Key legal question
Whether the administrative appeal was admissible under Art. 17(2) LSEE despite the foreign nature of the permit request.
Extracted holding
Yes. Because the father held a settlement permit and the son was still under 18 when the family-reunification request was filed, the appeal was admissible under Art. 17(2) LSEE.
Extracted reasoning
For admissibility, the child's age at the time of the application is decisive.