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‘It’s like a death sentence’ says British widow facing deportation from Sweden (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

She lost automatic eligibility for residency when brexit happened. She only needed to register to remain but didn’t.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    Indeed. But none of this would have been an issue if she had applied for citizenship after the first eight years of her 22 year stay in Sweden.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    Some people don't want to take citizenship of the country they are immigrating into. I know a few in such position.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Absolutely. But my impression is that people who are planning to stay permanently in a country, yet doesn't want citizenship of that country, tend to overlook the chance that they will one day be kicked out.

    To be fair, the chance is very small, but as we can see, it happens.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    I think people do that because of sentimental reasons. Also some countries have restrictions on dual citizenship so you either have to jump trough hoops or make a decision you dont want to make.

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