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Nelson Shardey, 74, (pictured) assumed he was officially seen as British until 2019 when he tried to apply for a British passport.

Nelson Shardey, 74, is being forced to go through the 10-year route to settlementA retired newsagent who came to the UK on a student visa nearly 50 years ago could face deportation after being told by the Home Office that he is not a British citizen.

He now faces having to pay thousands of pounds to remain in the UK and use the NHS, despite paying taxes all his adult life. He undertook a range of jobs such as making Mother's Pride bread and Kipling's Cakes near Southampton, and claimed no one ever questioned his right to work or live in the UK.When his first marriage ended, Mr Shardey married another British woman, with whom he shares two sons - Jacob and Aaron.'Nobody questioned me. I bought all my things on credit, even the house,' he said. 'I got a mortgage. And nobody questioned me about anything.

'I cannot afford to pay any part of the money they are asking,' said Mr Shardey, adding that 'telling me to go through that route is a punishment'. A Home Office spokesperson told MailOnline: 'It would be inappropriate to comment on active legal proceedings.'

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