Question juridique clé
Whether the residence permit had to be renewed under Art. 43 or 50 AuG
Solution extraite
No. The spouses had definitively separated before three years of shared life in Switzerland elapsed, and no important personal reasons justified continued stay.
Motifs extraits
The shared marital life had ended before the three-year threshold; Art. 49 AuG did not apply because no short-term separation with realistic reunification existed. The asserted medical and family reasons did not amount to a hardship case under Art. 50 Abs. 1 lit. b AuG.