diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/external-source.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/external-source.model.ts
index e28c8953e9..9f20a732f4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/external-source.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/external-source.model.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import { autoserialize, deserialize } from 'cerialize';
-import { typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { link, typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
 import { EXTERNAL_SOURCE } from './external-source.resource-type';
 import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
 import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/internal/Observable';
+import { ITEM_TYPE } from './item-relationships/item-type.resource-type';
+import { ItemType } from './item-relationships/item-type.model';
 
 /**
  * Model class for an external source
@@ -38,6 +43,13 @@ export class ExternalSource extends CacheableObject {
   @autoserialize
   hierarchical: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * The list of entity types that are compatible with this external source
+   * Will be undefined unless the entityTypes {@link HALLink} has been resolved.
+   */
+  @link(ITEM_TYPE, true)
+  entityTypes?: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<ItemType>>>;
+
   /**
    * The {@link HALLink}s for this ExternalSource
    */
@@ -45,5 +57,6 @@ export class ExternalSource extends CacheableObject {
   _links: {
     self: HALLink;
     entries: HALLink;
+    entityTypes: HALLink;
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
index 5ce451d6c2..b1afd08909 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/dynamic-lookup-relation-modal.component.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import { RelationshipOptions } from '../../models/relationship-options.model';
 import { SearchResult } from '../../../../search/search-result.model';
 import { Item } from '../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import {
-  AddRelationshipAction, RemoveRelationshipAction, UpdateRelationshipNameVariantAction,
+  AddRelationshipAction,
+  RemoveRelationshipAction,
+  UpdateRelationshipNameVariantAction,
 } from './relationship.actions';
 import { RelationshipService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship.service';
 import { RelationshipTypeService } from '../../../../../core/data/relationship-type.service';
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ import { ExternalSourceService } from '../../../../../core/data/external-source.
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../../../../../core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
 import { getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { followLink } from '../../../../utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-dynamic-lookup-relation-modal',
@@ -146,7 +149,14 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationModalComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
 
     if (isNotEmpty(this.relationshipOptions.externalSources)) {
       this.externalSourcesRD$ = this.rdbService.aggregate(
-        this.relationshipOptions.externalSources.map((source) => this.externalSourceService.findById(source))
+        this.relationshipOptions.externalSources.map((source) => {
+          return this.externalSourceService.findById(
+            source,
+            true,
+            true,
+            followLink('entityTypes')
+          );
+        })
       ).pipe(
         getAllSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
       );
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.spec.ts
index 6309b74792..62c33bd967 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent } from './external-source-entry
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../../../testing/utils.test';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { PaginationServiceStub } from '../../../../../testing/pagination-service.stub';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
 
 describe('DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent', () => {
   let component: DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent;
@@ -35,10 +36,12 @@ describe('DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent', () => {
   let selectableListService;
   let modalService;
 
+  const itemType = Object.assign(new ItemType(), { label: 'Person' });
   const externalSource = {
     id: 'orcidV2',
     name: 'orcidV2',
-    hierarchical: false
+    hierarchical: false,
+    entityTypes: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$(createPaginatedList([itemType]))
   } as ExternalSource;
   const externalEntries = [
     Object.assign({
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.ts
index 57abdd1a32..48b9edc82a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab.component.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { RemoteData } from '../../../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../../../core/data/paginated-list.model';
 import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../../../../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
 import { ExternalSource } from '../../../../../../core/shared/external-source.model';
-import { startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { PaginatedSearchOptions } from '../../../../../search/paginated-search-options.model';
 import { Context } from '../../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../../../../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import { Item } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { PaginationService } from '../../../../../../core/pagination/pagination.service';
 import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
+import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../../../../../core/shared/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-dynamic-lookup-relation-external-source-tab',
@@ -116,6 +118,11 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent implements OnInit
    */
   importObjectSub: Subscription;
 
+  /**
+   * The entity types compatible with the given external source
+   */
+  relatedEntityType: ItemType;
+
   constructor(private router: Router,
               public searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
               private externalSourceService: ExternalSourceService,
@@ -129,6 +136,15 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent implements OnInit
    * Get the entries for the selected external source
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.externalSource.entityTypes.pipe(
+      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+      map((entityTypesRD: RemoteData<PaginatedList<ItemType>>) => {
+        return (entityTypesRD.hasSucceeded && entityTypesRD.payload.totalElements > 0) ? entityTypesRD.payload.page[0] : null;
+      })
+    ).subscribe((entityType: ItemType) => {
+      this.relatedEntityType = entityType;
+    });
+
     this.resetRoute();
     this.entriesRD$ = this.searchConfigService.paginatedSearchOptions.pipe(
       switchMap((searchOptions: PaginatedSearchOptions) =>
@@ -155,6 +171,7 @@ export class DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent implements OnInit
     modalComp.collection = this.collection;
     modalComp.relationship = this.relationship;
     modalComp.label = this.label;
+    modalComp.relatedEntityType = this.relatedEntityType;
     this.importObjectSub = modalComp.importedObject.subscribe((object) => {
       this.selectableListService.selectSingle(this.listId, object);
       this.importedObject.emit(object);
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.html
index a4fc356ef9..44f21fb4b4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.html
@@ -17,13 +17,6 @@
   <div id="external-source-entry-entities" class="mb-3">
     <h5 class="font-weight-bold">{{ (labelPrefix + 'entities' | translate) }}</h5>
 
-    <div id="external-source-entry-collection" class="mb-3">
-      <div class="form-group">
-        <label for="collection">{{ (labelPrefix + 'collection' | translate) }}</label>
-        <input type="text" class="form-control" id="collection" placeholder="Enter collection ID" [(ngModel)]="collectionId">
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
     <ds-search-results *ngIf="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)?.payload?.page?.length > 0"
                        [searchResults]="(localEntitiesRD$ | async)"
                        [sortConfig]="this.lookupRelationService.searchConfig?.sort"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.spec.ts
index d6e36c6825..c8711b6b47 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.spec.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ describe('DsDynamicLookupRelationExternalSourceTabComponent', () => {
     component.externalSourceEntry = entry;
     component.label = label;
     component.relationship = relationship;
-    component.collection = submissionCollection;
     component.item = submissionItem;
     fixture.detectChanges();
   });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.ts
index ca179a8080..9a0b49e3f6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, EventEmitter, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { NgbActiveModal, NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { ExternalSourceEntry } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/external-source-entry.model';
 import { MetadataValue } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { Metadata } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
@@ -15,14 +15,16 @@ import { CollectionElementLinkType } from '../../../../../../object-collection/c
 import { Context } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/context.model';
 import { SelectableListService } from '../../../../../../object-list/selectable-list/selectable-list.service';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../../../../../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
-import { Collection } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../../../../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../../../../../pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
-import { getRemoteDataPayload, getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/operators';
-import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData, getRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { mergeMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../../../../../notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ItemType } from '../../../../../../../core/shared/item-relationships/item-type.model';
+import { SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent } from '../../../../../../../submission/import-external/import-external-collection/submission-import-external-collection.component';
+import { CollectionListEntry } from '../../../../../../collection-dropdown/collection-dropdown.component';
 
 /**
  * The possible types of import for the external entry
@@ -67,16 +69,6 @@ export class ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   item: Item;
 
-  /**
-   * The collection the user is submitting in
-   */
-  collection: Collection;
-
-  /**
-   * The ID of the collection to import entries to
-   */
-  collectionId: string;
-
   /**
    * The current relationship-options used for filtering results
    */
@@ -147,8 +139,19 @@ export class ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   authorityEnabled = false;
 
+  /**
+   * The entity types compatible with the given external source
+   */
+  relatedEntityType: ItemType;
+
+  /**
+   * The modal for the collection selection
+   */
+  modalRef: NgbModalRef;
+
   constructor(public modal: NgbActiveModal,
               public lookupRelationService: LookupRelationService,
+              private modalService: NgbModal,
               private selectService: SelectableListService,
               private itemService: ItemDataService,
               private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
@@ -160,7 +163,6 @@ export class ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent implements OnInit {
     const pagination = Object.assign(new PaginationComponentOptions(), { id: 'external-entry-import', pageSize: 5 });
     this.searchOptions = Object.assign(new PaginatedSearchOptions({ query: this.externalSourceEntry.value, pagination: pagination }));
     this.localEntitiesRD$ = this.lookupRelationService.getLocalResults(this.relationship, this.searchOptions);
-    this.collectionId = this.collection.id;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -211,10 +213,19 @@ export class ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent implements OnInit {
    * Create and import a new entity from the external entry
    */
   importNewEntity() {
-    this.itemService.importExternalSourceEntry(this.externalSourceEntry, this.collectionId).pipe(
-      getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
-      getRemoteDataPayload(),
-      take(1)
+    this.modalRef = this.modalService.open(SubmissionImportExternalCollectionComponent, {
+      size: 'lg',
+    });
+    this.modalRef.componentInstance.entityType = this.relatedEntityType.label;
+
+    this.modalRef.componentInstance.selectedEvent.pipe(
+      mergeMap((collectionListEntry: CollectionListEntry) => {
+        return this.itemService.importExternalSourceEntry(this.externalSourceEntry, collectionListEntry.collection.id).pipe(
+          getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
+          getRemoteDataPayload(),
+          take(1)
+        );
+      })
     ).subscribe((item: Item) => {
       this.lookupRelationService.removeLocalResultsCache();
       const searchResult = Object.assign(new ItemSearchResult(), {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
index 89b2927939..f1afed19af 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mocks/external-source.service.mock.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ export const externalSourceOrcid: ExternalSource = {
     entries: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/orcid/entries'
     },
+    entityTypes: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db/entityTypes'
+    },
     self: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/orcid'
     }
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ export const externalSourceCiencia: ExternalSource = {
     entries: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/ciencia/entries'
     },
+    entityTypes: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db/entityTypes'
+    },
     self: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/ciencia'
     }
@@ -41,6 +47,9 @@ export const externalSourceMyStaffDb: ExternalSource = {
     entries: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db/entries'
     },
+    entityTypes: {
+      href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db/entityTypes'
+    },
     self: {
       href: 'https://dspace7.4science.cloud/server/api/integration/externalsources/my_staff_db'
     }
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index a90d6329bf..20f9b8ca30 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -1193,6 +1193,8 @@
 
   "dso-selector.placeholder": "Search for a {{ type }}",
 
+  "dso-selector.select.collection.head": "Select a collection",
+
 
 
   "confirmation-modal.export-metadata.header": "Export metadata for {{ dsoName }}",
@@ -3730,6 +3732,7 @@
   "vocabulary-treeview.tree.description.srsc": "Research Subject Categories",
 
 
+  "unset.listelement.badge": "Untyped",
 
   "uploader.browse": "browse",