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Sweden orders deportation of 78-year-old Briton amid 27% refusal rate

8/10/2026

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Sweden will deport 78-year-old British widow Joyce Thomas after rejecting her post-Brexit residency application.
She received a four-week notice to leave in November 2024 and is challenging the order in a higher Swedish court with pro-bono lawyers.
Eurostat reports 2,500 Britons have been ordered to leave Sweden since Brexit, a 27.5% refusal rate on 14,200 applications, three times the EU average of 3-4%, prompting criticism from UK officials.

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Sweden will deport 78-year-old British widow Joyce Thomas after rejecting her post-Brexit residency application.
She received a four-week notice to leave in November 2024 and is challenging the order in a higher Swedish court with pro-bono lawyers.
Eurostat reports 2,500 Britons have been ordered to leave Sweden since Brexit, a 27.5% refusal rate on 14,200 applications, three times the EU average of 3-4%, prompting criticism from UK officials.