Key legal question
Whether the administrative appeal was admissible for a minor child seeking family reunification with a parent holding an establishment permit.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because Art. 17(2) third sentence LSEE granted a potential right to unmarried children under 18 living with their parents.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court held that, despite the general inadmissibility rule in foreign-police matters, a specific federal-law right existed under Art. 17(2) LSEE; any possible ECHR or constitutional basis did not need separate resolution.