Key legal question
Whether the complaint could also challenge the cantonal judgment of 26 September 2003.
Extracted holding
The earlier judgment could not be challenged in this proceeding; the time limit had expired and the applicants lacked standing to attack the merits decision.
Extracted reasoning
A later reopening request does not revive the appeal period for the original judgment. Without a legal entitlement to a residence permit, the applicants were not entitled to contest the merits decision.