Questão jurídica principal
Whether the settlement permit lapsed under Art. 9(3)(c) ANAG because the appellant stayed abroad for six months or more.
Decisão extraída
The permit had lapsed; brief alleged returns to Switzerland did not interrupt the relevant foreign stay.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that unbroken six-month foreign residence is decisive, and short visits to Switzerland of unclear purpose do not interrupt the period where the center of life has shifted abroad.