Questione giuridica chiave
Whether Art. 14(8) RSEE barred the population service from deciding on renewal of the residence permit before the respondent's release from prison.
Decisione estratta
No. The provision allows the competent authority to rule before release; it only fixes the residence-status fiction during detention and requires future status to be settled after release, without prescribing the exact decision date.
Motivazione estratta
The norm aims to keep the prior authorization valid during detention and to simplify administration. It does not oblige authorities to wait until release; otherwise there would be an interim period without clear status and no practical way to prepare post-release arrangements.