Key legal question
Whether the appeal is admissible under the former OG and whether the applicant can invoke a right to a residence permit.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because, despite the divorce, the applicant could invoke Article 8 ECHR through his relationship with his son.
Extracted reasoning
Although residence permits were generally discretionary under ANAG, a protected family-life claim arose from the intact relationship with the son, giving the applicant standing to file administrative-law appeal under the former procedural regime.