Key legal question
Whether the applicant had a right to a residence permit based on Art. 8 ECHR because of his Swiss daughter.
Extracted holding
The relationship did not meet the required threshold of a particularly close and economically supported family bond; the refusal was proportionate.
Extracted reasoning
The applicant only relied on the family tie after repeated failed asylum attempts and had limited contact with the child, consisting of one monthly supervised visit; he also had no sustained economic contribution. The court held that Art. 8 ECHR does not normally secure a residence permit for a non-custodial parent when contact can be maintained from abroad.