Key legal question
Whether the request for exception to the limitation quotas under Art. 13 let. f OLE was justified by exceptional hardship.
Extracted holding
No exceptional hardship was shown; the refusal of an exception was lawful.
Extracted reasoning
The father had only visitation rights, not custody, and could exercise them from abroad. His integration was not especially strong, and his prolonged stay could not be relied on because it largely resulted from his lack of cooperation in removal proceedings.