Key legal question
Whether the family qualified for an exception under Art. 13(f) OLE from the limitation measures.
Extracted holding
No. The family did not show circumstances of extreme hardship justifying an exceptional exemption from the quota rules.
Extracted reasoning
The first stay in Switzerland, followed by a six-year voluntary return to Chile, the legality of the later stay, and the family’s integration did not amount to an exceptional hardship. The spouse’s short illegal stay and the children’s young age also did not create an intolerable situation.