5. PROCESSING CLAIMS BASED ON THE RIGHT TO FAMILY UNITY
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5.1 The Right to Family Unity........................................................................................................................................ 230
5.2 Derivative Refugee Status....................................................................................................................................... 230
5.2.1 General Principles.................................................................................................................................................. 230
Contents
5.2.2 Criteria for Granting Derivative Refugee Status....................................................................................... 231
5.2.3 Persons Eligible for Derivative Refugee Status.......................................................................................... 232
5.2.4 Persons not Eligible for Derivative Refugee Status.................................................................................. 234
5.2.5 Persons Excluded from Derivative Refugee Status.................................................................................. 235
5.2.6 Derivative Refugee Status Applications Involving Separated or Newly Formed Families....... 235
5.3 Family Unity Procedures.......................................................................................................................................... 236
5.3.1 The Family Unity Interview................................................................................................................................ 236
5.3.2 Derivative Refugee Status Applications Involving Children................................................................. 238
5.3.3 Recording the Family Unity Interview........................................................................................................... 239
5.3.4 The Derivative Refugee Status Assessment................................................................................................ 239
5.3.5 Termination of Derivative Refugee Status................................................................................................... 240
Annex: List of Additional Resources........................................................................................................................ 242
Annex 5-1: Derivative Refugee Status Assessment Form (Long)................................................................... 243
Annex 5-2: Derivative Refugee Status Assessment Form (Short) ................................................................ 249
6. Notification of RSD Decisions
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6.1 Procedures for Notifying Applicants of RSD Decisions................................................................................. 256
6.1.1 Form of Notification.............................................................................................................................................. 256
6.1.2 Means of Notification........................................................................................................................................... 257
6.1.3 Date of Notification............................................................................................................................................... 258
6.1.4 Language of Notification..................................................................................................................................... 258
6.1.5 Counselling............................................................................................................................................................... 258
6.2 Notification of Negative RSD Decisions to Applicants.................................................................................. 259
6.3 Notification of RSD Decisions to Third Parties................................................................................................. 261
Annex: Notification of Reasons for Decisions .................................................................................................... 262
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