Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite Art. 83 lit. c no. 2 BGG.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appeal was admissible because the applicant had a principled entitlement under Art. 17(2) ANAG, and Art. 8 ECHR could also be invoked.
Extrahierte Begründung
As a settled foreigner seeking reunification with his still-minor children, he had a statutory entitlement at the relevant time.