Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant had a right to a settlement permit under former Art. 7 ANAG after five years of marriage.
Decisão extraída
No. The marriage had become only formal before the five-year period elapsed, so no entitlement to a settlement permit arose.
Fundamentação extraída
The Federal Court accepted the finding that the spouses had separated shortly after marriage and had not resumed cohabitation. The evidence showed no realistic prospect of restoring a genuine marital union; invoking the marriage was therefore abusive.