A document obtained from the Migration Agency via a freedom of information request gives new insight into the UK citizens who have had applications for post-Brexit residency rejected..
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It’s been five years since the end of the post-Brexit transition period and for many British citizens living in the EU this means 2026 will be the time to upgrade to a permanent residence cards. But what happens if forge…
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell is considering a second chance for deported Brexit Brits – three years after The Local brought the issue to the government's attention.
The first cards issued to British people to prove their post-Brexit residency status in Sweden are up for renewal over the coming months. Here's how the system works.
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It took until April 2025 – more than five years after the UK left the EU – for Gavin Watkins to realise he should have applied for post-Brexit residency. He has since lost his job, unemployment insurance and risks deport…
Sweden has told British citizens who have lived here for decades to leave after Brexit. The Migration Agency says it has simply followed the rules. "Brexit can hardly have come as a surprise," its spokesperson tells The…
Over the last few weeks, the plight of the estimated 4,000 British citizens refused post-Brexit residency rights has seen a renewed surge in media attention, with cases reported in the UK and Swedish media. What's behind…
Sweden has kicked out three times more Brits after Brexit than any other European country. The European Commission has failed to lift a finger to help them. If it cares at all about the free movement of people it needs t…
Spain has been under attack from murky forces, from human trafficking gangs to Russian propagandists. So why did Sweden's government also turn its guns on Spain over the Ceuta crisis?
Ten years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, Britons living in Sweden have told The Local that the impact of Brexit on their lives was not just practical: the vote also caused a shift in their identity, mark…
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Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
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No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…
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