diff --git a/.app.pid b/.app.pid
index cdfc4e6..56bffbf 100644
--- a/.app.pid
+++ b/.app.pid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-267794
+268711
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileSettings.tsx b/src/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
index 501140f..a21008b 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileSettings.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import {
   Zap,
   RefreshCw,
   AlertCircle,
-  Server
+  Server,
+  ShieldCheck
 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 interface ProfileSettingsProps {
@@ -345,6 +346,105 @@ export const ProfileSettings: React.FC<ProfileSettingsProps> = ({
           </div>
         </div>
 
+        {/* Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Legal Self-Identification Declarations */}
+        <div className="lg:col-span-3 p-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 shadow-xl space-y-4">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between pb-3 border-b border-slate-800">
+            <h3 className="text-sm font-bold text-white flex items-center gap-2">
+              <ShieldCheck className="w-4 h-4 text-emerald-400" /> Voluntary EEO, Veteran, Disability & Legal Declarations
+            </h3>
+            <span className="text-[10px] text-slate-400 font-mono">Used for Auto-Filling Application Questions</span>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-4 text-xs">
+            
+            {/* Veteran Status */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Veteran Status</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.veteranStatus || 'NOT_VETERAN'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, veteranStatus: e.target.value })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="NOT_VETERAN">I am not a protected veteran</option>
+                <option value="PROTECTED_VETERAN">I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran</option>
+                <option value="PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY">I decline to disclose / Prefer not to say</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Disability Status */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Disability Status</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.disabilityStatus || 'NO_DISABILITY'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, disabilityStatus: e.target.value })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="NO_DISABILITY">No, I do not have a disability</option>
+                <option value="YES_DISABILITY">Yes, I have a disability (or previously had a disability)</option>
+                <option value="PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY">I decline to disclose / Prefer not to say</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Work Authorization */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Work Authorization</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.workAuthorization || 'US_CITIZEN'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, workAuthorization: e.target.value })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="US_CITIZEN">US Citizen / Authorized to work for any employer</option>
+                <option value="PERMANENT_RESIDENT">Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)</option>
+                <option value="VISA_SPONSORSHIP_REQUIRED">Require Visa Sponsorship</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Visa Sponsorship Question */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Will you now or in the future require visa sponsorship?</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.requiresSponsorshipNowOrFuture ? 'YES' : 'NO'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, requiresSponsorshipNowOrFuture: e.target.value === 'YES' })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="NO">No</option>
+                <option value="YES">Yes</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Security Clearance Level */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Security Clearance Level</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.clearanceLevel || 'NONE'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, clearanceLevel: e.target.value })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="NONE">None / Not Active</option>
+                <option value="SECRET">Secret Clearance</option>
+                <option value="TOP_SECRET">Top Secret (TS)</option>
+                <option value="TS_SCI">TS/SCI</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Gender */}
+            <div>
+              <label className="block font-semibold text-slate-300 mb-1">Gender Identification</label>
+              <select
+                value={profile.eeoDeclarations?.gender || 'MALE'}
+                onChange={(e) => handleUpdateField('eeoDeclarations', { ...profile.eeoDeclarations, gender: e.target.value })}
+                className="w-full px-3 py-2 rounded-xl bg-slate-950 border border-slate-800 text-slate-200 focus:outline-none focus:border-indigo-500"
+              >
+                <option value="MALE">Male</option>
+                <option value="FEMALE">Female</option>
+                <option value="NON_BINARY">Non-Binary / Other</option>
+                <option value="PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY">I decline to disclose</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
+
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
         {/* Master Professional Summary & Technical Skills */}
         <div className="lg:col-span-2 p-6 rounded-2xl bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 shadow-xl space-y-5">
           
diff --git a/src/components/WalkthroughTailor.tsx b/src/components/WalkthroughTailor.tsx
index 96ff69b..2380e35 100644
--- a/src/components/WalkthroughTailor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WalkthroughTailor.tsx
@@ -67,9 +67,12 @@ export const WalkthroughTailor: React.FC<WalkthroughTailorProps> = ({
     fullName: userProfile.fullName || 'David Kifer',
     email: userProfile.email || 'dkifer19@gmail.com',
     phone: userProfile.phone || '(555) 019-2831',
-    linkedin: userProfile.linkedin || 'https://linkedin.com/in/david-kifer',
-    yearsExperience: '8+ Years',
-    workAuthorization: 'US Citizen / Authorized',
+    linkedin: userProfile.linkedinUrl || 'https://linkedin.com/in/david-kifer',
+    yearsExperience: '10+ Years',
+    workAuthorization: userProfile.eeoDeclarations?.workAuthorization || 'US Citizen / Authorized',
+    veteranStatus: userProfile.eeoDeclarations?.veteranStatus === 'PROTECTED_VETERAN' ? 'Protected Veteran' : 'Not a Veteran',
+    disabilityStatus: userProfile.eeoDeclarations?.disabilityStatus === 'YES_DISABILITY' ? 'Yes, Disability' : 'No Disability',
+    clearanceLevel: userProfile.eeoDeclarations?.clearanceLevel || 'None',
     tailoredBulletsText: '',
     customCoverLetterText: ''
   });
@@ -525,6 +528,26 @@ export const WalkthroughTailor: React.FC<WalkthroughTailorProps> = ({
                       className="w-full bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-slate-100 focus:border-amber-400 focus:outline-none"
                     />
                   </div>
+
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-slate-400 mb-1 font-semibold">Veteran Status Declaration</label>
+                    <input
+                      type="text"
+                      value={surfingFormData.veteranStatus}
+                      onChange={(e) => setSurfingFormData({ ...surfingFormData, veteranStatus: e.target.value })}
+                      className="w-full bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-slate-100 focus:border-amber-400 focus:outline-none"
+                    />
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div>
+                    <label className="block text-slate-400 mb-1 font-semibold">Disability Status Declaration</label>
+                    <input
+                      type="text"
+                      value={surfingFormData.disabilityStatus}
+                      onChange={(e) => setSurfingFormData({ ...surfingFormData, disabilityStatus: e.target.value })}
+                      className="w-full bg-slate-900 border border-slate-800 rounded-xl px-3 py-2 text-slate-100 focus:border-amber-400 focus:outline-none"
+                    />
+                  </div>
                 </div>
 
                 <div>
diff --git a/src/data/mockData.ts b/src/data/mockData.ts
index 0de50b4..e7f6d27 100644
--- a/src/data/mockData.ts
+++ b/src/data/mockData.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ export const INITIAL_USER_PROFILE: UserProfile = {
   experience: [],
   skills: [],
   education: [],
+  eeoDeclarations: {
+    veteranStatus: 'NOT_VETERAN',
+    disabilityStatus: 'NO_DISABILITY',
+    gender: 'MALE',
+    ethnicity: 'WHITE',
+    workAuthorization: 'US_CITIZEN',
+    requiresSponsorshipNowOrFuture: false,
+    clearanceLevel: 'NONE'
+  },
   autoApplyCriteria: {
     enabled: false,
     targetRoles: [],
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index c303e9d..b8e2203 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,16 @@ export interface UserProfile {
     year: string;
   }[];
   
-  // Autonomous settings
+  // Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Legal Declarations
+  eeoDeclarations?: {
+    veteranStatus: 'NOT_VETERAN' | 'PROTECTED_VETERAN' | 'PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY';
+    disabilityStatus: 'NO_DISABILITY' | 'YES_DISABILITY' | 'PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY';
+    gender: 'MALE' | 'FEMALE' | 'NON_BINARY' | 'PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY';
+    ethnicity: 'WHITE' | 'HISPANIC' | 'BLACK' | 'ASIAN' | 'TWO_OR_MORE' | 'PREFER_NOT_TO_SAY';
+    workAuthorization: 'US_CITIZEN' | 'PERMANENT_RESIDENT' | 'VISA_SPONSORSHIP_REQUIRED' | 'NEED_SPONSORSHIP';
+    requiresSponsorshipNowOrFuture: boolean;
+    clearanceLevel?: 'NONE' | 'SECRET' | 'TOP_SECRET' | 'TS_SCI';
+  };
   autoApplyCriteria: {
     enabled: boolean;
     targetRoles: string[];