Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellant was entitled to free legal aid and appointed counsel in the first-instance immigration proceeding before the migration office.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Given the exceptional complexity and the appellant's inability to effectively conduct the matter alone, counsel was necessary under Art. 29(3) BV.
Extrahierte Begründung
The residence-permit case was entangled with several parallel family-law and guardianship proceedings, stayed for a long period, and depended on developments the appellant did not control. In these circumstances, he could not reasonably navigate the immigration proceeding without legal assistance.