diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/MyDashboardPage.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/MyDashboardPage.tsx
index 93effd4..8cdd454 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/MyDashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/MyDashboardPage.tsx
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export default function MyDashboardPage(props: Props) {
       description: 'Fill profile and portfolio sections, upload required documents, then submit for verification.',
     };
   });
-  const showVerificationPrompt = createMemo(() => verificationStatus() !== 'APPROVED');
+  const showVerificationPrompt = createMemo(() => !['APPROVED', 'COMPLETED'].includes(verificationStatus()));
   const showPortfolioCta = createMemo(() => PROFESSIONAL_ROLE_SET.has(props.roleKey) || props.roleKey === 'JOB_SEEKER');
 
   const getEffectiveRole = (): RoleKey => {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ export default function MyDashboardPage(props: Props) {
           statusLabel={verificationStatus().replace(/_/g, ' ')}
           statusColor="#B7791F"
           locked={verificationStatus() === 'UNDER_REVIEW' || verificationStatus() === 'PENDING'}
-          approved={verificationStatus() === 'APPROVED'}
+          approved={['APPROVED', 'COMPLETED'].includes(verificationStatus())}
           missingBasicLabels={missingBasicLabels()}
           missingDocLabels={missingDocLabels()}
           missingPortfolioLabels={missingPortfolioLabels()}
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
index 110a388..5119183 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -716,6 +716,27 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
       }
     }
 
+    if (props.roleKey === "JOB_SEEKER") {
+      try {
+        const docsRes = await apiFetch("/api/jobseeker/profile/documents");
+        if (docsRes.ok) {
+          const docsPayload = await docsRes.json().catch(() => ({}));
+          const docs = Array.isArray(docsPayload?.data) ? docsPayload.data : [];
+          const savedDocs: Record<string, string> = {};
+          for (const doc of docs) {
+            const key = String(doc?.document_type || "").trim();
+            const url = String(doc?.file_url || "").trim();
+            if (key && url) savedDocs[key] = url;
+          }
+          if (Object.keys(savedDocs).length > 0) {
+            setDocUrls((prev) => ({ ...savedDocs, ...prev }));
+          }
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // Best-effort rehydration only.
+      }
+    }
+
     if (statusRes.ok) {
       const s = await statusRes.json();
       const nextStatus = String(s.status ?? "NOT_SUBMITTED");
@@ -1262,6 +1283,10 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                                 const url = result?.url ?? result?.file_url ?? result?.path ?? String(result);
                                 setDocUrls(prev => ({ ...prev, [doc.key]: url }));
                                 setDocUploadErrors(prev => ({ ...prev, [doc.key]: "" }));
+                                await request("/api/profile", {
+                                  method: "PATCH",
+                                  body: { roleKey: props.roleKey, profile_data: { ...form(), ...docUrls(), [doc.key]: url } },
+                                });
                               } catch (err: any) {
                                 setDocUploadErrors(prev => ({ ...prev, [doc.key]: err.message ?? "Upload failed" }));
                               }
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/VerificationStatusPage.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/VerificationStatusPage.tsx
index c639a85..e64f277 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/VerificationStatusPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/VerificationStatusPage.tsx
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ const STATUS_CONFIG: Record<string, {
     border: '#6EE7B7',
     description: 'Your profile has been verified and approved. You now have full access to the platform.',
   },
+  COMPLETED: {
+    emoji: '✅',
+    label: 'Approved',
+    color: '#065F46',
+    bg: '#ECFDF5',
+    border: '#6EE7B7',
+    description: 'Your profile has been verified and approved. You now have full access to the platform.',
+  },
   REJECTED: {
     emoji: '❌',
     label: 'Rejected',
@@ -116,6 +124,7 @@ function stepIndex(status: string): number {
     case 'UNDER_REVIEW': return 2;
     case 'DOCUMENTS_REQUESTED':
     case 'REVISION_REQUESTED': return 2;
+    case 'COMPLETED':
     case 'APPROVED': return 4;
     default: return 1;
   }
@@ -353,7 +362,7 @@ export default function VerificationStatusPage(props: Props) {
           </Show>
 
           {/* Progress timeline */}
-          <Show when={status() !== 'APPROVED'}>
+          <Show when={!['APPROVED', 'COMPLETED'].includes(status())}>
             <div style={{ ...CARD, 'margin-bottom': '16px' }}>
               <p style={{ margin: '0 0 14px', 'font-size': '14px', 'font-weight': '700', color: '#111827' }}>
                 Verification Progress
@@ -422,7 +431,7 @@ export default function VerificationStatusPage(props: Props) {
             </p>
           </Show>
 
-          <Show when={status() === 'APPROVED'}>
+          <Show when={['APPROVED', 'COMPLETED'].includes(status())}>
             <div style={{ ...CARD, background: '#ECFDF5', border: '1px solid #6EE7B7', 'text-align': 'center', padding: '32px' }}>
               <p style={{ margin: '0', 'font-size': '48px' }}>🎉</p>
               <p style={{ margin: '12px 0 4px', 'font-size': '20px', 'font-weight': '800', color: '#065F46' }}>
@@ -539,7 +548,7 @@ export default function VerificationStatusPage(props: Props) {
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </Show>
-                <Show when={status() === 'APPROVED'}>
+                <Show when={['APPROVED', 'COMPLETED'].includes(status())}>
                   <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '12px', 'align-items': 'flex-start' }}>
                     <div style={{ width: '8px', height: '8px', 'border-radius': '50%', background: '#10B981', 'margin-top': '6px', 'flex-shrink': '0' }} />
                     <div>
diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
index a5e1764..eea9c85 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ function mergeSidebar(
   }
 
   const status = String(verificationStatus || "").toUpperCase();
-  const approved = status === "APPROVED";
+  const approved = status === "APPROVED" || status === "COMPLETED";
   if (!approved && status) {
     // Once a role's verification wizard is enabled (admin-configurable, see
     // OnboardingSchemaEditor), My Profile / My Portfolio move inside the
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ export default function RuntimeDashboardPage() {
               roleKey={role()}
               userName={userName()}
               isAdmin={isAdmin()}
-              verificationApproved={String(effectiveVerificationStatus() || '').toUpperCase() === 'APPROVED'}
+              verificationApproved={["APPROVED", "COMPLETED"].includes(String(effectiveVerificationStatus() || '').toUpperCase())}
             >
               <Switch>
                 <Match when={activeSidebarKey() === "my dashboard"}>