A two-Michelin star chef who has lived in England for 23 years has had his application for permanent residency rejected by the Home Office.
Claude Bosi, who was born in Lyon, France and now runs Chelsea restaurant Bibendem, was told this week his application for a document certifying his permanent residency in the UK after Brexit has been refused.
Mr Bosi told the Standard the Home Office letter denying him EU settled status says he did not provide enough P60s to prove he had lived in the UK continuously for at least five years.
But, he said the same letter recognises he has been self employed in the UK since 1997.
"It was very upsetting to receive that letter," Mr Bosi said.
"I've got a wife, three kids I've been here for 23 years, it's not like I've just arrived.
"I can't afford just to decide to leave.
"It's like as long as you've been here and as hard as you've been working and as much as you love the country you're just not welcome."
Mr Bosi said he has been told he has 14 days to reapply and after that he is not sure what his next steps will be.
He said he has tried talking directly with people with the Home Office but "keeps getting passed around to different people".
The Standard has contacted the Home Office for comment.
In an Instagram post of the letter, Mr Bosi asked Boris Johnson if he had done something wrong.
He said: "I have been in England for 23 years and today they have send me this .... I love Britain I considered until today like home but they just told me after 23 years of taxe paid /Vat paid Im not welcome-anymore WTF it’s going on in this world.. #thankyoubrexit @borisjohnsonuk did I do something wrong...?"
The UK will leave the European Union on January 31.
