PhD Tier 4 visa downgraded to MPhil, need change Visa?

[alex132]

Dear Experts,

I am very tense now.

My situation:
I am having Tier 4 student visa for my 4 year PhD course, visa expired December 2020.
I am now told by my supervisor that my PhD will be downgrade to MPhil, and if MPhil, i need to change visa.

Do I need to change visa? because my current visa is PhD sponsor by same university.

Why I cannot continue use current visa until expired?
If I need apply new MPhil visa, how long is the duration?

Thanks

[sah10406]

I am now told by my supervisor that my PhD will be downgrade to MPhil, and if MPhil, i need to change visa.

Your supervisor should not be giving you visa advice. Speak to the international student adviser at the university -- they are the Tier 4 visa expert and they will explain your options.

[alex132]

Any advice here?
International office also know i will get MPhil

[sah10406]

I don't understand. Your university is sponsoring the visa, they know the details of your course and academic situation, and their international student adviser offers free and expert visa advice.

[alex132]

sadly to say, my university in UK is small and doees not have this service. I did ask them, they said they do not know.
So I am searching internet.

[sah10406]

But they will know whether they can enrol you on the new course with the same visa, or whether you need a new one.

Which university is it?

[alex132]

i had replied your private message.

The reason I asked here is to check what is other cases happening in another uni?

[alex132]

Anyone have this experience before?