Facts
The appellant, a Kosovo citizen, married a Swiss woman in 1993 and subsequently received a residence permit. After divorcing his first wife, he married a woman from his home country in 2002 and applied for family reunification for her and her three children. The Migration Office of the Canton of Zurich did not consider the application, revoked the appellant's settlement permit, and set a deadline for him to leave the canton's territory. The appellant appealed this decision to the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zurich, which dismissed the appeal.
The appellant filed an appeal with the FSCA and requested that the judgment of the Administrative Court be overturned, that the revocation of the settlement permit be waived, and that his wife and children be granted entry into Switzerland.
Considerations
The FSCA examined whether the appellant had obtained the settlement permit by knowingly concealing essential facts. It found that the appellant had maintained a de facto marital relationship with his current wife during his marriage to the Swiss woman and had fathered children with her without informing the migration authorities.
The court ruled that the appellant had obtained the settlement permit by concealing his parallel relationship and true intentions, and that this constituted a grounds for revocation. The revocation of the…