Key legal question
Whether the administrative appeal was admissible despite the lack of a general residence permit entitlement.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because the appellant could invoke a statutory family-reunification claim for his minor son, as well as the protection of family life.
Extracted reasoning
A discretionary immigration decision is not challengeable unless a federal or treaty-based entitlement exists. Here, the son was still under 18 when the application was filed, so Art. 17(2) ANAG could in principle confer a right; Art. 8(1) ECHR and Art. 13(1) BV also supported standing.