Key legal question
Whether the appellants were entitled to a residence permit for family reunification under Art. 17(2) ANAG and Art. 8 ECHR despite criminal conduct.
Extracted holding
The family-life-based entitlement existed in principle, but it had lapsed or was outweighed because the public interest in keeping the appellant away remained predominant.
Extracted reasoning
Repeated offending, illegal stay, poor compliance, and insufficiently favorable prognosis meant the authorities could refuse the permit proportionately under public-order grounds.