58Regard must also be had to Article 17 of Directive 2003/86, which requires applications for family reunification to be examined on a case-by-case basis (judgments of 9 July 2015, K and A, C‑153/14, EU:C:2015:453, paragraph 60, and of 21 April 2016, Khachab, C‑558/14, EU:C:2016:285, paragraph 43), which must take due account of the nature and solidity of the person’s family relationships and the duration of his residence in the Member State and of the existence of family, cultural and social ties with his country of origin (judgment of 27 June 2006, Parliament v Council, C‑540/03, EU:C:2006:429, paragraph 64).
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