔ ተጠናቆ ወደ ክፍያ ደረጃ ለማይደርስ ዓይነት ያጥፉ። እንደገና ማብራት የአዲስ ማመልከቻ ክፍያ እንዲዘጋጅ ይጠይቃል፤ አለበለዚያ የጸደቁ አመልካቾች የሌለ ክፍያ እንዲከፍሉ ይጠየቃሉ።",
+      inspectionRequired: "አካላዊ ምርመራ ያስፈልገዋል",
+      inspectionRequiredHint:
+        "ምርመራ ተመዝግቦ እስኪያልፍ ድረስ ኃላፊው ማጽደቅ አይችልም። ማመልከቻዎች በሂደት ላይ እያሉ መቀየር አስተማማኝ ነው — ኃላፊው በግምገማ ላይ ላለ ማመልከቻ አሁንም መርማሪ መመደብ ይችላል።",
+      renewalEnabled: "ባለቤቶች ይህንን ፈቃድ ማደስ ይችላሉ",
+      renewalEnabledHint:
+        "አንድ ጊዜ ብቻ ለሚሰጡ ያጥፉ — ጊዜው ለማያልፍ ምዝገባ፣ ወይም ለአንድ ጭነት ለተጻፈ ነፃ ፈቃድ።",
       serviceKind: "የአገልግሎት ዓይነት",
       serviceKindHint: "ለዝርዝር ምድብ ብቻ — ምንም የሥራ ሂደት በእሱ ላይ አይመሠረትም።",
       license: "ፈቃድ",
diff --git a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index c09503dbf..585e965ad 100644
--- a/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/backoffice/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -1297,6 +1297,15 @@ export const en = {
       requiresExamination: 'Requires an examination',
       requiresExaminationHint:
         'Routes the application through eligibility, then exam, then certificate. Set the three stage fees on the payment configuration screen.',
+      issuesCertificate: 'Issues a certificate',
+      issuesCertificateHint:
+        'Turn off for a type that ends with an EMA decision and never reaches a payment stage. Turning it back on requires a new-application fee to be set, or approved applicants would be asked for a fee that does not exist.',
+      inspectionRequired: 'Requires a physical inspection',
+      inspectionRequiredHint:
+        'An officer cannot approve until an inspection has been recorded and passed. Safe to change with applications in progress — an officer can still assign an inspector to a file already under evaluation.',
+      renewalEnabled: 'Holders may renew this licence',
+      renewalEnabledHint:
+        'Off for one-off issues — a registration that does not lapse, or a waiver written for a single shipment.',
       serviceKind: 'Service kind',
       serviceKindHint: 'Catalogue classification only — no workflow depends on it.',
       license: 'Licence',
diff --git a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
index f0dcf3534..a15e2a45a 100644
--- a/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
+++ b/libs/api/src/lib/features/licensing/licensing-api.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ export const licensingApi = baseApi
           completionEffect?: CompletionEffect | null;
           certificateCategory?: CertificateCategory | null;
           requiresExamination?: boolean;
+          inspectionRequired?: boolean;
+          issuesCertificate?: boolean;
+          renewalEnabled?: boolean;
           requiresSeafarerRegistration?: boolean;
           requiresValidMedical?: boolean;
           minSeaTimeDays?: number | null;