Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the residence permit could be refused renewal under Art. 62 lit. b AuG after a long prison sentence.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. A sentence exceeding one year counts as a longer-term custodial sentence, regardless of whether it is conditional, partly conditional, or unconditional.
Extrahierte Begründung
The applicant was sentenced to 36 months for narcotics offences, so the statutory ground for non-renewal was met.