Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the refusal of cantonal legal aid for the residence-permit appeal was unlawful because the appeal had sufficient prospects of success.
Decisione estratta
The appeal before the cantonal court was rightly considered hopeless on a summary review, so legal aid could be refused.
Motivazione estratta
A residence-permit claim based on family life was not plausible, and long residence alone did not show especially intensive private ties in Switzerland. Given the lack of substantiated social or economic integration, success prospects were far below the risk of failure.