Questão jurídica principal
Whether the request for exception to the limitation quotas under Art. 13 let. f OLE was justified by exceptional hardship.
Decisão extraída
No exceptional hardship was shown; the refusal of an exception was lawful.
Fundamentação extraída
The father had only visitation rights, not custody, and could exercise them from abroad. His integration was not especially strong, and his prolonged stay could not be relied on because it largely resulted from his lack of cooperation in removal proceedings.