‘This is hell’: British widow ‘sick’ with worry over threat of being removed from Sweden
Summary
A 78-year-old British woman, Joyce Thomas, who has lived in Sweden for 21 years, faces deportation after losing an appeal because she applied to stay after a December 2021 deadline related to Brexit. Her case highlights problems with how Sweden handles EU-UK withdrawal rules for British citizens living in the EU, causing concern in both the UK and Brussels.Key Facts
- Joyce Thomas, 78, has lived in Sweden for 21 years and is now threatened with deportation.
- Swedish courts ruled she is not eligible to stay because she applied after the December 2021 cut-off date.
- She fears being separated from her family, friends, and her husband’s grave in Sweden.
- The EU-UK withdrawal agreement was supposed to protect British nationals living in EU countries before Brexit.
- Thomas’s legal team said she missed the deadline due to lack of clear information from Swedish authorities.
- If deported, she could face a re-entry ban preventing her from entering Sweden and other Schengen countries.
- Another family with a dementia patient in Sweden has faced a similar deportation threat.
- Campaigners say the UK, EU, and Sweden need to fix these issues to protect British residents in the EU.
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