Kernrechtsfrage
Whether A.X.'s settlement permit could be revoked under Art. 9(4)(a) ANAG for false statements or wilful concealment of material facts.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. Revocation was permissible because he had concealed a parallel relationship and the child's birth before obtaining settlement status.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that causality between the false statements and the grant of the permit is not required. The lower courts were entitled to find, on the basis of multiple indicia, that the relationship and child had been deliberately concealed until the settlement permit was secured. The revocation was also proportionate.