<prompt> Human: Hi everyone, this isnt about me.After saving for months, I bought a trip to Sweden to see my mothers family for the first time. My brothers moved here much earlier than me, getting a salary to play football and then a job gotten for them by their organization. I saw my brother the other day and he seems very proud of the fact that he doesnt have to pay off his 80,000 in student loans while he lives in Sweden. He seems to think after 20 years they will just be forgiven. I looked into it and ignoring the immorality of this decision, he would never be able to come back to the US without paying them. He has no plans to ever pay them.Is he right? Do debt collectors really have no recourse to come after him while hes abroad?Someone please tell me why this One cheap trick... wont work out for him.Im going to go talk to my parents and make sure they didnt cosign any loans. :Edit: Relevant VICE article  <response>: Someone please tell me why this One cheap trick... wont work out for him.Its actually fool proof. The catch is...he would never be able to come back to the US without paying them.Edit to add: As a US citizen he is still supposed to file a US tax return. If he is owed a refund that could be garnished to pay for the debt. Im not sure about the enforcement against non-filers living abroad. 