Key legal question
Whether the appellant had a right to renewal of his residence permit based on Art. 7 ANAG despite separation from his Swiss spouse.
Extracted holding
The right under Art. 7 para. 1 ANAG was forfeited because reliance on the marriage was abusive: at the relevant time the marriage had long been only formal.
Extracted reasoning
A claim based on marriage fails where the spouses no longer intend or can be expected to resume a real marital community. Here, separation, the wife's clear statements, the lack of contact, and the absence of any concrete indication of reconciliation supported a finding of final breakdown before the decisive time.