Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to renew the residence permits could be challenged by administrative appeal based on Art. 8 ECHR.
Solution extraite
No enforceable entitlement arose from family life or private life; the administrative appeal was unavailable.
Motifs extraits
The applicants had only a derivative, purpose-bound permit linked to the husband’s status. No particularly intensive private ties in Switzerland were shown for the mother or the son.