Oliver Solberg is competing for a World Championship title in rally, according to sources close to the driver. Oliver Solberg and his British fiancée Chloe Chambers met two years ago, as reported by family friends. They plan to get married on the Solberg family's property in Värmland, Sweden, a detail confirmed by wedding planners.
Their relationship has been strained by immigration hurdles, with Chloe Chambers' application for a residence permit in Sweden being rejected, according to immigration officials. The couple has appealed the decision on the residence permit, as stated in legal documents, but they are currently living with her parents in the UK between competitions due to the uncertainty, per family statements. Due to Schengen rules, Chloe Chambers can only spend a couple of days in Sweden until August, which complicates their living arrangements, as noted by travel experts.
It has been hell.
The situation is affecting Oliver Solberg and Chloe Chambers psychologically, with insiders revealing that Chloe Chambers has sacrificed everything to be with him and has no life in England either. Oliver Solberg has a tough competition schedule and expects to be home only a few days in the coming months, adding to the strain, according to his team. The fourth World Championship event of the season starts in Croatia this weekend, as scheduled by organizers.
Oliver Solberg reveals that the situation may force him to move from Sweden if authorities do not understand their case, a sentiment echoed in recent interviews.
The last few weeks have been really tough.
I have hardly been able to be home in Sweden because if I am there, Chloe cannot be with me. I really miss my home, but if I am there we cannot be together. Instead, I have to travel everywhere, and it becomes extremely stressful when you also have to try to focus on a championship. We do not know what to do or what will happen.
The last few weeks have been quite tough, perhaps the toughest in my career. I want to focus, but it is difficult. What wouldn't you do for love? If she is not well, I am not well either, and after three months I am starting to get back pain from sleeping on the sofa at my in-laws'. At the same time, you have to try to make the best of the situation and hope that someone sees the case and understands our situation.
No, nothing. If I go home we do not meet, and that is not good for either of us. This affects us both psychologically and does not make life easier. She has sacrificed everything to be with me and does not have a life in England either, but she cannot be at home with me either.
You live in a suitcase. With the Schengen rules, we only have the opportunity to plan a couple of days at home until August, she cannot spend more time in Sweden. That makes everything very uncertain. We have a house and a home, but if we cannot live there. Where should we be and what happens? You know nothing.
If it continues like this and the authorities do not understand, I have no choice. We have moved the wedding a year so that she can come to Sweden, so that we can get married in Värmland. If she cannot come there, I will move, one hundred percent. This is starting to get really tough.