diff --git a/backend/user/controller/user-controller.js b/backend/user/controller/user-controller.js
index 01b3d24312..8008244619 100644
--- a/backend/user/controller/user-controller.js
+++ b/backend/user/controller/user-controller.js
@@ -52,11 +52,18 @@ export async function createUser(req, res) {
   try {
     const { username, email, password } = req.body;
     if (username && email && password) {
-      const existingUser = await _findUserByUsernameOrEmail(username, email);
-      if (existingUser) {
+      const existingUsername = await _findUserByUsername(username);
+      if (existingUsername) {
         return res
           .status(409)
-          .json({ message: "username or email already exists" });
+          .json({ message: "username already exists" });
+      }
+
+      const existingEmail = await _findUserByEmail(email);
+      if (existingEmail) {
+        return res
+          .status(409)
+          .json({ message: "email already exists" });
       }
 
       const salt = bcrypt.genSaltSync(10);
@@ -166,6 +173,11 @@ export async function updateUser(req, res) {
         hashedPassword = bcrypt.hashSync(password, salt);
       }
 
+      let isVerified = user.isVerified;
+      if (email && email !== user.email) {
+        isVerified = false;
+      }
+
       const updatedUser = await _updateUserById(
         userId,
         username,
@@ -174,7 +186,9 @@ export async function updateUser(req, res) {
         bio,
         linkedin,
         github,
-        profilePictureUrl
+        profilePictureUrl,
+        isVerified,
+        user.verificationCode,
       );
       return res.status(200).json({
         message: `Updated data for user ${userId}`,
@@ -183,7 +197,7 @@ export async function updateUser(req, res) {
     } else {
       return res.status(400).json({
         message:
-          "No field to update: username and email and password are all missing!",
+          "No field to update!",
       });
     }
   } catch (err) {
@@ -251,7 +265,54 @@ export async function deleteUser(req, res) {
   }
 }
 
-// send email to user
+export async function requestVerificationEmail(req, res) {
+  try {
+    const { email } = req.body;
+    if (email) {
+      const user = await _findUserByEmail(email);
+      if (!user) {
+        return res
+          .status(404)
+          .json({ message: `User not found with email ${email}` });
+      }
+
+      // For email verification, you can generate a random verification code and save it in the database
+      const verificationCode =
+        Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15) +
+        Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15);
+
+      const updatedUser = await _updateUserById(
+        user.id,
+        user.username,
+        user.email,
+        user.password,
+        user.bio,
+        user.linkedin,
+        user.github,
+        user.profilePictureUrl,
+        user.isVerified,
+        verificationCode
+      );
+
+      // Send email to user
+      await sendVerificationEmail(email, user.username, verificationCode);
+
+      return res
+        .status(200)
+        .json({
+          message: `Sent verification email to user ${user.username}`,
+        });
+    } else {
+      return res.status(400).json({ message: "email is missing!" });
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    return res
+      .status(500)
+      .json({ message: "Unknown error when requesting verification email!" });
+  }
+}
+
 export async function verifyUser(req, res) {
   try {
     const { code } = req.query;
@@ -367,7 +428,10 @@ export async function resetPasswordUsingCode(req, res) {
         hashedPassword,
         user.bio,
         user.linkedin,
-        user.github
+        user.github,
+        user.profilePictureUrl,
+        user.isVerified,
+        user.verificationCode
       );
       return res.status(200).json({
         message: `Reset password for user ${user.username}`,
diff --git a/backend/user/model/repository.js b/backend/user/model/repository.js
index 0d1b69caf3..6bebcf3fb8 100644
--- a/backend/user/model/repository.js
+++ b/backend/user/model/repository.js
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ export async function updateUserById(
   bio,
   linkedin,
   github,
-  profilePictureUrl
+  profilePictureUrl,
+  isVerified,
+  verificationCode
 ) {
   return UserModel.findByIdAndUpdate(
     userId,
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ export async function updateUserById(
         linkedin,
         github,
         profilePictureUrl,
+        isVerified,
+        verificationCode
       },
     },
     { new: true } // return the updated user
diff --git a/backend/user/routes/user-routes.js b/backend/user/routes/user-routes.js
index 837bec6977..e461f83b8a 100644
--- a/backend/user/routes/user-routes.js
+++ b/backend/user/routes/user-routes.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   updateUser,
   updateUserPrivilege,
   getFileUrl,
+  requestVerificationEmail,
   verifyUser,
 } from "../controller/user-controller.js";
 import {
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ router.patch(
   updateUserPrivilege
 );
 
+router.post("/request-verification-email", requestVerificationEmail);
+
 router.get("/verify", verifyUser);
 
 router.post("/request-password-reset", requestPasswordReset);
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/user.tsx b/frontend/src/api/user.tsx
index 3715b43468..3b3b46cfc1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/user.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/api/user.tsx
@@ -330,3 +330,44 @@ export const resetPasswordWithCode = async (code: string, password: string) => {
 
   return true;
 };
+
+export const requestVerificationEmail = async (email: string) => {
+  if (!email) {
+    toast.fire({
+      icon: "error",
+      title: "Please provide an email",
+    });
+    return false;
+  }
+  
+  toast.fire({
+    icon: "info",
+    title: "Requesting verification email...",
+  });
+  const response = await fetch(
+    `${NEXT_PUBLIC_IAM_USER_SERVICE}/request-verification-email`,
+    {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ email }),
+    }
+  );
+  const data = await response.json();
+
+  if (response.status !== 200) {
+    toast.fire({
+      icon: "error",
+      title: data.message,
+    });
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  toast.fire({
+    icon: "success",
+    title: "Verification email sent. Please check your email.",
+  });
+
+  return true;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/[id]/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/[id]/page.tsx
index 6d1c0c6236..ebb5efaa0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -29,26 +29,38 @@ const ProfilePage = () => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <div className="mx-auto max-w-3xl my-10 p-4">
+    <div className="mx-auto max-w-xl my-10 p-4">
       <h1 className="text-white font-extrabold text-h1">{user?.username}'s Profile!</h1>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-y-4 mt-4">
-        <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-h3">Profile Age</h2>
-        <span className="text-white font-light text-lg">{calculateAge(user?.createdAt)} days</span>
+        <img src={user?.profilePictureUrl} alt="Profile Picture" className="w-32 h-32 rounded-full mx-auto" />
 
-        <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-h3">Email</h2>
-        <div className="flex my-2 gap-2">
-          <p className="text-white">{user?.email} </p>
-          <VerificationSymbol isVerified={user?.isVerified || false}/>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 my-2 gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-lg">PROFILE AGE</h2>
+          <span className="text-white font-light text-lg">{calculateAge(user?.createdAt)} days</span>
         </div>
 
-        <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-h3">Bio</h2>
-        {user?.bio && <span className="text-white font-light text-lg">{user?.bio}</span>}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 my-2 gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-lg">EMAIL</h2>
+          <div className="flex gap-2">
+            <p className="text-white my-auto text-lg">{user?.email} </p>
+            <VerificationSymbol isVerified={user?.isVerified || false}/>
+          </div>
+        </div>
 
-        <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-h3">GitHub</h2>
-        {user?.github && <Link href={user?.github} className="text-white font-light text-lg underline hover:text-yellow-500">{user?.github}</Link>}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 my-2 gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-lg">BIO</h2>
+          {user?.bio && <span className="text-white font-light text-lg">{user?.bio}</span>}
+        </div>
 
-        <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-h3">LinkedIn</h2>
-        {user?.linkedin && <Link href={user?.linkedin} className="text-white font-light text-lg underline hover:text-yellow-500">{user?.linkedin}</Link>}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 my-2 gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-lg">GITHUB URL</h2>
+          {user?.github && <Link href={user?.github} className="text-white font-light text-lg underline hover:text-yellow-500">{user?.github}</Link>}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 my-2 gap-2">
+          <h2 className="text-yellow-500 font-bold text-lg">LINKEDIN URL</h2>
+          {user?.linkedin && <Link href={user?.linkedin} className="text-white font-light text-lg underline hover:text-yellow-500">{user?.linkedin}</Link>}
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/me/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/me/page.tsx
index 3072209ce1..2113968acb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/me/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/(user)/user/me/page.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   getUserId,
   updateUser,
   getFileUrl,
+  requestVerificationEmail
 } from "@/api/user";
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { User } from "@/types/user";
@@ -131,6 +132,18 @@ const ProfilePage = () => {
     }
   };
 
+  // must not trigger form submission
+  const onVerify = async (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const res = await requestVerificationEmail(form.getValues("email") || "");
+    if (res) {
+      Swal.fire({
+        icon: "success",
+        title: "Verification email sent!",
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
     !!token && (
       <div className="mx-auto max-w-xl my-10 p-4">
@@ -216,7 +229,7 @@ const ProfilePage = () => {
               render={({ field }) => (
                 <FormItem>
                   <FormLabel className="text-yellow-500 text-lg">
-                    EMAIL
+                    EMAIL ({user?.isVerified ? "VERIFIED" : <button className="hover:underline" onClick={onVerify}>VERIFY NOW</button>})
                   </FormLabel>
                   <FormControl>
                     <Input