diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileFormContent.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileFormContent.tsx
index 4540554a9..421af4c35 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileFormContent.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileFormContent.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 import { Loader, Select, SimpleGrid, TextInput } from '@mantine/core';
 import type { FieldErrors, UseFormRegister, UseFormSetValue, UseFormWatch, UseFormTrigger } from 'react-hook-form';
 import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { TFunction } from 'i18next';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { AmharicDatePicker } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 
-export const profileSchema = z.object({
-  professionId: z.string().min(1, 'Select your profession'),
-  firstName: z.string().min(3, 'First name must be at least 3 characters'),
-  middleName: z.string().min(3, 'Middle name must be at least 3 characters'),
-  lastName: z.string().min(3, 'Last name must be at least 3 characters'),
-  gender: z.string().min(1, 'Select your gender'),
-  dob: z.string().min(1, 'Select your date of birth'),
-  pob: z.string().optional(),
-  maritalStatus: z.string().min(1, 'Select your marital status'),
-});
+export const profileSchema = (t: TFunction) =>
+  z.object({
+    professionId: z.string().min(1, t('profileForm.validation.professionRequired')),
+    firstName: z.string().min(3, t('profileForm.validation.firstNameMin')),
+    middleName: z.string().min(3, t('profileForm.validation.middleNameMin')),
+    lastName: z.string().min(3, t('profileForm.validation.lastNameMin')),
+    gender: z.string().min(1, t('profileForm.validation.genderRequired')),
+    dob: z.string().min(1, t('profileForm.validation.dobRequired')),
+    pob: z.string().optional(),
+    maritalStatus: z.string().min(1, t('profileForm.validation.maritalStatusRequired')),
+  });
 
-export type ProfileValues = z.infer<typeof profileSchema>;
+export type ProfileValues = z.infer<ReturnType<typeof profileSchema>>;
 
 export const GENDERS = ['MALE', 'FEMALE'] as const;
 export const MARITAL_STATUSES = ['SINGLE', 'MARRIED', 'DIVORCED', 'WIDOWED'] as const;
@@ -45,8 +47,8 @@ export function ProfileFormContent({
   return (
     <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
       <Select
-        label="Profession"
-        placeholder={professionsLoading ? t('common.loading', 'Loading…') : 'Select'}
+        label={t('profileFields.professionId')}
+        placeholder={professionsLoading ? t('common.loading') : t('common.select')}
         required
         data={professionOptions}
         error={errors.professionId?.message}
@@ -59,31 +61,31 @@ export function ProfileFormContent({
         rightSection={professionsLoading ? <Loader size="xs" type="oval" /> : undefined}
       />
       <TextInput
-        label="First Name"
-        placeholder="Enter first name"
+        label={t('profileFields.firstName')}
+        placeholder={t('profileForm.placeholders.firstName')}
         required
         {...register('firstName')}
         error={errors.firstName?.message}
       />
       <TextInput
-        label="Middle Name"
-        placeholder="Enter middle name"
+        label={t('profileFields.middleName')}
+        placeholder={t('profileForm.placeholders.middleName')}
         required
         {...register('middleName')}
         error={errors.middleName?.message}
       />
       <TextInput
-        label="Last Name"
-        placeholder="Enter last name"
+        label={t('profileFields.lastName')}
+        placeholder={t('profileForm.placeholders.lastName')}
         required
         {...register('lastName')}
         error={errors.lastName?.message}
       />
       <Select
-        label="Gender"
-        placeholder="Select"
+        label={t('profileFields.gender')}
+        placeholder={t('common.select')}
         required
-        data={[...GENDERS]}
+        data={GENDERS.map((g) => ({ value: g, label: t(`profileForm.genders.${g}`) }))}
         error={errors.gender?.message}
         value={watch('gender')}
         onChange={(val) => setValue('gender', val || '', { shouldValidate: true })}
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export function ProfileFormContent({
         name="gender"
       />
       <AmharicDatePicker
-        label="Date of Birth"
+        label={t('profileFields.dob')}
         required
         value={watch('dob')}
         onChange={(val) => setValue('dob', val, { shouldValidate: true })}
@@ -100,16 +102,16 @@ export function ProfileFormContent({
         error={errors.dob?.message}
       />
       <TextInput
-        label="Place of Birth"
-        placeholder="City, Region"
+        label={t('profileFields.pob')}
+        placeholder={t('profileForm.placeholders.pob')}
         {...register('pob')}
         error={errors.pob?.message}
       />
       <Select
-        label="Marital Status"
-        placeholder="Select"
+        label={t('profileFields.maritalStatus')}
+        placeholder={t('common.select')}
         required
-        data={[...MARITAL_STATUSES]}
+        data={MARITAL_STATUSES.map((m) => ({ value: m, label: t(`profileForm.maritalStatuses.${m}`) }))}
         error={errors.maritalStatus?.message}
         value={watch('maritalStatus')}
         onChange={(val) => setValue('maritalStatus', val || '', { shouldValidate: true })}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileRequirementGate.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileRequirementGate.tsx
index b3ded3c0f..3f09c15ec 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileRequirementGate.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/ProfileRequirementGate.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function ProfileRequirementGate({
         })}
       >
         <Stack gap="xs">
-          <Text size="sm">{requirement.reason}</Text>
+          <Text size="sm">{t(requirement.reason)}</Text>
           <List size="sm" spacing={2}>
             {gaps.map((field) => (
               <List.Item key={field}>
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/RequireSeafarerProfile.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/RequireSeafarerProfile.tsx
index b86057a1e..e7c9c47db 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/RequireSeafarerProfile.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/components/RequireSeafarerProfile.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Center, Loader } from '@mantine/core';
 import { Navigate, useLocation, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { PageLoader, notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
@@ -35,8 +34,12 @@ export const SEAFARER_PROFILE_REQUIREMENT: ProfileRequirement = {
     'primaryPhoneNumber',
     'email',
   ],
-  reason:
-    'Seafarer registration is built from your profile — these details fill it in for you.',
+  // Translation key, not literal text — `ProfileRequirementGate` runs it
+  // through `t()` at render time (it can't be translated here: this object
+  // is built at module scope, before any component or `useTranslation` call
+  // exists). Reuses `profileGate.seafarerReason`, the same sentence already
+  // shown by the seafarer-redirect toast below.
+  reason: 'profileGate.seafarerReason',
 };
 
 const REGISTRATION_TYPE_KEY = 'SEAFARER_REGISTRATION';
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ export function RequireSeafarerProfile({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   if (!gated) return <>{children}</>;
 
   if (isLoading) {
-    return <PageLoader label="Checking seafarer profile…" height={350} />;
+    return <PageLoader label={t('profileGate.checkingProfile')} height={350} />;
   }
 
   // A failed lookup must not lock anyone out — the server still refuses the
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ export function RequireSeafarerProfile({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
   // headed back here in the same tick — deciding on the pre-save cache would
   // bounce them off the screen they just finished.
   if (isFetching) {
-    return <PageLoader label="Checking seafarer profile…" height={350} />;
+    return <PageLoader label={t('profileGate.checkingProfile')} height={350} />;
   }
 
   const target = PROFILE_FIELD_SECTION[gaps[0]];
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
index 71be1b1ae..8354233cd 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/profile/pages/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
       .string()
       .refine(
         (name) => Object.values(splitProfileName(name)).every(Boolean),
-        { message: 'Enter your first, middle, and last name' },
+        { message: t('profileForm.validation.nameParts') },
       ),
     nameAm: z.string().min(1, { message: t('profile.validation.nameRequired') }),
     username: z.string().min(1, { message: t('profile.validation.usernameRequired') }),
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
     trigger: profileTriggerValidation,
     formState: { errors: profileErrors },
   } = useForm<ProfileValues>({
-    resolver: zodResolver(profileSchema),
+    resolver: zodResolver(profileSchema(t)),
     values: loadedProfile ?? undefined,
   });
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
 
     const fullName = formatProfileName(values);
     if (user && normalizeName(fullName) !== normalizeName(user.name.en)) {
-      notify.error('Profile name must match the name in the Personal tab.');
+      notify.error(t('profile.nameMismatch'));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
       // the address save below) — without this, `missing` stays stale until
       // a reload.
       refetchProfile();
-      notify.success('Profile updated');
+      notify.success(t('profile.profileUpdated'));
     } catch (e) {
       handleError(e);
     } finally {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
         profileId,
         body: toAddressPayload(values),
       }).unwrap();
-      notify.success('Address saved');
+      notify.success(t('profile.addressSaved'));
     } catch (e) {
       handleError(e);
     }
@@ -569,19 +569,19 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
       >
         <Tabs.List>
           <Tabs.Tab value="personal" leftSection={<IconUserCircle size={18} />}>
-            Personal
+            {t('profile.tabs.personal')}
           </Tabs.Tab>
           <Tabs.Tab value="profile" leftSection={<IconUser size={18} />}>
-            Profile
+            {t('profile.tabs.profile')}
           </Tabs.Tab>
           <Tabs.Tab value="address" leftSection={<IconMapPin size={18} />}>
-            Address
+            {t('profile.tabs.address')}
           </Tabs.Tab>
           <Tabs.Tab
             value="operations"
             leftSection={<IconBuildingWarehouse size={18} />}
           >
-            Operations
+            {t('profile.tabs.operations')}
           </Tabs.Tab>
           <Tabs.Tab value="security" leftSection={<IconShieldLock size={18} />}>
             {t('profile.tabs.security')}
@@ -676,15 +676,15 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
               <Center py="xl"><Loader /></Center>
             ) : !loadedProfile ? (
               <Text c="dimmed" ta="center" py="xl">
-                No profile found. Complete your profile setup first.
+                {t('profile.maritimeSection.noProfile')}
               </Text>
             ) : (
               <form onSubmit={handleProfileSubmit(onSaveProfile)}>
                 <Stack gap="xl">
                   <div>
-                    <Title order={5}>Maritime Profile</Title>
+                    <Title order={5}>{t('profile.maritimeSection.title')}</Title>
                     <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" mb="md">
-                      Your professional maritime details
+                      {t('profile.maritimeSection.subtitle')}
                     </Text>
                     <ProfileFormContent
                       register={registerProfile}
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
                       loading={isSavingMaritime}
                       leftSection={<IconDeviceFloppy size={18} />}
                     >
-                      Save Profile
+                      {t('profile.maritimeSection.save')}
                     </Button>
                   </Group>
                 </Stack>
@@ -721,9 +721,9 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
               <form onSubmit={handleAddressSubmit(onSaveAddress)}>
                 <Stack gap="xl">
                   <div>
-                    <Title order={5}>Address & Contact</Title>
+                    <Title order={5}>{t('profile.addressSection.title')}</Title>
                     <Text size="sm" c="dimmed" mb="md">
-                      Your identity documents, contact details and emergency contact
+                      {t('profile.addressSection.subtitle')}
                     </Text>
                     <AddressFormContent
                       register={registerAddress}
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ export function ProfilePage() {
                               {t(`language.${lng}`)}
                             </Text>
                             <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
-                              {lng === 'en' ? 'English (United States)' : 'Amharic'}
+                              {t(`profile.languageFull.${lng}`)}
                             </Text>
                           </div>
                           {active ? (
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index ffaf63ef7..6adf0d5a6 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
   },
 
   common: {
+    select: 'ይምረጡ',
     back: 'ተመለስ',
     continue: 'ቀጥል',
     submit: 'አስገባ',
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     viewProfile: 'ሙሉ መገለጫ ይመልከቱ',
     seafarerReason: 'የባህረኞች ምዝገባ የሚዘጋጀው ከመገለጫዎ ነው — እነዚህ መረጃዎች ራሱ ይሞላሉ።',
     seafarerRedirect: 'የባህረኛ ምዝገባ ለማድረግ መገለጫዎን ያጠናቅቁ። የሚያስፈልጉ፡ {{fields}}',
+    checkingProfile: 'የባህረኛ መገለጫ በመፈተሽ ላይ…',
   },
 
   profileSections: {
@@ -311,10 +313,30 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     verified: 'ተረጋግጧል',
     unverified: 'አልተረጋገጠም',
     tabs: {
+      personal: 'የግል መረጃ',
       profile: 'መገለጫ',
+      address: 'አድራሻ',
+      operations: 'የስራ ዘርፍ',
       security: 'ደህንነት',
       preferences: 'ምርጫዎች',
     },
+    maritimeSection: {
+      title: 'የባህር ሙያ መገለጫ',
+      subtitle: 'የባህር ሙያ ዝርዝሮችዎ',
+      noProfile: 'ምንም መገለጫ አልተገኘም። መጀመሪያ መገለጫዎን ያጠናቅቁ።',
+      save: 'መገለጫ አስቀምጥ',
+    },
+    addressSection: {
+      title: 'አድራሻ እና መገናኛ',
+      subtitle: 'የመታወቂያ ሰነዶችዎ፣ የመገናኛ ዝርዝሮችዎ እና የአደጋ ጊዜ ተጠሪ',
+      save: 'አድራሻ አስቀምጥ',
+    },
+    addressSaved: 'አድራሻ ተቀምጧል',
+    nameMismatch: 'የመገለጫ ስም ከግል መረጃ ትር ውስጥ ካለው ስም ጋር መዛመድ አለበት።',
+    languageFull: {
+      en: 'እንግሊዝኛ (አሜሪካ)',
+      am: 'አማርኛ',
+    },
     personalHint: 'ስምዎ በይፋዊ የ EMA ሰነዶች ላይ እንደሚታየው።',
     languageTitle: 'ቋንቋ',
     languageHint: 'በ EMA ፖርታል ላይ የሚጠቀሙበትን ቋንቋ ይምረጡ።',
@@ -369,6 +391,35 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     },
   },
 
+  profileForm: {
+    placeholders: {
+      firstName: 'የመጀመሪያ ስም ያስገቡ',
+      middleName: 'የአባት ስም ያስገቡ',
+      lastName: 'የአያት ስም ያስገቡ',
+      pob: 'ከተማ፣ ክልል',
+    },
+    genders: {
+      MALE: 'ወንድ',
+      FEMALE: 'ሴት',
+    },
+    maritalStatuses: {
+      SINGLE: 'ያላገባ/ች',
+      MARRIED: 'ያገባ/ች',
+      DIVORCED: 'የፈታ/ች',
+      WIDOWED: 'የሞተበት/ባት',
+    },
+    validation: {
+      professionRequired: 'ሙያዎን ይምረጡ',
+      firstNameMin: 'የመጀመሪያ ስም ቢያንስ 3 ቁምፊዎች መሆን አለበት',
+      middleNameMin: 'የአባት ስም ቢያንስ 3 ቁምፊዎች መሆን አለበት',
+      lastNameMin: 'የአያት ስም ቢያንስ 3 ቁምፊዎች መሆን አለበት',
+      genderRequired: 'ጾታዎን ይምረጡ',
+      dobRequired: 'የትውልድ ቀንዎን ይምረጡ',
+      maritalStatusRequired: 'የጋብቻ ሁኔታዎን ይምረጡ',
+      nameParts: 'የመጀመሪያ፣ የአባት እና የአያት ስምዎን ያስገቡ',
+    },
+  },
+
   country: {
     select: 'አገር ይምረጡ',
     notFound: 'ምንም አገር አልተገኘም',
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 1c336acc3..28f985e83 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const en = {
   },
 
   common: {
+    select: 'Select',
     back: 'Back',
     continue: 'Continue',
     submit: 'Submit',
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ export const en = {
     seafarerReason:
       'Seafarer registration is built from your profile — these details fill it in for you.',
     seafarerRedirect: 'Finish your profile to register as a seafarer. Still needed: {{fields}}',
+    checkingProfile: 'Checking seafarer profile…',
   },
 
   profileSections: {
@@ -311,10 +313,30 @@ export const en = {
     verified: 'Verified',
     unverified: 'Unverified',
     tabs: {
+      personal: 'Personal',
       profile: 'Profile',
+      address: 'Address',
+      operations: 'Operations',
       security: 'Security',
       preferences: 'Preferences',
     },
+    maritimeSection: {
+      title: 'Maritime Profile',
+      subtitle: 'Your professional maritime details',
+      noProfile: 'No profile found. Complete your profile setup first.',
+      save: 'Save Profile',
+    },
+    addressSection: {
+      title: 'Address & Contact',
+      subtitle: 'Your identity documents, contact details and emergency contact',
+      save: 'Save Address',
+    },
+    addressSaved: 'Address saved',
+    nameMismatch: 'Profile name must match the name in the Personal tab.',
+    languageFull: {
+      en: 'English (United States)',
+      am: 'Amharic',
+    },
     personalHint: 'Your name as it appears on official EMA documents.',
     languageTitle: 'Language',
     languageHint: 'Choose the language used across the EMA portal.',
@@ -369,6 +391,35 @@ export const en = {
     },
   },
 
+  profileForm: {
+    placeholders: {
+      firstName: 'Enter first name',
+      middleName: 'Enter middle name',
+      lastName: 'Enter last name',
+      pob: 'City, Region',
+    },
+    genders: {
+      MALE: 'Male',
+      FEMALE: 'Female',
+    },
+    maritalStatuses: {
+      SINGLE: 'Single',
+      MARRIED: 'Married',
+      DIVORCED: 'Divorced',
+      WIDOWED: 'Widowed',
+    },
+    validation: {
+      professionRequired: 'Select your profession',
+      firstNameMin: 'First name must be at least 3 characters',
+      middleNameMin: 'Middle name must be at least 3 characters',
+      lastNameMin: 'Last name must be at least 3 characters',
+      genderRequired: 'Select your gender',
+      dobRequired: 'Select your date of birth',
+      maritalStatusRequired: 'Select your marital status',
+      nameParts: 'Enter your first, middle, and last name',
+    },
+  },
+
   country: {
     select: 'Select a country',
     notFound: 'No countries found',