Key legal question
Whether the refusal of family reunification for the husband was lawful under Art. 44 AuG and Art. 8 EMRK.
Extracted holding
The refusal was lawful because the family faced a significant and continuing risk of dependence on social assistance, and the interference with family life was proportionate.
Extracted reasoning
Although the family had a protected residence status and met the housing and timing requirements, the financial outlook remained poor. The husband's limited work prospects and the family's existing welfare dependence meant the public interest in preventing further burden on social assistance outweighed the private interest in reunification.