Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant satisfied Art. 50 Abs. 1 lit. a AuG, especially a cohabitation period of at least three years after marriage breakdown.
Solution extraite
No. The Court held that the marital union ended in spring 2008, so the shared life lasted less than three years and the statutory condition was not met.
Motifs extraits
The lower court's factual findings were not shown to be manifestly incorrect. After the separation, only occasional telephone contact remained and no renewed common life was established. The alleged work-related absence did not matter because the decisive three-year period was not reached.