British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years
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- The Guardian Worldseen 21 Aug, 04:28description edited
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Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’ The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is damaging relations with the UK amid efforts to improve links with London, a Swedish MP has said. Häkan Svenneling, representative for Vârmland, where a 78-year-old British widow, Joyce Thomas, has been given four weeks to leave Sweden after 21 years of residency, has written to the migration...Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’ The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is damaging relations with the UK amid efforts to improve links with London, a Swedish MP has said. Håkan Svenneling, representative for Värmland, where a 78-year-old British widow, Joyce Thomas, has been given four weeks to leave Sweden after 21 years of residency, has written to the migration...
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Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World04:00first to report
Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries A 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 21 years is fighting deportation from the country after authorities told her a post-Brexit application to stay had been submitted too late. Her case is the latest of 2,500 British people ordered to leave the country after Brexit in what campaigners and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)...
- Index.hr (Croatia)08:58
JOYCE Thomas (78), Britanka koja 21 godinu živi u Švedskoj, bori se protiv deportacije jer je prekasno podnijela zahtjev za boravak nakon Brexita. Švedska ima najstroži pristup u EU po tom pitanju.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World07:00
Joyce Thomas, 78, faces being forced to leave Sweden after 21 years in growing row over country’s approach to EU withdrawal British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules The 78-year-old British widow threatened with removal from Sweden after 21 years has said she has been left feeling sick with worry after being told she had lost an appeal against deportation in a growing row over the country’s handling of Brexit. “I am in shock. I feel sick. An individual’s life is at stake at my...
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World18:44edited after publishing
Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’ The deportation and removal of British citizens from Sweden over Brexit residency rights is damaging relations with the UK amid efforts to improve links with London, a Swedish MP has said. Håkan Svenneling, representative for Värmland, where a 78-year-old British widow, Joyce Thomas, has been given four weeks to leave Sweden after 21 years of residency, has written to the migration...