Key legal question
Whether the foreign spouse had a right to a residence permit through family reunification despite a criminal conviction and entry ban.
Extracted holding
The right to family reunification existed in principle, but it was extinguished because an expulsion ground was met and the refusal of the permit was proportionate.
Extracted reasoning
The husband had been sentenced to 3.5 years' imprisonment and expulsion, which satisfied the statutory expulsion ground. Given the gravity of the offenses, the short duration of the marriage, and the lack of exceptional circumstances, the refusal complied with proportionality and the family-life guarantee.