Question juridique clé
Whether X. retained a right to renewal of the residence permit under the immigration rules after the partner's death.
Solution extraite
No. The statutory hardship clause did not apply because the partnership lasted less than three years and the overall circumstances did not show an important personal reason requiring continued stay in Switzerland.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the hardship provision under Art. 50 AuG requires a connection to the marriage or registered partnership and the resulting residence. Death of the partner is not automatically a hardship. X.'s relationship was short, he had spent his formative years in Indonesia, had lived only briefly in Switzerland, and his reintegration abroad was not shown to be strongly endangered.