diff --git a/src/components/DashboardShell.tsx b/src/components/DashboardShell.tsx
index cffdfbf..683f512 100644
--- a/src/components/DashboardShell.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DashboardShell.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ interface Props {
   roleKey: string;
   userName?: string;
   isAdmin?: boolean;
+  /** Shows a checkmark on the Verification nav item once the profile is approved. */
+  verificationApproved?: boolean;
   children: JSX.Element;
 }
 
@@ -196,6 +198,9 @@ export default function DashboardShell(props: Props) {
                     <SidebarIcon label={item} />
                   </span>
                   {titleCase(item)}
+                  <Show when={props.verificationApproved && item.toLowerCase() === "verification"}>
+                    <span style={{ "margin-left": "auto", color: "#10B981", "font-weight": "700" }}>✓</span>
+                  </Show>
                 </button>
               );
             }}
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
index 1cb50c1..110a388 100644
--- a/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/ProfilePage.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import {
   type BasicField,
   type DocField,
 } from "~/lib/profile-fields-config";
+import { fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole } from "~/lib/runtime/storage";
+import RoleWizard from "~/components/dashboard/RoleWizard";
 
 // The K8s ingress routes /api/* directly to the Rust gateway service in
 // production — there is no /api/gateway rewrite layer, so paths below are
@@ -566,8 +568,32 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
   const [wizardSubmitMsg, setWizardSubmitMsg] = createSignal("");
   const [wizardSubmitSuccess, setWizardSubmitSuccess] = createSignal(false);
 
+  // ── Runtime onboarding config: wizard-vs-tabs + per-field post-approval lock ──
+  // Admin-configurable via the Onboarding Schema Editor (onboarding_configs
+  // table) — nothing here is hardcoded per role.
+  const [wizardEnabled, setWizardEnabled] = createSignal(false);
+  const [lockedFieldIds, setLockedFieldIds] = createSignal<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
   const isCompany = () => props.roleKey === "COMPANY";
 
+  const rolePrefix = () =>
+    props.roleKey === "JOB_SEEKER"
+      ? "jobseeker"
+      : props.roleKey === "COMPANY"
+        ? "companies"
+        : props.roleKey.toLowerCase().replace(/_/g, "-") + "s";
+
+  // Statuses during which the guided wizard (rather than free-form tabs)
+  // should be shown: first-time setup, or the admin sent it back for fixes.
+  const WIZARD_STATUSES = ["NOT_SUBMITTED", "DOCUMENTS_REQUESTED", "REVISION_REQUESTED", "REJECTED"];
+  const showWizard = () => wizardEnabled() && WIZARD_STATUSES.includes(verificationStatus());
+
+  // A field is permanently locked once the profile has ever been approved,
+  // if the active onboarding schema marked it lockAfterApproval — enforced
+  // server-side too (apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs), this just keeps
+  // the UI honest about it.
+  const fieldLocked = (key: string) => isLocked() || (verificationStatus() === "APPROVED" && lockedFieldIds().has(key));
+
   const requiresPortfolio = () => props.roleKey === "JOB_SEEKER" || Boolean(PORTFOLIO_PREFIX[props.roleKey]);
 
   const refreshPortfolioSubmission = async (): Promise<string[]> => {
@@ -651,6 +677,18 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
 
   // Load saved profile + verification status on mount
   onMount(async () => {
+    void fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole(props.roleKey).then((cfg) => {
+      if (!cfg) return;
+      setWizardEnabled(Boolean(cfg.enableWizardFlow));
+      const locked = new Set<string>();
+      for (const step of cfg.steps) {
+        for (const field of step.fields) {
+          if (field.lockAfterApproval) locked.add(field.id);
+        }
+      }
+      setLockedFieldIds(locked);
+    });
+
     const [profileRes, statusRes] = await Promise.all([
       apiFetch(`/api/profile?roleKey=${props.roleKey}`),
       apiFetch(`/api/me/verification-status?roleKey=${props.roleKey}`),
@@ -956,7 +994,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
 
   return (
     <div style={{ "max-width": "760px" }}>
-      <Show when={!isCompany()} fallback={<CompanyWizard
+      <Show when={!(isCompany() && showWizard())} fallback={<CompanyWizard
         wizardStep={wizardStep}
         setWizardStep={setWizardStep}
         wizardDocs={wizardDocs}
@@ -981,6 +1019,19 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
           setWizardSubmitSuccess(false);
         }}
       />}>
+      <Show
+        when={!showWizard()}
+        fallback={
+          <RoleWizard
+            roleKey={props.roleKey}
+            rolePrefix={rolePrefix()}
+            onSubmitted={(status) => {
+              setVerificationStatus(status);
+              props.onVerificationStatusChange?.(status);
+            }}
+          />
+        }
+      >
       <Show when={submitMsg()}>
         <div
           style={{
@@ -1095,7 +1146,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                       <Match when={field.type === "textarea"}>
                         <textarea
                           rows={3}
-                          disabled={isLocked()}
+                          disabled={fieldLocked(field.key)}
                           value={form()[field.key] ?? ""}
                           onInput={(e) => setField(field.key, e.currentTarget.value)}
                           style={{
@@ -1103,16 +1154,16 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                             height: "auto",
                             padding: "10px 12px",
                             resize: "vertical",
-                            opacity: isLocked() ? "0.6" : "1",
+                            opacity: fieldLocked(field.key) ? "0.6" : "1",
                           }}
                         />
                       </Match>
                       <Match when={field.type === "select"}>
                         <select
-                          disabled={isLocked()}
+                          disabled={fieldLocked(field.key)}
                           value={form()[field.key] ?? ""}
                           onChange={(e) => setField(field.key, e.currentTarget.value)}
-                          style={{ ...INPUT, opacity: isLocked() ? "0.6" : "1" }}
+                          style={{ ...INPUT, opacity: fieldLocked(field.key) ? "0.6" : "1" }}
                         >
                           <option value="">Select…</option>
                           <For each={field.options ?? []}>
@@ -1123,14 +1174,19 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                       <Match when={true}>
                         <input
                           type={field.type ?? "text"}
-                          disabled={isLocked()}
+                          disabled={fieldLocked(field.key)}
                           value={form()[field.key] ?? ""}
                           onInput={(e) => setField(field.key, e.currentTarget.value)}
-                          style={{ ...INPUT, opacity: isLocked() ? "0.6" : "1" }}
+                          style={{ ...INPUT, opacity: fieldLocked(field.key) ? "0.6" : "1" }}
                         />
                       </Match>
                     </Switch>
                     {fieldNote(field.key, field.label, !!field.required, field.type)}
+                    <Show when={verificationStatus() === "APPROVED" && lockedFieldIds().has(field.key)}>
+                      <p style={{ margin: "4px 0 0", "font-size": "11px", color: "#9CA3AF" }}>
+                        Locked after verification.
+                      </p>
+                    </Show>
                   </div>
                 )}
               </For>
@@ -1189,7 +1245,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                             type="file"
                             id={`file-${doc.key}`}
                             style={{ display: "none" }}
-                            disabled={isLocked()}
+                            disabled={fieldLocked(doc.key)}
                             onChange={async (e) => {
                               const file = e.currentTarget.files?.[0];
                               if (!file) return;
@@ -1218,8 +1274,8 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                               display: "inline-flex",
                               "align-items": "center",
                               "line-height": "1",
-                              opacity: isLocked() ? "0.5" : "1",
-                              cursor: isLocked() ? "not-allowed" : "pointer",
+                              opacity: fieldLocked(doc.key) ? "0.5" : "1",
+                              cursor: fieldLocked(doc.key) ? "not-allowed" : "pointer",
                             }}
                           >
                             Choose File
@@ -1243,7 +1299,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
                         >
                           ✓ Uploaded
                         </span>
-                        <Show when={!isLocked()}>
+                        <Show when={!fieldLocked(doc.key)}>
                           <button
                             type="button"
                             onClick={() => {
@@ -1348,6 +1404,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage(props: Props) {
         </div>
       </Show>
       </Show>
+      </Show>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/RoleWizard.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/RoleWizard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4911612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/RoleWizard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+/**
+ * RoleWizard — schema-driven verification wizard, generalized from the
+ * COMPANY-only 3-step wizard that used to live inline in ProfilePage.tsx.
+ * Steps/fields/lock-after-approval flags come from the role's active
+ * onboarding_configs schema (admin-editable via the Onboarding Schema Editor),
+ * fetched through fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole() — nothing here is
+ * per-role-hardcoded.
+ *
+ * COMPANY keeps using the separate CompanyWizard component (still in
+ * ProfilePage.tsx) since its documents step submits via a dedicated bulk
+ * multipart endpoint (submitCompanyProfileWithDocuments) rather than the
+ * per-file immediate-upload flow every other role's document endpoints use.
+ */
+import { For, Match, Show, Switch, createMemo, createSignal, onMount } from "solid-js";
+import { CARD, BTN_GHOST, INPUT, LABEL, BTN_PRIMARY } from "~/components/DashboardShell";
+import { request, uploadDocument } from "~/lib/api";
+import { updateJobSeekerCustomData } from "~/lib/job-seeker-custom-data";
+import { fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole } from "~/lib/runtime/storage";
+import type { RuntimeOnboardingConfig, RuntimeOnboardingField, RuntimeOnboardingStep } from "~/lib/runtime/types";
+
+interface Props {
+  roleKey: string;
+  rolePrefix: string; // e.g. "jobseeker", "photographers" — matches the role's document-upload API path
+  onSubmitted: (status: string) => void;
+}
+
+function fieldRequired(field: RuntimeOnboardingField): boolean {
+  return Boolean(field.required);
+}
+
+export default function RoleWizard(props: Props) {
+  const [config, setConfig] = createSignal<RuntimeOnboardingConfig | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = createSignal(true);
+  const [wizardStep, setWizardStep] = createSignal(0);
+  const [form, setForm] = createSignal<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [docUrls, setDocUrls] = createSignal<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [docErrors, setDocErrors] = createSignal<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [docUploading, setDocUploading] = createSignal<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [portfolioForm, setPortfolioForm] = createSignal<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = createSignal(false);
+  const [submitMsg, setSubmitMsg] = createSignal("");
+  const [submitSuccess, setSubmitSuccess] = createSignal(false);
+
+  onMount(async () => {
+    const cfg = await fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole(props.roleKey);
+    setConfig(cfg);
+    setLoading(false);
+  });
+
+  const steps = createMemo<RuntimeOnboardingStep[]>(() => config()?.steps ?? []);
+  const currentStep = createMemo(() => steps()[wizardStep()]);
+
+  const setField = (key: string, val: string) => setForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: val }));
+  const setPortfolioField = (key: string, val: string) => setPortfolioForm((prev) => ({ ...prev, [key]: val }));
+
+  const stepIsComplete = (step: RuntimeOnboardingStep | undefined): boolean => {
+    if (!step) return true;
+    if (step.type === "documents") {
+      return step.fields.filter(fieldRequired).every((f) => Boolean(docUrls()[f.id]));
+    }
+    if (step.type === "portfolio") {
+      return step.fields.filter(fieldRequired).every((f) => String(portfolioForm()[f.id] ?? "").trim().length > 0);
+    }
+    if (step.type === "review") return true;
+    // basic
+    return step.fields.filter(fieldRequired).every((f) => String(form()[f.id] ?? "").trim().length > 0);
+  };
+
+  const canAdvance = createMemo(() => stepIsComplete(currentStep()));
+
+  const handleFileSelect = async (field: RuntimeOnboardingField, file: File) => {
+    setDocUploading((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.id]: true }));
+    setDocErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.id]: "" }));
+    try {
+      const result = await uploadDocument(props.rolePrefix, file, field.id);
+      const url = result?.url ?? result?.file_url ?? result?.path ?? result?.file_name ?? "uploaded";
+      setDocUrls((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.id]: url }));
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setDocErrors((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.id]: err?.message ?? "Upload failed" }));
+    } finally {
+      setDocUploading((prev) => ({ ...prev, [field.id]: false }));
+    }
+  };
+
+  const savePortfolio = async () => {
+    const model = config()?.portfolioModel;
+    if (!model || model === "none") return;
+    if (model === "custom_data") {
+      await updateJobSeekerCustomData((current) => ({ ...current, job_seeker_portfolio: portfolioForm() }));
+    } else if (model === "professional") {
+      await request("/api/profile", {
+        method: "PATCH",
+        body: { roleKey: props.roleKey, profile_data: portfolioForm() },
+      }).catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleSubmit = async () => {
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    setSubmitMsg("");
+    try {
+      await savePortfolio();
+      const profile_data = { ...form(), ...docUrls() };
+      await request("/api/profile", { method: "PATCH", body: { roleKey: props.roleKey, profile_data } });
+      const { status } = await request("/api/profile/submit-for-verification", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: { roleKey: props.roleKey, profile_data },
+      });
+      if (status === 200 || status === 201) {
+        setSubmitSuccess(true);
+        props.onSubmitted("PENDING");
+      }
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      setSubmitMsg(err?.message || "Submission failed. Please try again.");
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const fieldNote = (field: RuntimeOnboardingField) => null;
+
+  return (
+    <Show when={!loading()} fallback={<p style={{ "font-size": "13px", color: "#6B7280" }}>Loading...</p>}>
+      <Show
+        when={config() && steps().length > 0}
+        fallback={
+          <p style={{ "font-size": "13px", color: "#6B7280" }}>
+            No verification wizard is configured for this role yet.
+          </p>
+        }
+      >
+        <div>
+          <Show when={submitSuccess()}>
+            <div style={{ ...CARD, "margin-bottom": "16px", padding: "24px", background: "#ECFDF5", border: "1px solid #6EE7B7", "text-align": "center" }}>
+              <div style={{ "font-size": "36px", "margin-bottom": "8px" }}>✓</div>
+              <h3 style={{ margin: "0 0 8px", "font-size": "18px", color: "#065F46" }}>Submitted!</h3>
+              <p style={{ margin: "0 0 16px", "font-size": "13px", color: "#065F46" }}>
+                We'll review your profile and notify you once it's checked.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </Show>
+
+          <Show when={!submitSuccess()}>
+            {/* ── Stepper ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+            <div style={{ display: "flex", "align-items": "center", gap: "8px", "margin-bottom": "24px" }}>
+              <For each={steps()}>
+                {(step, i) => (
+                  <>
+                    <div
+                      style={{
+                        width: "32px", height: "32px", "border-radius": "50%",
+                        display: "flex", "align-items": "center", "justify-content": "center",
+                        "font-weight": "700", "font-size": "14px",
+                        background: wizardStep() === i() ? "#FF5E13" : wizardStep() > i() ? "#FFF" : "#F3F4F6",
+                        color: wizardStep() === i() ? "#FFF" : wizardStep() > i() ? "#FF5E13" : "#9CA3AF",
+                        border: wizardStep() >= i() ? "2px solid #FF5E13" : "2px solid #E5E7EB",
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {wizardStep() > i() ? "✓" : i() + 1}
+                    </div>
+                    <Show when={i() < steps().length - 1}>
+                      <div style={{ flex: 1, height: "2px", background: wizardStep() > i() ? "#FF5E13" : "#E5E7EB" }} />
+                    </Show>
+                  </>
+                )}
+              </For>
+            </div>
+            <p style={{ "font-size": "13px", color: "#6B7280", "margin-bottom": "16px" }}>
+              Step {wizardStep() + 1} of {steps().length} — {currentStep()?.title}
+            </p>
+
+            <div style={CARD}>
+              {/* ── basic ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+              <Show when={currentStep()?.type === "basic" || !currentStep()?.type}>
+                <div style={{ display: "grid", "grid-template-columns": "1fr 1fr", gap: "10px" }}>
+                  <For each={currentStep()?.fields ?? []}>
+                    {(field) => (
+                      <div style={{ "grid-column": field.type === "textarea" ? "span 2" : "span 1" }}>
+                        <label style={LABEL}>
+                          {field.label}
+                          <Show when={field.required}><span style={{ color: "#EF4444" }}> *</span></Show>
+                        </label>
+                        <Switch>
+                          <Match when={field.type === "textarea"}>
+                            <textarea
+                              rows={3}
+                              value={form()[field.id] ?? ""}
+                              onInput={(e) => setField(field.id, e.currentTarget.value)}
+                              style={{ ...INPUT, height: "auto", padding: "10px 12px", resize: "vertical" }}
+                            />
+                          </Match>
+                          <Match when={field.type === "select"}>
+                            <select value={form()[field.id] ?? ""} onChange={(e) => setField(field.id, e.currentTarget.value)} style={{ ...INPUT }}>
+                              <option value="">Select…</option>
+                              <For each={field.options ?? []}>{(opt) => <option value={opt.value}>{opt.label}</option>}</For>
+                            </select>
+                          </Match>
+                          <Match when={true}>
+                            <input
+                              type={field.type ?? "text"}
+                              value={form()[field.id] ?? ""}
+                              onInput={(e) => setField(field.id, e.currentTarget.value)}
+                              style={{ ...INPUT }}
+                            />
+                          </Match>
+                        </Switch>
+                        {fieldNote(field)}
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </For>
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+
+              {/* ── documents ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+              <Show when={currentStep()?.type === "documents"}>
+                <div style={{ display: "flex", "flex-direction": "column", gap: "16px" }}>
+                  <For each={currentStep()?.fields ?? []}>
+                    {(field) => (
+                      <div style={{ border: "1px dashed #E5E7EB", "border-radius": "10px", padding: "16px" }}>
+                        <p style={{ margin: "0", "font-size": "13px", "font-weight": "700", color: "#111827" }}>
+                          {field.label}
+                          <Show when={field.required}><span style={{ color: "#EF4444" }}> *</span></Show>
+                        </p>
+                        <Show when={field.helperText}>
+                          <p style={{ margin: "2px 0 10px", "font-size": "11px", color: "#9CA3AF" }}>{field.helperText}</p>
+                        </Show>
+                        <Show
+                          when={docUrls()[field.id]}
+                          fallback={
+                            <div style={{ display: "flex", "align-items": "center", gap: "10px" }}>
+                              <input
+                                type="file"
+                                id={`rw-file-${field.id}`}
+                                style={{ display: "none" }}
+                                disabled={docUploading()[field.id]}
+                                onChange={(e) => {
+                                  const file = e.currentTarget.files?.[0];
+                                  if (file) void handleFileSelect(field, file);
+                                  e.currentTarget.value = "";
+                                }}
+                              />
+                              <label for={`rw-file-${field.id}`} style={{ ...BTN_GHOST, display: "inline-flex", "align-items": "center", "line-height": "1", cursor: "pointer" }}>
+                                {docUploading()[field.id] ? "Uploading…" : "Choose File"}
+                              </label>
+                              <span style={{ "font-size": "12px", color: "#9CA3AF" }}>No file chosen</span>
+                            </div>
+                          }
+                        >
+                          <span style={{ "font-size": "12px", "font-weight": "600", color: "#10B981", background: "#ECFDF5", padding: "4px 10px", "border-radius": "6px" }}>
+                            ✓ Uploaded
+                          </span>
+                        </Show>
+                        <Show when={docErrors()[field.id]}>
+                          <p style={{ margin: "4px 0 0", "font-size": "11px", color: "#EF4444" }}>{docErrors()[field.id]}</p>
+                        </Show>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </For>
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+
+              {/* ── portfolio ─────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+              <Show when={currentStep()?.type === "portfolio"}>
+                <div style={{ display: "grid", gap: "10px" }}>
+                  <For each={currentStep()?.fields ?? []}>
+                    {(field) => (
+                      <div>
+                        <label style={LABEL}>
+                          {field.label}
+                          <Show when={field.required}><span style={{ color: "#EF4444" }}> *</span></Show>
+                        </label>
+                        <textarea
+                          rows={3}
+                          value={portfolioForm()[field.id] ?? ""}
+                          onInput={(e) => setPortfolioField(field.id, e.currentTarget.value)}
+                          style={{ ...INPUT, height: "auto", padding: "10px 12px", resize: "vertical" }}
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </For>
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+
+              {/* ── review ────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+              <Show when={currentStep()?.type === "review"}>
+                <div style={{ padding: "16px", background: "#F9FAFB", "border-radius": "8px" }}>
+                  <For each={steps().filter((s) => s.type !== "review")}>
+                    {(step) => (
+                      <div style={{ "margin-bottom": "12px" }}>
+                        <p style={{ margin: "0 0 4px", "font-size": "12px", "font-weight": "700", color: "#111827" }}>{step.title}</p>
+                        <For each={step.fields}>
+                          {(field) => {
+                            const value = step.type === "documents"
+                              ? (docUrls()[field.id] ? "Uploaded" : "—")
+                              : step.type === "portfolio"
+                                ? (portfolioForm()[field.id] || "—")
+                                : (form()[field.id] || "—");
+                            return (
+                              <p style={{ margin: "2px 0", "font-size": "12px", color: "#374151" }}>
+                                <strong>{field.label}:</strong> {value}
+                              </p>
+                            );
+                          }}
+                        </For>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </For>
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+
+              {/* ── nav buttons ───────────────────────────────────────── */}
+              <div style={{ display: "flex", "justify-content": "space-between", "margin-top": "24px" }}>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setWizardStep((s) => s - 1)}
+                  disabled={wizardStep() === 0}
+                  style={{ ...BTN_GHOST, opacity: wizardStep() === 0 ? 0.5 : 1 }}
+                >
+                  Back
+                </button>
+                <Show
+                  when={wizardStep() < steps().length - 1}
+                  fallback={
+                    <button type="button" onClick={handleSubmit} disabled={submitting()} style={{ ...BTN_PRIMARY, opacity: submitting() ? 0.7 : 1 }}>
+                      {submitting() ? "Submitting..." : "Submit for Verification"}
+                    </button>
+                  }
+                >
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => setWizardStep((s) => s + 1)}
+                    disabled={!canAdvance()}
+                    style={{ ...BTN_PRIMARY, opacity: canAdvance() ? 1 : 0.5 }}
+                  >
+                    Next
+                  </button>
+                </Show>
+              </div>
+
+              <Show when={submitMsg()}>
+                <div style={{ "margin-top": "12px", padding: "10px 14px", background: "#FEF2F2", border: "1px solid #FECACA", color: "#B91C1C", "font-size": "13px", "font-weight": "600", "border-radius": "6px" }}>
+                  {submitMsg()}
+                </div>
+              </Show>
+            </div>
+          </Show>
+        </div>
+      </Show>
+    </Show>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/runtime/storage.ts b/src/lib/runtime/storage.ts
index a61d335..3b18ad6 100644
--- a/src/lib/runtime/storage.ts
+++ b/src/lib/runtime/storage.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,36 @@ export function getRuntimeOnboardingSchema(input: { schemaId?: string; roleKey?:
   return null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fetches a role's active verification-wizard schema from the backend
+ * (GET /api/config/onboarding/by-key/{roleKey}, public, admin-authored via
+ * the Onboarding Schema Editor). Falls back to the localStorage-based
+ * getRuntimeOnboardingSchema() only if the request fails, so the wizard can
+ * still render something during a transient network error.
+ */
+export async function fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole(roleKey: string): Promise<RuntimeOnboardingConfig | null> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`/api/config/onboarding/by-key/${encodeURIComponent(roleKey.toUpperCase())}`, {
+      headers: { Accept: 'application/json' },
+      credentials: 'include',
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return getRuntimeOnboardingSchema({ roleKey });
+    const data = await res.json();
+    const schemaJson = data?.schema_json;
+    if (!schemaJson || !Array.isArray(schemaJson.steps)) return getRuntimeOnboardingSchema({ roleKey });
+    return {
+      schemaId: String(data?.id ?? `${roleKey}_v${data?.version ?? 1}`),
+      roleKey: roleKey.toUpperCase(),
+      version: typeof data?.version === 'number' ? data.version : 1,
+      steps: schemaJson.steps,
+      portfolioModel: schemaJson.portfolioModel,
+      enableWizardFlow: Boolean(schemaJson.enableWizardFlow),
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return getRuntimeOnboardingSchema({ roleKey });
+  }
+}
+
 export function saveOnboardingSubmission(payload: Omit<OnboardingSubmission, 'id' | 'submittedAt'>): OnboardingSubmission {
   const next: OnboardingSubmission = {
     id: crypto.randomUUID(),
diff --git a/src/lib/runtime/types.ts b/src/lib/runtime/types.ts
index 4a84c95..8b3cf83 100644
--- a/src/lib/runtime/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/runtime/types.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export type RuntimeOnboardingField = {
   helperText?: string;
   defaultValue?: string | number | boolean | string[];
   readOnly?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If true, this field (or document) becomes permanently read-only once the
+   * profile's verification status reaches APPROVED — enforced server-side in
+   * apps/users/src/handlers/profile.rs's save_profile, not just in this UI.
+   */
+  lockAfterApproval?: boolean;
   multiple?: boolean;
   options?: RuntimeOption[];
   accept?: string;
@@ -49,19 +55,29 @@ export type RuntimeOnboardingField = {
   visibleWhen?: RuntimeVisibilityCondition[];
 };
 
+export type RuntimeStepType = 'basic' | 'documents' | 'portfolio' | 'review';
+
 export type RuntimeOnboardingStep = {
   id: string;
   title: string;
   description?: string;
+  /** How the wizard should render this step; unrecognized/missing defaults to "basic". */
+  type?: RuntimeStepType;
   visibleWhen?: RuntimeVisibilityCondition[];
   fields: RuntimeOnboardingField[];
 };
 
+export type RuntimePortfolioModel = 'none' | 'custom_data' | 'professional';
+
 export type RuntimeOnboardingConfig = {
   schemaId: string;
   roleKey: string;
   version: number;
   steps: RuntimeOnboardingStep[];
+  /** Which persistence model the portfolio step (if any) should save into. */
+  portfolioModel?: RuntimePortfolioModel;
+  /** Admin-configurable per-role toggle: render the wizard flow, or fall back to legacy tabs. */
+  enableWizardFlow?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type UploadedFileMeta = {
diff --git a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
index b8aaec3..a5e1764 100644
--- a/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/dashboard.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "solid-js";
 import { useNavigate } from "@solidjs/router";
 import { useAuth, RequireAuth, getToken } from "~/lib/auth";
+import { fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole } from "~/lib/runtime/storage";
 import DashboardDesignPreview from "~/components/admin/DashboardDesignPreview";
 import DashboardShell from "~/components/DashboardShell";
 import ProfilePage from "~/components/dashboard/ProfilePage";
@@ -560,7 +561,8 @@ function mergeSidebar(
   _role: RoleKey,
   runtimeSidebar: string[],
   userRoles: string[] = [],
-  verificationStatus?: string
+  verificationStatus?: string,
+  wizardEnabled = false
 ): string[] {
   const base = ROLE_BASED_SIDEBAR[_role] || [];
   const fromRuntime = runtimeSidebar.map((item) => String(item || "").trim()).filter(Boolean);
@@ -580,14 +582,21 @@ function mergeSidebar(
   const status = String(verificationStatus || "").toUpperCase();
   const approved = status === "APPROVED";
   if (!approved && status) {
+    // Once a role's verification wizard is enabled (admin-configurable, see
+    // OnboardingSchemaEditor), My Profile / My Portfolio move inside the
+    // wizard itself and stay hidden from the sidebar until approved — the
+    // wizard is the only way to complete them pre-approval. Roles that
+    // haven't been rolled out to the wizard yet keep the old behavior
+    // (profile/portfolio remain directly accessible) so they aren't left
+    // with no way to fill in their profile at all.
     const restricted = new Set([
-      "my profile",
       "help center",
       "settings",
       "verification",
-        ...(PROFESSIONAL_ROLE_SET.has(_role) || _role === "JOB_SEEKER"
-          ? ["my portfolio", "credits"]
-          : []),
+      ...(wizardEnabled ? [] : ["my profile"]),
+      ...(!wizardEnabled && (PROFESSIONAL_ROLE_SET.has(_role) || _role === "JOB_SEEKER")
+        ? ["my portfolio", "credits"]
+        : []),
     ]);
     merged = merged.filter((item) => restricted.has(item.trim().toLowerCase()));
   }
@@ -742,6 +751,10 @@ export default function RuntimeDashboardPage() {
   });
 
   const [bundle] = createResource(() => role(), loadRoleBundle);
+  const [wizardEnabledForRole] = createResource(
+    () => role(),
+    async (r) => Boolean((await fetchOnboardingSchemaForRole(r))?.enableWizardFlow)
+  );
   const activeSidebarKey = createMemo(() => normalizeSidebarKey(activeSidebar()));
 
   createEffect(() => {
@@ -754,7 +767,13 @@ export default function RuntimeDashboardPage() {
   );
 
   const sidebarItems = createMemo(() =>
-    mergeSidebar(role(), bundle()?.sidebarItems || [], bundle()?.userRoles || [], effectiveVerificationStatus())
+    mergeSidebar(
+      role(),
+      bundle()?.sidebarItems || [],
+      bundle()?.userRoles || [],
+      effectiveVerificationStatus(),
+      wizardEnabledForRole() ?? false
+    )
   );
 
   createEffect(() => {
@@ -833,6 +852,7 @@ export default function RuntimeDashboardPage() {
               roleKey={role()}
               userName={userName()}
               isAdmin={isAdmin()}
+              verificationApproved={String(effectiveVerificationStatus() || '').toUpperCase() === 'APPROVED'}
             >
               <Switch>
                 <Match when={activeSidebarKey() === "my dashboard"}>