‘We are in hiding’: Briton with severe health issues fears deportation from Sweden
Mark Smith, who is married to a Swedish woman, says he was told three times he needed to do nothing in order to remain after Brexit A seriously ill British…
The Guardian reports: Mark Smith, who is married to a Swedish woman, says he was told three times he needed to do nothing in order to remain after Brexit A seriously ill British man living in Sweden has been forced into hiding amid fears he will be deported as a result of what he says is a government Brexit residency error.
This health story centres on Sweden. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Briton, Mark Smith and Brexit A.
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- Briton, Mark Smith, Brexit A, Swedish
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