Seriously ill Briton goes into hiding amid Sweden deportation fears

Summary

A seriously ill British man living in Sweden says he has gone into hiding amid fears he will be deported over what he describes as a Brexit residency error. The Guardian reports that Mark Smith, 60, who is married to a Swedish woman, says he was told three times that he needed to do nothing to remain in Sweden after Brexit, but was later told by phone to leave by 17 October because he lacked permission to stay. Smith has had heart attacks, strokes, severe headaches and chronically high blood pressure, according to the report.

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1. The Guardian

   17 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that seriously ill Briton Mark Smith fears deportation from Sweden after he was told to leave by 17 October, despite saying he had previously been told three times that he needed to do nothing to retain residency after Brexit.