Question juridique clé
Whether the residence permit could be refused renewal because the applicant had concealed prior foreign convictions and had been sentenced to a long prison term.
Solution extraite
Yes. The German convictions, including a prison sentence well above one year, constituted a ground for non-renewal, and the applicant had also misled the authorities by denying any prior convictions.
Motifs extraits
Art. 62 lit. a and b AuG allow revocation or non-renewal when essential facts are concealed or a person has been sentenced to a long-term custodial sentence. Foreign convictions count as well. The applicant had a serious criminal record and withheld it in the permit application.