Key legal question
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite the lack of an obvious entitlement to a residence permit.
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because the appellant plausibly invoked rights under the family reunification and hardship provisions, so entitlement questions went to the merits.
Extracted reasoning
The existence of a right under Arts. 49 and 50 LEtr had to be examined on the merits; this sufficed for standing under Art. 83(c)(2) LTF.