Integrating in the Netherlands
You're going to integrate in Dutch society.
Language is an important part of that, but so is knowledge of Dutch society.
When you look for work or an apartment.
To make an appointment at the hospital.
How does that work in the Netherlands? What are the rules? How can you learn?
You have to integrate, learn and look for help by yourself...
and arrange the integration exam yourself.
If you don't know enough about the Dutch language...
or about life in the Netherlands, you can follow a course.
You'll have to look for one yourself.
You get three years to integrate in the Netherlands.
The course and the exam cost money.
You have to pay for the course and the exam yourself.
At DUO you can borrow money for the course and the exam.
In that case the course has to have a 'Blik op Werk' label.
Schools with this label can be found at www.blikopwerk.nl.
Not everyone has to take the integration exam.
You can also take a different exam:
The State Examination of Dutch as a Second Language.
You will have to take this exam, also known as NT2, if you want to study.
You will learn Dutch at a higher level.
If your integration obligation dates from January 1, 2015 or later...
and you have passed NT2...
you still have to take two more exams to obtain the Integration Diploma.
Orientation on the Dutch Labor Market and Knowledge of Dutch Society.