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A migrant accused of faking his age to get into Britain will take a dental test to prove he is a child, a relative says.

Haris Stanikzai was among the first migrants to arrive in London from the Calais Jungle on October 17.

He claimed asylum and registered his birth date with the Home Office as January 1, 1999, which would make him 17.

But it has since emerged he has a profile on the online dating website Meet People which says he is 22.

Haris also appears to have a LinkedIn page which says he spent three years studying accounting and finance at Jahan University in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul.

Last night, his uncle Jan Ghazi, 37, insisted his nephew his telling the truth and says he will have a dental test to prove it.

The pair were reunited in emotional scenes after Haris left an immigration centre in Croydon, South London, earlier this month.

Referring to the dating profile, Mr Ghazi said Haris' brother Hamid created it using his brother's picture because he is better looking.

(Image: LinkedIn)

He added: "He (Hamid) put in his brother’s picture to impress women because in the family he is the only one who looks nice.

"This is not unusual in Afghanistan.

"The name might have been a mistake. It might have been a joke.”

Mr Ghazi also said Haris may look older because of the traumatic experiences he endured growing up in Afghanistan.

He said: "A child in Afghanistan has grown up in the war, they have spent their lives scared of bombs, their families have died.

"Haris's siblings have all died. He's been through a lot of problems, he's been walking in the mountains and in the jungle.

"When you look at him, he will look older because he has been through a lot of trauma."