diff --git a/src/context/ReactRowndProvider.tsx b/src/context/ReactRowndProvider.tsx
index 5203f11..b080597 100644
--- a/src/context/ReactRowndProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/ReactRowndProvider.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { RowndContext, RowndProviderProps } from './RowndContext';
+import {
+  HubListenerProps,
+  RowndContext,
+  RowndProviderProps,
+} from './RowndContext';
 import InternalProviderHubScriptInjector from './HubScriptInjector/InternalProviderHubScriptInjector';
 import useHub from '../hooks/useHub';
 import { TRowndContext, UserDataContext } from './types';
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ export const ReactRowndProvider: React.FC<RowndProviderProps> = ({
   const { user, is_authenticated, is_initializing } = hubState;
   useSuperTokensMigration({
     accessToken: hubState.access_token,
+    authLevel: hubState.auth_level,
     events: hubState.events,
     supertokens: props.supertokens,
   });
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ export const ReactRowndProvider: React.FC<RowndProviderProps> = ({
   }, [is_authenticated, is_initializing, user.data.user_id]);
 
   const stateListener = useCallback(
-    ({ state, api }) => {
+    ({ state, api }: HubListenerProps) => {
       hubListenerCb({ state, api, callback: setHubState });
     },
     [hubListenerCb]
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.test.tsx b/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.test.tsx
index efacb54..e25b844 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.test.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.test.tsx
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ describe('useSuperTokensMigration', () => {
     removeEventListener,
   } as unknown as TRowndContext['events'];
 
-  function TestComponent() {
+  function TestComponent({
+    accessToken = 'rownd-access-token',
+    authLevel,
+  }: {
+    accessToken?: string | null;
+    authLevel?: TRowndContext['auth_level'];
+  }) {
     useSuperTokensMigration({
-      accessToken: 'rownd-access-token',
+      accessToken,
+      authLevel,
       events,
       supertokens: {
         appInfo: {
@@ -76,6 +83,136 @@ describe('useSuperTokensMigration', () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it('waits for the access token before syncing new Rownd users', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(<TestComponent accessToken={null} />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'sign_in_completed',
+        expect.any(Function)
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      getSignInCompletedHandler()(new CustomEvent('sign_in_completed', {
+        detail: { user_type: 'new_user' },
+      }));
+    });
+
+    expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    rerender(<TestComponent accessToken="rownd-access-token" />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'rownd-access-token',
+        {
+          appName: 'test-app',
+          apiDomain: 'https://api.example.com',
+          apiBasePath: '/auth',
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('syncs converted instant users after receiving a non-instant token', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="instant-token" authLevel="instant" />
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'sign_in_completed',
+        expect.any(Function)
+      );
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      getSignInCompletedHandler()(new CustomEvent('sign_in_completed', {
+        detail: { user_type: 'existing_user' },
+      }));
+    });
+
+    expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    rerender(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="verified-token" authLevel="verified" />
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'verified-token',
+        {
+          appName: 'test-app',
+          apiDomain: 'https://api.example.com',
+          apiBasePath: '/auth',
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('syncs converted instant users when verified state arrives before the sign-in event', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="instant-token" authLevel="instant" />
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'sign_in_completed',
+        expect.any(Function)
+      );
+    });
+
+    rerender(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="verified-token" authLevel="verified" />
+    );
+
+    expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      getSignInCompletedHandler()(new CustomEvent('sign_in_completed', {
+        detail: { user_type: 'existing_user' },
+      }));
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'verified-token',
+        {
+          appName: 'test-app',
+          apiDomain: 'https://api.example.com',
+          apiBasePath: '/auth',
+        }
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('does not carry instant conversion state across sign-out', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="instant-token" authLevel="instant" />
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(addEventListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'sign_in_completed',
+        expect.any(Function)
+      );
+    });
+
+    rerender(<TestComponent accessToken={null} authLevel={undefined} />);
+    rerender(
+      <TestComponent accessToken="verified-token" authLevel="verified" />
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      getSignInCompletedHandler()(new CustomEvent('sign_in_completed', {
+        detail: { user_type: 'existing_user' },
+      }));
+    });
+
+    expect(syncUserToSuperTokens).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('ignores non-CustomEvent sign-in events', async () => {
     render(<TestComponent />);
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.ts b/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.ts
index 9fe37b5..5141349 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSuperTokensMigration.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { RowndProviderProps } from '../context/RowndContext';
 import { TRowndContext } from '../context/types';
 import {
@@ -8,57 +8,107 @@ import {
 
 type UseSuperTokensMigrationProps = {
   accessToken: string | null;
+  authLevel: TRowndContext['auth_level'];
   events: TRowndContext['events'];
   supertokens?: RowndProviderProps['supertokens'];
 };
 
-function isNewUserSignInCompletedEvent(event: Event): boolean {
+function getSignInCompletedUserType(event: Event): unknown {
   if (typeof CustomEvent === 'undefined' || !(event instanceof CustomEvent)) {
-    return false;
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   const detail = event.detail;
   if (!detail || typeof detail !== 'object') {
-    return false;
+    return undefined;
   }
 
-  return (detail as { user_type?: unknown }).user_type === 'new_user';
+  return (detail as { user_type?: unknown }).user_type;
+}
+
+function shouldMigrateSignIn(
+  userType: unknown,
+  hasSeenInstantSession: boolean
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    userType === 'new_user' ||
+    (userType === 'existing_user' && hasSeenInstantSession)
+  );
 }
 
 export function useSuperTokensMigration({
   accessToken,
+  authLevel,
   events,
   supertokens,
 }: UseSuperTokensMigrationProps): void {
   const appInfo = supertokens?.appInfo;
   const accessTokenRef = useRef<string | null>(accessToken);
-  const supertokensAppInfoRef = useRef(
-    normalizeSuperTokensAppInfo(appInfo)
-  );
+  const authLevelRef = useRef<TRowndContext['auth_level']>(authLevel);
+  const hasSeenInstantSessionRef = useRef(false);
+  const pendingMigrationRef = useRef(false);
+  const supertokensAppInfoRef = useRef(normalizeSuperTokensAppInfo(appInfo));
+
+  const flushPendingMigration = useCallback(() => {
+    const currentAccessToken = accessTokenRef.current;
+    const currentAuthLevel = authLevelRef.current;
+    const appInfo = supertokensAppInfoRef.current;
+
+    if (
+      !pendingMigrationRef.current ||
+      !currentAccessToken ||
+      !appInfo ||
+      currentAuthLevel === 'instant'
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    pendingMigrationRef.current = false;
+    void syncUserToSuperTokens(currentAccessToken, appInfo);
+  }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const hadAccessToken = !!accessTokenRef.current;
+
     accessTokenRef.current = accessToken;
-  }, [accessToken]);
+    authLevelRef.current = authLevel;
+
+    if (hadAccessToken && !accessToken) {
+      hasSeenInstantSessionRef.current = false;
+      pendingMigrationRef.current = false;
+    }
+
+    if (accessToken && authLevel === 'instant') {
+      hasSeenInstantSessionRef.current = true;
+    }
+
+    flushPendingMigration();
+  }, [accessToken, authLevel, flushPendingMigration]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    supertokensAppInfoRef.current = normalizeSuperTokensAppInfo(
-      appInfo
-    );
-  }, [appInfo?.appName, appInfo?.apiDomain, appInfo?.apiBasePath]);
+    supertokensAppInfoRef.current = normalizeSuperTokensAppInfo(appInfo);
+    flushPendingMigration();
+  }, [
+    appInfo?.appName,
+    appInfo?.apiDomain,
+    appInfo?.apiBasePath,
+    flushPendingMigration,
+  ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleSignInCompleted = (event: Event) => {
-      if (!isNewUserSignInCompletedEvent(event)) {
+      const userType = getSignInCompletedUserType(event);
+
+      if (!shouldMigrateSignIn(userType, hasSeenInstantSessionRef.current)) {
         return;
       }
 
-      const currentAccessToken = accessTokenRef.current;
-      const appInfo = supertokensAppInfoRef.current;
-      if (!currentAccessToken || !appInfo) {
-        return;
+      pendingMigrationRef.current = true;
+      if (userType === 'existing_user') {
+        hasSeenInstantSessionRef.current = false;
       }
 
-      void syncUserToSuperTokens(currentAccessToken, appInfo);
+      flushPendingMigration();
     };
 
     events.addEventListener('sign_in_completed', handleSignInCompleted);
@@ -66,5 +116,5 @@ export function useSuperTokensMigration({
     return () => {
       events.removeEventListener('sign_in_completed', handleSignInCompleted);
     };
-  }, [events]);
+  }, [events, flushPendingMigration]);
 }
diff --git a/src/next/client/index.tsx b/src/next/client/index.tsx
index 732b1da..cd212c4 100644
--- a/src/next/client/index.tsx
+++ b/src/next/client/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 'use client';
 
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import { RowndProviderProps } from '../../context/RowndContext';
+import {
+  HubListenerProps,
+  RowndProviderProps,
+} from '../../context/RowndContext';
 import { store } from './store';
 import HubScriptInjector from '../../context/HubScriptInjector/HubScriptInjector';
 import useHub from '../../hooks/useHub';
@@ -33,11 +36,18 @@ const Client: React.FC<Omit<RowndProviderProps, 'children'>> = (props) => {
     [store]
   );
 
-  const { access_token, events, is_initializing, is_authenticated, user } =
-    useRownd();
+  const {
+    access_token,
+    auth_level,
+    events,
+    is_initializing,
+    is_authenticated,
+    user,
+  } = useRownd();
   const { cookieSignIn, cookieSignOut } = useCookie(useRownd);
   useSuperTokensMigration({
     accessToken: access_token,
+    authLevel: auth_level,
     events,
     supertokens: props.supertokens,
   });
@@ -65,7 +75,7 @@ const Client: React.FC<Omit<RowndProviderProps, 'children'>> = (props) => {
     }
   }, [hasCookieSignedIn, user.data.user_id, is_initializing, is_authenticated]);
 
-  const stateListener = useCallback(({ state, api }) => {
+  const stateListener = useCallback(({ state, api }: HubListenerProps) => {
     hubListenerCb({
       state,
       api,