Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the appellant had an enforceable right to a residence or settlement permit based on marriage to a Swiss citizen under Art. 7 ANAG.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No right existed, because the marriage had long existed only on paper and any entitlement had not matured before the divorce.
Extrahierte Begründung
The couple had lived together for less than two years; there was no rapprochement after 1998; the appellant did not show efforts or prospects of resuming marital life. A merely formal marriage cannot support a permit claim, and any entitlement to settlement expires if the conditions are not met within five years of marriage.