Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal to exempt the appellant from immigration quota limits under Art. 13 let. f OLE was unlawful.
Decisione estratta
No. His integration in Switzerland, while successful, was not so exceptional that return to his country of origin would create an extreme personal hardship.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that Art. 13 let. f OLE is an exceptional provision to be construed restrictively. The appellant had spent most of his life in Macedonia, still had family there, was an adult in good health, and had gained practical skills enabling reintegration. His social and professional ties to Switzerland, though real, were not sufficiently intense.