Question juridique clé
Whether the settlement permit was obtained by knowingly concealing material facts under Art. 9(4)(a) ANAG.
Solution extraite
Yes. The appellant knowingly withheld essential facts, including the divorce proceedings and his long-standing family situation in Turkey, thereby obtaining the permit by deception.
Motifs extraits
The relevant facts were material to the permit decision, and the timing and circumstances showed that he could and must have understood their relevance. The authorities were entitled to infer intentional concealment from the sequence of events.