Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant had a right to renewal under Art. 50(1)(a) LEtr because the marital union lasted three years and integration was successful.
Decisão extraída
No. Although the marriage formally lasted more than three years, the marital union ended when the spouses separated in September 2007, so the union did not last three years.
Fundamentação extraída
Art. 50(1)(a) LEtr requires duration of the conjugal union, not merely the formal marriage. The relevant union lasted a little over two years.