What happens after I submit my theses? (Postgraduate Research)

After you submit your theses, you will still be required to meet your attendance and engagement monitoring responsibilities. You will continue to meet with your supervisor on a monthly basis to discuss preparations for your viva voce and submit reports of that engagement.

If you do not wish to remain in Aberystwyth after you submit, you can return Home (as long as you are within your abeyance period) but you will first need to discuss this with your supervisor/s and receive their approval. Once approval has been sought, you will be required to inform the Compliance Office in advance of you leaving and will be required to supply a copy of your flight details (electronic booking confirmation will suffice). The University will be required to report this change to the Home Office and withdraw our sponsorship of your Student visa. As a result, your visa will be cancelled and if you need to re-enter the country e.g. for your viva voce, you will need to apply for/obtain a Visit visa to do so.

Please note that Students who choose to write up from home are not eligible to apply for a Graduate Route Visa as this route requires that live student visa sponsorship is held.