Key legal question
Whether the appellant had a right to renewal of his residence permit under Art. 50(1)(a) LEtr after dissolution of the family
Extracted holding
No. The marital union in Switzerland lasted less than three years, and pre-marital cohabitation could not be counted.
Extracted reasoning
The three-year period runs from the marriage until the spouses cease living together. The limit is absolute; separate residence was not justified by Art. 49 LEtr on these facts.