Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the missed family reunification deadlines under Art. 47 AIG should be restored because of misleading official information and legitimate expectations.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The applicant could rely on a sufficiently specific, unconditional and erroneous official statement; the delay was caused by that advice and the balancing of interests favored protection of trust.
Motivazione estratta
The court found a concrete, competent and unconditional misinformation by the municipal registration office, causal for the late filing. The applicant had relied on it in good faith, could not reasonably detect the error, and the deadline overrun was only slight. The public interest in strict timeliness did not prevail.