diff --git a/backend/migrations/009_unify_schema.sql b/backend/migrations/009_unify_schema.sql
index 91a9450..fd9dbbb 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/009_unify_schema.sql
+++ b/backend/migrations/009_unify_schema.sql
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS email VARCHAR(255);
 ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS name VARCHAR(255);
 
 -- Add status field for compatibility
-ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS status VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'active';
+ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS status VARCHAR(30) DEFAULT 'active';
 
 -- Create user_roles table (replaces core_user_roles)
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_roles (
diff --git a/backend/migrations/010_seed_super_admin.sql b/backend/migrations/010_seed_super_admin.sql
index c8d4a5b..b200806 100644
--- a/backend/migrations/010_seed_super_admin.sql
+++ b/backend/migrations/010_seed_super_admin.sql
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ VALUES (
     'superadmin',
     'Super Administrator',
     'admin@gohorsejobs.com',
-    'force_change_password',
+    'pending',
     true
 ) ON CONFLICT (identifier) DO NOTHING;
 -- ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING: não sobrescreve se o seeder já definiu o hash.
diff --git a/backend/migrations/046_fix_user_status_varchar.sql b/backend/migrations/046_fix_user_status_varchar.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa10e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/migrations/046_fix_user_status_varchar.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Migration: Increase users.status column size
+-- Description: Increase VARCHAR(20) to VARCHAR(30) to accommodate longer status values
+--              like 'force_change_password' (21 chars) without truncation errors.
+
+ALTER TABLE users ALTER COLUMN status TYPE VARCHAR(30);