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In mid 2012 her husband and 11 siblings applied for Family Reunion. The appellants had to prove on the balance of probabilities that they met the requirements of the UK Immigration Rules. The sponsor's husband was successful but the appellants were all refused entry to the UK on 7 November 2012. The primary reason given for refusal was that they are not her children for the purposes of the UK Immigration Rules because Afghan adoptions are not recognised under the Hague Convention and did not meet the requirements to be recognised as de facto adoptions.
" For the purposes of adoption ... A de facto adoption shall be regarded as having taken place if:
(a) At the time immediately preceding the making of the application for entry clearance under these rules the adoptive parent or parents have been living abroad (in applications involving two parents both must have lived abroad together) for at least a period of time equal to the 1 st period mentioned in subparagraph (b) (i) and must have cared for the child for at least a period of time equal to the 2 nd period material in that subparagraph;
i. lived together for a minimum period of 18 months, of which the 12 months immediately preceding the application for entry clearance must have been spent living together with the child; and
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