Key legal question
Whether the administrative law appeal was admissible despite the permit having expired and the contested decision being a refusal of renewal as well as a revocation.
Extracted holding
The appeal was inadmissible insofar as it challenged the revocation of an already expired permit, but admissible as a challenge to the refusal to renew the permit.
Extracted reasoning
Once the permit expired, there was no practical interest in reviewing its revocation. However, the refusal to renew could still be reviewed because the applicant retained a current interest and, as the spouse of a Swiss citizen, could in principle invoke Art. 7 LDDS.