Key legal question
Whether the joint custody decision constituted a materially new fact requiring the authorities to enter into the renewed residence permit application.
Extracted holding
No. The joint custody arrangement was not a legally decisive new circumstance that compelled reconsideration or entry into the new application.
Extracted reasoning
The applicant had requested joint custody despite knowing of her final removal order, and she did not show why custody could not be exercised from abroad. The prior refusal had already considered the child's situation; therefore, the new custody arrangement did not alter the immigration assessment in a relevant way.