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Revision allowed in spouse reunification case involving a "hinkende" marriage

BVerwG 1 B 5/11, 1 B 5/11 (1 C 9/11)Bverwg / Division 1Jul 1, 2011Granted

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The Federal Administrative Court upheld the claimant's complaint and admitted the revision. The case concerns the requirements for the family reunification of a foreign spouse to a German citizen under § 28(1) sentence 1 no. 1 AufenthG in the context of a so-called "hinkende" marriage. The court considered the matter to present a question of fundamental importance requiring further clarification in revision proceedings.

Omnilex headnote

§ 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO; admission of revision for fundamental importance in spouse reunification cases under § 28 Abs. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 AufenthG: A question is of fundamental importance if it concerns a legally unsettled issue of general significance capable of clarification in revision proceedings. This is so where the prerequisites for the admission of a foreign spouse to a German national in a so-called "hinkende" marriage require further doctrinal clarification (consid. 2).

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BVerwG — 1 B 5/11, 1 B 5/11 (1 C 9/11), Beschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2011-07-01

Aktenzeichen: 1 B 5/11, 1 B 5/11 (1 C 9/11)

Dokumenttyp: Beschluss

Normen: § 28 Abs 1 S 1 Nr 1 AufenthG 2004, § 132 Abs 2 Nr 1 VwGO

Vorinstanz: vorgehend Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg, 13. Januar 2011, Az: 2 B 17.09, Urteil

Spruchkörper: 1. Senat

Titelzeile

Ehegattennachzug zu Deutschen; "hinkende" Ehe; Revisionszulassung

Gründe

1 Die Beschwerde des Klägers ist zulässig und begründet.

2 Die Revision ist wegen grundsätzlicher Bedeutung der Rechtssache gemäß § 132 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 VwGO zuzulassen. Sie kann dem Bundesverwaltungsgericht Gelegenheit geben, die Voraussetzungen für den Nachzug eines ausländischen Ehegatten zu einem deutschen Staatsangehörigen gemäß § 28 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 1 AufenthG angesichts einer sogenannten "hinkenden" Ehe weiter zu klären.

Keywords

spouse reunificationGerman nationalityfundamental importancerevision admissibilitymarriage

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether revision should be admitted for fundamental importance regarding spouse reunification with a German national under § 28(1) sentence 1 no. 1 AufenthG in a "hinkende" marriage.

Extracted holding

Revision is admitted because the case raises a question of fundamental importance that may further clarify the requirements for family reunification in such marriages.

Extracted reasoning

The question whether and under what conditions a foreign spouse may join a German national despite a "hinkende" marriage is not fully clarified and is suitable for further clarification in revision proceedings.

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