Facts
This case concerns the public law appeal filed by A.X. against the decision of the Population Service of the Canton of Vaud to reject her application for the extension of her residence permit. The main facts are as follows:
- A.X. is a foreign national who obtained a residence permit in Switzerland following her marriage to a Swiss national.
- After the dissolution of this marriage, A.X. requested the extension of her residence permit, citing that she had suffered domestic violence from her ex-spouse.
- The cantonal authority rejected this request, considering that the existence of serious domestic violence was not sufficiently established.
- A.X. then appealed this decision to the Federal Tribunal.
Considerations
The Federal Tribunal ruled that the previous instance had made an erroneous interpretation of federal law regarding the degree of proof required to establish the existence of domestic violence of sufficient intensity.
Indeed, according to case law, evidence of domestic violence can be provided in various ways, including through a body of converging evidence such as medical certificates, police reports, criminal…