I am a British citizen and am married to an Austrian. I lived in Switzerland since 2004 and my wife moved from Austria to Switzerland after we married in 2019. my employer offered me to go into pension with bridge payments until I reach 65 years old. Of course the bridge pension is not enough for Switzerland but for Austria, no problem. After the Brexit I am obliged to apply for a residence permit although my wife is Austrian one can not imagine what an incredible problem this is. After consulting government institutions and an Austrian health insurance provider, we were advised by both parties to cancel the Swiss health insurance to enable access into the Austrian system, big mistake…. Now both my wife and myself have no health insurance in Austria, solution is however, applying for Austrian insurance, of which they insist on a valid residence permit, however, I cannot apply for this permit without health insurance, we are both very upset about this and the Austrian authorities who have advised us twice that all is ok and all will be fine in a week or two. Today the health insurance cancelled my application as I have no residence permit, I feel desperate as if I don't solve this within the next few weeks I will be deported, we were told so many times to do this and that but unfortunately the total incompetence of certain parties has now put us in a very difficult position, again, I am married to an Austrian, have not married to obtain a residence permit but am being handled like an alien. Incredible and very sad, was looking forward to my last few years in Austria with my wife but now I have the feeling that Austria are not really welcoming me.