Since Brexit, Sweden has expelled more British nationals (1100) than any other country in the EU, according to full-year official European Commission’s statistics (Eurostat) released on 31 March. More populous countries such as France and Germany, have issued removal orders for just 115 and 40 British citizens, respectively; Spain, Italy and Portugal did not expel any British nationals in 2021 or 2022. After Sweden, the Netherlands was responsible for the second-highest number of removals, at 720, followed by Norway. In total, the EU removed 2,610 British nationals in 2021 and 2022, of which 1,350 were aged over 35, 1,025 were between 18 and 34 years old, 35 were teenagers between 14 and 17, and 170 were under 14 years old. Under the withdrawal agreement signed by the UK and the EU, all British citizens that were living lawfully in an EU or European Economic Area country (and vice versa) before Brexit were entitled to stay in those countries for the remainder of their lives. Recently, Denmark has also been criticised for its application of the withdrawal agreement, after a number of British nationals received removal orders after having missed the deadline for the application for post-Brexit residency status. The Danish government later lifted the deportation threat with new domestic legislation.
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