Key legal question
Whether the administrative federal appeal was admissible despite no statutory entitlement to a permit extension.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible only insofar as an entitlement could arise from Article 8 ECHR due to the relationship with the settled child; otherwise no statutory right existed.
Extracted reasoning
Because the applicant lived separately from his spouse and had not lived five years in marital union, Article 17 ANAG gave no permit right. However, the relationship with the child could potentially engage Article 8 ECHR, making the remedy available.