A British man who moved to Sweden in 2017 says officials told him no action was needed after Brexit; nine years later, the 60-year-old and his wife are hiding in a caravan as he fights a deportation order
- At 51, he moved to Sweden with his wife in the hope for a better life; at 60, he is being asked to return to Britain.
- With authorities on his back and no option in the future, Mark Smith has been forced into hiding alongside his wife Petra due to fears he will be deported as a result of what he says is a government Brexit residency error, as per a report by The Guardian.
- Smith, who has had heart attacks, strokes, severe headaches and chronically high blood pressure, was told on the phone that he should leave Sweden by October 17, as he was an "alien" without permission to stay.
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- At 51, he moved to Sweden with his wife in the hope for a better life; at 60, he is being asked to return to Britain.
- With authorities on his back and no option in the future, Mark Smith has been forced into hiding alongside his wife Petra due to fears he will be deported as a result of what he says is a government Brexit residency error, as per a report by The Guardian.
- Smith, who has had heart attacks, strokes, severe headaches and chronically high blood pressure, was told on the phone that he should leave Sweden by October 17, as he was an "alien" without permission to stay.
Sources: Times of India