# ‘We are in hiding’: Briton with severe health issues fears deportation from Sweden

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T11:00:30+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/17/we-are-in-hiding-briton-severe-health-issues-fears-deportation-sweden
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/we-are-in-hiding-briton-with-severe-health-issues-fears-deportation-fr-7ed997/

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. Mark Smith, 60, who has had hearts attacks, strokes, severe headaches and chronically high blood

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