diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
index c459ed2a3..a4977caab 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
       };
 
       if (address.nationality) {
-        // Profile stores the full country name; a SELECT field's options
-        // follow the CountrySelect convention of alpha-2 codes.
+        // Profile stores the full country name; the field always renders as
+        // a CountrySelect (see ConfigDrivenSection), which takes alpha-2
+        // codes regardless of the backend's configured field type.
         fill(
           (label, key) => key === 'nationality' || label.includes('nationality'),
-          (field) =>
-            field.type === 'SELECT' ? (getCountryCode(address.nationality) ?? address.nationality) : address.nationality,
+          () => getCountryCode(address.nationality) ?? address.nationality,
         );
       }
       if (address.idType === 'NID' && address.idNumber) {