Question juridique clé
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite Article 83(c)(2) BGG
Solution extraite
The appellant had a statutory entitlement under Article 7 ANAG because the marriage to a Swiss citizen lasted more than five years and he had continuously lived in Switzerland; the appeal was therefore admissible.
Motifs extraits
The pre-2008 application was governed by ANAG. Formal marriage and, here, a marriage lasting over five years created an entitlement that removed the BGG inadmissibility ground.