Knowledge base
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The process, the exams and Dutch society explained — in language you can follow at A2, with a source for every figure.
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Four modules, one entry point each. Not sure where you stand? Start with the starting guide above.
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Integrating in the Netherlands, explained
Three phases — orient, choose, do. Start at step 1 and you will know which exams you have to take.
3 phases44 steps± 100 min read
Start at step 1Language A2Practise nowReading, Listening, Writing and Speaking — the format, the timing and the pitfalls of each component.ReadingListeningWritingSpeakingKNM8 themesHow the Netherlands works: housing, work, healthcare, education, institutions and values — theme by theme.HousingWorkValues+5Language B1Practise nowThe standard route under the 2021 act: the NT2 state exam, longer papers, more writing of your own. Reading, Writing and Speaking are ready.ReadingWritingSpeaking
ONA
On the roadmapA portfolio of eight result cards and a closing interview. Not an exam you practise — so a guide rather than practice questions.
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Every guide the teacher has reviewed, by subject.
Inburgering
- Integration in the Netherlands: the complete step-by-step guide
- The ONA exam
- Vrijstelling or ontheffing
- Your term and the fine
- PVT, MAP and ONA
- Do I have to do inburgering?
- Which law and which route?
- What does inburgering cost?
Blog
From the blog
Shorter pieces on the exam and the process.
- The 8 mistakes people make on the A2 Writing examCapitals, commas, times and ‘u’ versus ‘je’: the eight mistakes an NT2 teacher sees every week when she marks A2 writing tasks.
- Want or omdat? Almost always choose ‘want’Want and omdat mean the same thing, but the word order after them is different. Why ‘want’ is almost always the smarter choice on the integration exam.
- Dutch reflexive verbs: me, je, zich‘Ik kan beter concentreren’ is wrong — it is ‘ik kan me beter concentreren’. How Dutch reflexive verbs work, with a table and 20 examples.
- A2 Speaking exam: 7 tips from an NT2 teacherPart 1 often asks two questions, not one. That and six other tips for the A2 Speaking exam, from a certified NT2 teacher.
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