Key legal question
Whether the appeal was admissible under Art. 7 LSEE and Art. 8 ECHR despite the refusal of a residence permit.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because the appellant is formally married to a Swiss national and can also invoke family life under Art. 8 ECHR.
Extracted reasoning
A foreign spouse of a Swiss national has a statutory right to a permit in principle, and a sufficiently close and effective family relationship with Swiss family members can also support reliance on Art. 8 ECHR.