Key legal question
Admissibility of the administrative law appeal in a residence-permit case
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because the spouse of a Swiss citizen may rely on a federal statutory right to a residence permit, even if the existence of that right is disputed on the merits.
Extracted reasoning
Article 7(1) LDDS grants the foreign spouse of a Swiss citizen a right to issuance and renewal; whether that right is extinguished by abuse is a merits question, not an admissibility question.